Many Moves Ahead https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Apr07_Post.mp4 There’s a common scene in a lot of movies. Sometimes they’re actually playing chess. Other times they’re using chess metaphors. The metaphors are centered around who’s got the best strategies. Like one guy will say, “I’ve got you in five moves.” But then the other guy […]
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Pawn Sacrifice https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Sept06_Post.mp4 Plenty of movies use chess metaphors. To the extent they can use the chess metaphors that foreshadow the outcome of the movie, all the better. One in particular was “The Last Castle” with Robert Redford and James Gandolfini. Redford was the good guy. Gandolfini (the guy who played […]