Review Tuesday: The Zero Theorem 2013

  

 

The Zero Theorem

2013 

A programmer tries to figure out The Zero Theorum.

My BFF was trying to figure out if there was some movie worth watching. She came up with this movie: The Zero Theorem. 

 

It seemed like a good idea at the time. It was about a reclusive but talented programmer named Qohen Leth (Christoph Walz) employed by Management (Matt Damon) and is tasked to prove THE ZERO THEORUM. 

 

The The Zero Theorem simply means that there is no meaning in the universe. Whatever that happens, basically has no impact in the grand scheme of things. There's a lot of weird scenes, odd discussions, and some fun scenes with a sort of love interest for Qohen named Bainsley (Melanie Thierry). Nearly two hours invested into this movie and it makes no point and has an unsatisfactory ending. 

 

The Zero Theorem is a self-fulfilling prophecy. It was a movie about nothing and a waste of time except for Bainsley's sexy scenes.   

 

  

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

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1. venerable; eminent: an august personage.
2. inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic: an august performance of a religious drama.

August comes from the Latin augustus meaning "venerable, noble." It entered English in the 1660s. 

subprime

• The term originated in the financial services industry to refer to lower-credit-score borrowers. However, thanks to continuous media use, a much broader audience was exposed to it in 2007 during the credit meltdown. Now, it is used to describe anything that is below standard or less than ideal. Similar to subpar.

This restaurant is subprime, let's get out of here!

 

History

• Emancipation of Serfs in Russia: Tsar Alexander II liberated more than 20 million serfs, about one-third of the population (1861)
• Carmen: Georges Bizet's masterpiece opera debuted in Paris; critics panned it (1875)
• "The Star-Spangled Banner": Francis Scott Key's poem became the official US national anthem (1931)
• Sky Tower: observation and telecommunications tower opened in Auckland; at 328 meters (1.076 feet), it is the tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere (1997)
• Switzerland: citizens voted to join the United Nations, abandoning nearly 200 years of formal neutrality (2002)

Birthdays

• Alexander Graham Bell 1847
• Shalom Alekhem 1859
• Rupert Brooke 1887
• Matthew Ridgway 1895
• Mayo Methot 1904
• Jean Harlow 1911
  

  
• Robert Whitehead 1916
• Julius Boros 1920
• James Doohan 1920
• Diana Barrymore 1921
• Doc Watson 1923 - Musician, singer
• George Pullman 1831
• Paul Clayton 1933
• Princess Radziwill 1933
• Gia Scala 1934
• Willie Chambers 1938 - Musician (The Chambers Brothers)
• John Thomas 1941
• Mike Pender 1942 - Musician (The Searchers)
• Jance Garfat 1944 - Musician (Dr. Hook)
• George Miller 1945 - Director, producer
• Jennifer Warnes 1947 - Singer
• Dave Mount 1947 - Musician (Mud)
• David Pritchard 1949
• Blue Weaver 1949 - Musician (Amen Corner)
• Tim Kazurinsky 1950 - Actor, director
• Robyn Hitchcock 1953 - Musician
• Dale Bozzio 1955 - Singer (Missing Persons)
• Mianda Richardson 1958 - Actress
• Mary Page Keller 1961
• Herschel Walker 1962
• Jackie Joyner-Kersee 1962 - Olympic track and field gold medalist
• Tone-Loc 1966
• Brian Leetch 1968 - Hockey player
• John Bingham 1969 - Musician (Fishbone)
• Julia Bowen 1970 - Actress ("Ed", "Boston Legal")
• David Faustino 1974 - Actor ("Married With Children")
• Danny Masterson 1976
• Jessica Biel 1982 - Actress ("7th Heaven")
• Santonio Holmes 1984 - Football player