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One of the films released in 2020 is ‘UNHINGED,’ a dramatic thriller starring a bulked-up Russell Crowe and a woman named Rachel (Caren Pistorius). Running late to work, son in tow, Rachel has the misfortune to lean too hard on the horn of her vehicle behind the stopped pickup Crowe is driving.
Worse, she spurns Crowe’s offer of apology, whereupon he decides to teach her a lesson. Or two or more. She is a slow learner and headstrong. Often a bad combination.
We’ve all probably had the urge to do what Crowe does, but few of us, fortunately, act on that urge.
Imagine road rage on steroids.
You don’t know what a bad day is until you’ve dealt with a murderous Russell Crowe behind the wheel of a motor vehicle. For his life has fallen apart; he feels he has nothing to lose.
It does not end well. To put it mildly.
In the 12th century, King Henry II of England and Thomas Becket were friends. Henry made Becket Archbishop of Canterbury. At one point they were so close, hunting and playing chess together, people remarked they were ‘of one heart and one mind.’
Their friendship became strained over the issue of clerical privilege. Henry maintained the Church was subject to the laws of the land; Becket deemed the Church above the law.
