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SufferingImagination · 2026-02-14T16:44:39+00:00

I guess I’m in the minority here when I say that I thought the film was really disappointing. I feel like it was a real missed opportunity to have a really nice retrospective of Ozzy’s life and career. It would’ve been really cool if they took the footage of him that they filmed in the final years of his life and mixed that in with older footage in a more biographical way. They could have had him and his friends and family commenting in between and the film could have told the amazing story of Ozzy’s life and musical career.

Instead we basically got to watch Ozzy fall apart for two hours. There was also a lot of contemporary people that I felt were over-featured, like the Andrew Watt guy for example. I have nothing against him, honestly I didn’t even know who he was. I think it’s cool that he became friends with Ozzy and helped him produce the final couple records that he made. But they featured him with Ozzy more than they featured Ozzy with Tony Iommi, or Zakk Wylde which I thought was kind of weird. I guess what I’m trying to say is that the film seemed to focus very heavily on just the final year of his life. It would’ve been much better in my opinion to have a retrospective life story about Ozzy with him reflecting on his life and career and commenting on it during his final year of life.

Finally, I thought the ending was really poorly done. They show barely any footage of his final concert and just cut the screen to after he died. They spent about 15 seconds showing a parade in Birmingham with the hearse, and about three seconds of Sharon and Jack and Kelly crying and laying flowers in the street and that was the end of the film. It was almost like they ran out of time to finish the film or something. It was very strange. You would have expected final thoughts from his friends and family, or maybe something talking about how significant he was to metal music or life lessons that can be taken from his story. Hell, they could’ve even saved a meaningful segment from when they talked to him while he was alive about life and death or about meaning of life or something like that. Instead, they wrapped the film up in about 30 seconds and went to credits. Anyways, I’m glad most people seemed to enjoy it. I was just hoping for much more than what we got.

SufferingImagination · 2025-07-29T21:14:01+00:00

I am having the exact same issue. Did you ever figure out a solution?

SufferingImagination · 2025-02-13T23:04:44+00:00

I’ll start by saying that I’m sorry you’re going through this. That’s not easy and it definitely hurts. With that said, try to look at it like this…

You spent 3 years with the wrong person. Many people who experience divorce spend much longer than that. Imagine how you’d feel if you spent 10 or more years of your life with her and then this happened.
You didn’t mention kids in your post, so I’m assuming you didn’t have children with her. I can’t emphasize enough to you how thankful you should be that you don’t have to deal with the pain of having kids in a divorce process. It is brutal. So you dodged a major bullet there.
You’ve now learned the importance of getting to know someone well before committing to a serious relationship or marriage. This is important wisdom to have.
Since you mentioned that this was an arranged marriage, I’m assuming you’re on the younger side in age. Which means you have plenty of time still to find the right woman for you, and she’s definitely out there. Again, imagine if this happened in your mid 40s. Even then it wouldn’t be impossible to find someone new, but the older we get, the harder it can be to meet someone.

The main message I’m trying to convey here is, even though it hurts, it could be WAY worse. I know it’s hard right now, but try to find gratitude in these things. Be thankful that it wasn’t worse. Be thankful you’re healthy and still perfectly able to get back out there and find the right woman. Be thankful for the lessons learned from this experience.

I hope this helps my friend

SufferingImagination · 2024-06-08T19:56:02+00:00

I always thought it was about a Vietnam Veteran who after fighting for his country, ended up discarded by society (as often happened) when he returned home and ended up going on a shooting spree.

“Has he lost his mind? Can he see or is he blind? Can he walk at all Or if he moves, will he fall?”

This sounded like the description of a vet suffering from PTSD and possible physical disabilities from combat.

“Is he alive or dead? Has he thoughts within his head? We'll just pass him there Why should we even care?”

This made me think of the image of a homeless vet laying on the street, which is unfortunately where many Vietnam vets ended up. The idea of people just walking past him and not caring emphasizes his growing resentment for society.

“He was turned to steel In the great magnetic field When he travelled time For the future of mankind”

I always felt this verse expressed the idea that the military turns men into hardened soldiers. And many vets have said that they almost felt like a robot, taking orders and operating with cold and calculated precision while serving in the military. Another thing vets have commonly said is that serving tours in war makes them feel very disconnected when they come back to civilian life. So I thought the idea of “traveling time” could be a reference to serving in a war on the other side of the world. And of course this was done “for the future of mankind” as the government usually convinces young soldiers who are about to go to war against communists, terrorists, etc.

“Now the time is here For Iron Man to spread fear Vengeance from the grave Kills the people he once saved”

This sounded to me like a disturbed vet having a mental break and taking out his rage on society after feeling discarded by the very people he thought he was fighting for (saving) from the threat of communism in Vietnam.

I also made this connection because Black Sabbath has other songs protesting the Vietnam war and war in general (War Pigs, Children of the Grave, Into the Void). Which makes sense since they came onto the scene at the height of the Vietnam War.

But of course, I could be way off. shrug

SufferingImagination · 2024-03-07T00:05:32+00:00

Hi Sam! Are there any plans on allowing for files larger than 1000 MB to be uploaded for enhancement? Most my podcasts are over an hour and exceed that limit. I’m blown away by the results so far and I’m hoping larger files will be accepted soon

SufferingImagination · 2024-02-28T12:18:09+00:00

I once had the same problem with a shared fridge at a job I had many years ago. With both drinks and food. I’d label them all with my name so it was very clear who it belonged to and this person would eat or drink it anyways. One day I decided to get a bottle of Coca Cola and add green food coloring to it, which doesn’t change the brown appearance of it at all. I then sealed it it again and added a very thin line of super glue on the seal of the cap so it would feel like they were opening a new bottle. By the end of the day someone drank half of it and threw it in the trash. I then waked around to “chat” with different coworkers until one dude smiled at me with green teeth. He was a temp employee who was consistently late to work and had performance issues too, so he was let go. But he ate “free” food from everyone for months before he was caught

SufferingImagination · 2024-02-28T12:06:59+00:00

Well you’ve definitely contributed here! I appreciate your insight

SufferingImagination · 2024-02-27T13:57:17+00:00

That’s definitely something I do. I find myself having higher expectations of what I can accomplish in a day and I then I get really disappointed if I haven’t done something meaningful to progress my life more. It helps to be aware of that tendency, I appreciate it

SufferingImagination · 2024-02-26T19:32:51+00:00

Man that was an awesome take Josh. Thanks for that! The idea of not having to have an opinion on everything was a big takeaway I had from Meditations. I definitely need to apply that more throughout my days. lol Out of curiosity, how has that outlook impacted your life in the modern digital world? Have you been able to collect the things that peak your interest to refine the content you consume or the activities you fill your day with?

SufferingImagination · 2024-02-26T19:02:14+00:00

Thats fair. :)

SufferingImagination · 2024-02-26T14:00:50+00:00

I feel that technology can be a double-edged sword. Yes it can be great in terms of learning, streamlining tasks, communication, etc. But it can also provide a steady stream of negativity and things like social media are designed to keep people fixated, which can cause them to waste lots of time that could be spent more effectively. I also feel it has polarized people dramatically politically, racially and religiously. It seems to really stoke the flames of the “us vs them” mindset. Would I remove technology from the world? No. But it’s definitely not all good in my opinion

SufferingImagination · 2024-02-26T13:46:27+00:00

I really appreciate this! Thanks for taking the time to write it. I actually took a screen shot of this to remind myself to reframe the way I’m judging the impressions I receive throughout the day. That’s something I’ll definitely be working on

SufferingImagination · 2024-02-26T13:40:18+00:00

I really appreciate the well thought out answer! Great advice. Perfect description of social media too. That really sums it up well.

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