Hay algo que Jesús enseñó que sigue siendo difícil incluso hoy.
Cuando alguien te hiere,
lo más fácil es devolver el golpe.
Cuando alguien te trata mal,
lo natural es responder igual.
Pero el camino que le enseñó a Jesús
es diferente.
No devuelvas mal por mal.
Vive de tal manera
que incluso quienes no creen
puedan ver honestidad en tu vida.
Haz todo lo posible
por vivir en paz con todos.
Y algo aún más desafiante:
No tomes venganza.
Porque el odio siempre alimenta más odio.
Pero el bien
tiene el poder de romper ese ciclo.
Seguir a Jesús no significa ser débil.
Significa tener un corazón lo suficientemente fuerte como para responder con bien
incluso cuando el mundo responde con mal.
Y a veces…
ese pequeño acto de paz
puede cambiar más de lo que imaginas.
Ahora dime algo:
¿Alguna vez alguien te sorprendió
respondiendo con amor
cuando esperaba odio?
“E se Deus existir, mas não for algo que a mente humana foi feita para compreender?”
Essa é a pergunta inquietante que parece estar no coração de Portrait of God (2022), um curta de terror que conquistou milhões de espectadores ao transformar uma ideia profundamente filosófica e religiosa em uma experiência perturbadora.
A história acompanha Mia, uma jovem que prepara uma apresentação sobre uma misteriosa pintura conhecida como “Retrato de Deus”. Conforme ela se aprofunda na investigação da obra, passa a confrontar algo que desafia não apenas sua fé, mas também sua própria percepção da realidade. O terror do filme não está em sustos fáceis ou criaturas grotescas. Ele surge da possibilidade de que o divino exista, mas seja tão vasto e incompreensível que a mente humana simplesmente não consiga processá-lo.
É justamente essa premissa que tornou o curta tão comentado entre os fãs de horror. Em vez de retratar Deus como uma figura familiar ou reconfortante, o filme flerta com uma ideia muito mais desconcertante: a de que a verdadeira natureza do criador pode estar muito além de qualquer conceito, imagem ou linguagem que os seres humanos sejam capazes de conceber.
O impacto foi tão grande que a obra chamou a atenção de dois dos maiores nomes do cinema de terror contemporâneo. Em 2025, foi anunciado que Portrait of God ganhará uma adaptação para os cinemas produzida por Jordan Peele, diretor de Corra! e Nós, e por Sam Raimi, criador da franquia The Evil Dead e diretor da trilogia clássica de Homem-Aranha. A adaptação expandirá a mitologia do curta, embora os detalhes da trama ainda sejam mantidos em segredo.
Se o longa conseguir preservar a mesma atmosfera de mistério e inquietação que tornou o curta tão marcante, poderá se tornar uma das obras de horror religioso mais interessantes dos próximos anos. Afinal, poucas ideias são tão assustadoras quanto encarar a possibilidade de que a resposta para a pergunta mais antiga da humanidade esteja muito além daquilo que somos capazes de compreender.
Matthew McConaughey reveals the difference between a nice guy and a good man
"A nice guy gets along. They don't necessarily have discernment or judgment, not sure what they stand for or stand against. It's like yes, yes, yes, sure"
"A good man has ideals that they stand for and they stand against. And when they're tested, a good man is not a nice guy"
"Being a good man is a lot harder for good reason. Not going to be the most popular. Not going to be always the most affable"
"It also doesn't mean you got to be a dick. It just means sometimes you got to go, I believe in this, this is for me, and that is not for me"
"A good man's not looking for trouble. But if it comes, and if something he cares about was trespassed on, a good man does what he can to stop that"
Steve Jobs explains exactly why he thinks Microsoft makes "third rate products"
"The only problem with Microsoft is they just have no taste. They have absolutely no taste"
"I don't mean that in a small way, I mean that in a big way. They don't think of original ideas and they don't bring much culture into their products"
"Proportionally spaced fonts come from typesetting and beautiful books. That's where one gets the idea. If it weren't for the Mac, they would never have that in their products"
"I'm saddened not by Microsoft's success. I have no problem with their success, they've earned it for the most part"
"I have a problem with the fact that they just make really third rate products"
Heather O'Rourke was chosen for "Poltergeist" (1982) when she was eating lunch with her mother and sister at an MGM commissary. Steven Spielberg came up to them and wanted O'Rourke to play of the part of Carol Anne. She initially failed the screen test because she kept laughing her way through the audition, even when she was supposed to be afraid.
Steven Spielberg thought she was too young to take the part seriously, but he recognized something special in her, so he asked her to come back for another audition, and this time, he asked her to bring a scary storybook with her. He also asked her to scream, so she screamed and screamed until she started crying. This audition got her cast as Carol Anne.
(Source: IMDb)
P.S: On this day, 44 years ago, Tobe Hooper's "Poltergeist" (1982) had its preview screening in the USA.
"Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" It was written by John Fogerty at the end of the sessions for the album Pendulum (1970), the last album with the original Creedence Clearwater Revival lineup.
Released as a single in 1971, it became the group's last major hit before its final breakup.
"You Get What You Give" is basically a solo project disguised as a band. Gregg Alexander (vocalist, songwriter and producer) recorded almost the entire album Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too (1998) alone, playing most of the instruments and doing all the lead vocals. The track became the band's only major hit. The famous ending of the track ("Beck, Hanson, Courtney Love and Marilyn Manson / You're all fakes...") It caused controversy at the time, because several artists mentioned were pissed off, but Gregg said it was only to criticize the fame industry and materialism. After the success, he dissolved the New Radicals and disappeared from the stage forever, becoming a backstage composer (he wrote tracks for Ronan Keating, Danielle Brisebois...).