The Apple Worm

Joaquin Phoenix had a short interview a day ago about the Joker movie and of course, it got me thinking of a lot of things to consider BEFORE I see this movie in a bit less than a month’s time. Heath Ledger portrayed one of the most iconic villain roles in superhero and movie history: The Joker. And his untimely death made people think all kinds of crazy theories about how it affected him in some shape or form. HOWEVER, you then take some time and investigate what his co-stars in the movie say about his attitude on set and around the movie you realize how he actually seemed to be well and enjoyed to portray this scary and crazy/psychotic character. This movie is about the degradation that society brings upon a man (in this case Arthur Fleck) to make him become the Joker and one of the statements that makes me think about this is when Phoenix says “to be honest, I thought it was a great joy to play Joker. I preferred to play Joker over Arthur. (…) Everything is so uncomfo

Today is no ordinary day. Wherever you are in the world there is something in the air happening and whether you want to know or not, I am letting you know. Apple is evolving away from the iPhone; the biggest consumer sold product in history is no longer going to be their growth factor. I have said this before HOWEVER, today the Apple Card is being launched today in the United States. Apple Music is already a proven success that continues to grow; Apple TV+ will be out in some countries in November and seems quite promising; Apple News is a hit or miss service that maybe forgotten or improved because right now it’s not polished enough and Apple Arcade has started some buzz (although to be honest it’s the one service I am not too sure about how to review). All of this to state the grand change in Apple growth despite the stagnation and now decrease in iPhone sales worldwide. Apple Card is a completely different bet on apple’s behalf: it is a tech approach to a space in

This is when I say, “I told you so” I have been screaming online ever since 2016 that Apple knows the underlying truth of any successful business evolution and adaptation: YOU should be the one to put yourself out of business. Apple has become an iPhone dependent company since around 2012 when basically half or more than half of their revenue came from iPhone sales. As a result of their success they could not just sit on their behind and enjoy the ride of growth that the most popular device sold in history gave them. Getting ready for THIS past quarter of revenue was something I can assure you they have been strategizing for. A TWO DIGIT DROP in iPhone sales and yet they still had growth year over year… what? How? If you google it, you can get the numbers, the breakdown, the pessimists and the optimists. THIS is my point of view, an AppleWormist way of looking at the company whom I trust, criticize, admire and fear, all at the same time. Let’s face it, Apple has at the mos

One day, I hope I will be lucky enough to attend a Comic-Con, hopefully a big one like NY or San Diego. Someday, it is one of my dreams and goals to be at a Geek environment like no other and enjoy a big announcement or trailer reveal like those at Comic-Con this past weekend. So, from a distance, these are my thoughts about the Marvel phase 4 line up of movies and series. May 1 st 2020: This movie is SO long overdue, but that does not mean it is bad timing. We do not know how greatly written TaskMaster and the Black Widow confrontation is. I believe this has the potential of being an amazing prequel to Infinity War and Endgame; further exploration of Natasha’s past will make us empathize even further with her character and decisions later on, which we already know from the movies. I can only say that this will definitely add an emotional punch to the Soul Stone scene from Endgame between Romanoff and Hawkeye. Fall 2020: The Falcon and Winter Soldier TV Series will force

Walking into this movie I was fearful of how one of my favorite Spiderman villains (mysterio) was going to be used given the background that the MCU has in terms of villains being represented for this universe in a different way, for example “the Mandarin”. Dr. Ludwig Rinehart, Quentin Beck a.k.a. Mysterio is a horrible actor because he is an incredible special effects artist whose superpower is one that exists in the real world more than we would wish: deception. And for this movie, I cannot believe HOW WELL they used Quentin’s deception to highlight Peter Parkers innocence and fear of responsibility. Mysterio is not a person, he is a group of disgruntled Stark Industries workers that decided to take advantage of the power void that Tony left when he died to take advantage of the technology they had worked with him for their own agenda. Quentin simply takes over everyone and their agenda becomes his own. I COMPLETELY disagree with the people that criticize the exposition scene

It has been some time since I wrote out a personal piece. So you have been warned, here it comes. You know how in work interviews they ask what you think your biggest strength and flaw are? Well, for me those are quite straightforward: I have the great strength of being a goal setter, not a dreamer (at least that is how I like to see it). I love looking forward to a date, thinking outside the box and, even when it seems unlikely, find a goal to check up on that idea that once I dreamed of. I love starting things and I LOOOVE getting to the end and looking back at all the hardships. I am a dreamer… HOWEVER… I am also impatient. I set short, middle or long-term goals, but I always want the payoff to my dreams and goals NOW. I want to have and cherish micro-goals on the way to the main goal. I guess that also makes the main goal that much more worthwhile and makes me that much more driven towards every new goal. I just wish I had more patience. My drive depends on how mu