Learning from Movies: THE MUMMY

In this case, I’m referring to the 1999 Stephen Sommers film, and not the 1932 version with Boris Karloff (which is a far superior film, yes).

Actually, the two stories stick pretty closely to the same material: Explorers disturb the tomb of Imhotep.

The Mummy rises in both films and sees in a female protagonist the reincarnation of his long-lost love.

The rest of the plot follows from his attempts to raise his love’s spirit and be reunited with her.

Lessons and inspiration after the break.

• If you’re going to kill a guy, kill him. Nothing stays buried forever.
• True love never dies – no matter how much we might wish that it would.
• Stand by your friends. Betrayals have a way of haunting you.
• Librarians are dangerous people.
• When Ramses destroyed Syria, that was an accident. You are a catastrophe!
• Sometimes scholars are treasure-hunters
• All legends have a beginning in fact.
• The filthy, rude, scoundrel in the jail cell might be a great hero having a bad day. Don’t count him out.

• Only gamble with your life, never your money.
• For the record – don’t put me down for mummification.
• You must not read from the book.
• It is better to be the right hand of the devil than to be in his path.
• The line between “stealing” and “borrowing” is narrow, and blurry.
• Patience isn’t always a virtue.

Death is only the beginning.