Cliffhanger – A forgotten great

Sylvester Stallone has made great action movies to his name, but when it comes to Cliffhanger, this movie is largely forgotten. Here’s just a few reasons when you should be watching it.

The painful opening

At the start of the movie, like some of the best action films, we see Sylvester Stallone losing the love of his best friend’s life in a climbing accident. The metal buckle on her harness fails, causing her to fall to her death and ripping apart the friendship of two men that had once been like brothers. But when there is a plane crash on the mountain eight months later, the pair have to climb the mountain and work together to rescue the survivors of the plane crash.

John Lithgow and $100 million

For those used to seeing Lithgow in a comedy role, Cliffhanger has him cast in a completely different light – a ruthless thief who is willing to kill anyone to keep his hands on the $100 million in uncirculated bills that he and a turncoat U.S. Treasury agent were able to steal when they hijacked a plane mid-flight. Though he and many of his mercenaries have survived the crash, the cases of money have been scattered across the mountain side and they need the help of the climbers to find it.

Redemption and Reconciliation

The events of Cliffhanger allow for the two main characters to reconcile and forgive each other and themselves for all that has happened, with the end of the movie mirroring the beginning only this time there isn’t any tragedy.

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Books That Prisoners Are Banned from Reading

Prisoners in America are encouraged to read and improve their literacy, not just as a calming way to spend their time but also to increase their chances of successful rehabilitation. However, it seems that not everything is given the thumbs-up. Here are three books that prisoners are banned from reading in the USA.

AAA Road Atlas: Travel With Someone You Trust

This one seems an unlikely book to ban, after all, it’s not as if prisoners are going to be doing much travelling! However, governors in California prisons felt that this book posed a real risk due to the descriptions of how to travel through and stay in national parks and other outdoor areas. It’s believed that this information could be used to evade authorities in the event of a break-out.

The Elements of Persuasion: Use Storytelling to Pitch Better, Sell Faster and Win More Business

One of the goals for inmates is to learn a new trade while they’re in prison, and sales seems like it could be an obvious choice for many. However, if they’re in Texas they’ll have to do it without any help from this book. Prison bosses have put this on the banned list as they believe that prisoners could use the skills they’ve learned for subversive purposes.

Teach Yourself Visually: Computers

IT is a skill that would benefit any prisoner upon their release but they won’t be able to read up on the subject while they’re in jail. Teach Yourself Visually: Computers is a book that’s on the banned list at the Michigan Department of Corrections. Bosses fear that the information contained could create a security threat by training inmates to be hackers.

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