1970-1980 films

*****
The Godfather 1972
Shichinin no samurai (Seven Samurai) 1954
Casablanca 1942
The Godfather: Part II 1974
Rear Window 1954
Star Wars 1977
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975
****
La Dolce vita 1960
Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (The Good, The Bad & The Ugly) 1966
12 Angry Men 1957
L'Armée des ombres (Army of Shadows) 1969
Barry Lyndon 1975
Det sjunde inseglet (The Seventh Seal) 1957
Patton 1970
***1/2
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Life of Brian 1979
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Kid (1921)
East of Eden 1955
Le salaire de la peur 1953 (The Wages of Fear)
***
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Das Boot (The Boat) 1981
Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (Aguirre: The Wrath of God) 1972
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
The Breakfast Club 1985
Shao Lin san shi liu fang (The 36th Chamber of Shaolin or Shaolin Master Killer) 1978
Tsubaki Sanjuro (Sanjuro) 1962
8 1/2 (1963)
Holiday 1938
Young Frankenstein 1974
The Wicker Man 1973
Repulsion 1965
Five Easy Pieces 1970
Monty Python and the Holy Grail 1975
Meet Me in St. Louis 1944
L'Avventura 1960
L'année dernière à Marienbad (Last Year at Marienbad) 1961
Reds 1981
Dirty Harry 1971
**1/2
Time Bandits 1981
Brian's Song (TV) 1971
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971
The Jerk 1979
Emmanuelle 1974
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tragedy of the commons

Hmm, I didn't do the html properly. If necessary you can cut and paste this link into your browser:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons

You can click on the wiki link above. It's sad but true, in my opinion. I've gradually become aware of the fact that our earth's natural resources are being consumed at a non-sustainable rate. And the consequences of resource depletion will be dire, and there is no easy solution that we are aware of.

Therefore, we need a genius to come up with a breakthrough, or an act of God, or advanced alien technology to rescue us. I know that this doesn't seem likely. But the alternative seems almost as unlikely: We as a human race have to give up our selfish tendencies. Fat chance!

Unfortunately, when it comes to conserving resources, when 1 person does it, they receive a tiny benefit, and so does everybody else. So, it is to each person's advantage to not bother to conserve, because they will benefit from using up the resources, and also benefit from everyone else who decides to conserve resources !!

Because of this, I feel that it is essential to stop population growth immediately. I wish I knew of way to do that. Certainly, that is a compelling reason to not have more than 2 children. Lack of birth control and education in the third world (where the population explosion is occurring) is a big problem, obviously. Paradoxically, our improvements in medicine and technology which save lives also contribute to the problem.

If you do decide to have more than 2 children, it's something to think about. This reminds me of Ender's Game. (The first chapter is called 'Third'. Read it if you can.) If I do have more than 2 children, then I will definitely encourage them to think about this issue.