Mephisto is a movie of the last century, but the message of the movie is etched in my mind, especially the ending.
Well, how do you
enjoy this limelight?
This is the real light, isn't it?
What do they want of me? After all...
... l'm only an actor.
Source courtesy : http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/m/mephisto-script-transcript-klaus-mann.html
( More about Mephisto at the bottom of this blog).
Facebook has become every persons delight, I opened my Facebook page and presto I had this lovely picture of the Miami beach posted by my friend with the time and date. Mobile computing makes everything a breeze. One button click and presto you have it on Facebook. Wow
Are we trading our soul, our privacy for the moment of glory to tell our family, friends and fools connected with us on FB our innermost secrets and not to forget everyone else who buys our data from Facebook. Facebook already has our timeline ready thanks to power of its data analytics.
Are we the Emperors and Empresses in the world of Facebook, just like the King in the story of the Emperor's New Clothes.
Well we seem to be blind to fact that we are naked in a digital world and even this blog I am cranking away is faithfully logged in by my browser.
Is Facebook the Devil, actually Facebook is the only the messenger, the Devil is in the details we post on Facebook. Amen.
Source : http://www.flixster.com/movie/mephisto/
Mephisto (1981)
Based on Klaus Mann's novel, Mephisto details the rise of a Faustian character who figuratively sells his soul in exchange for greatness. Hendrik Hofgen (Klaus Maria Brandauer, offering an electric performance) is the star of a state-funded theater department who tires of his job. Like his friends, he pays lip service to socialist ideals fashionable for artists of his time -- that is, until the Nazis rise to power. He then sees an opportunity to achieve his objective of fame: he will perform propaganda plays and thereby use the Nazis as a vehicle to spread his name across the country -- only too late does he realize his mistake. This well-adapted version of the book featured the first teaming of Brandauer with director Istvan Szabo; they would later reunite to make Colonel Redl and Hanussen. Brandauer first gained attention in the U.S. after the film's release and would be cast as the villain in Never Say Never Again as a result. ~ Jeremy Beday, Rovi
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