Marion Cotillard thinks herself too big

The Oscar winner, this year for the Best Actress, Marion Cotillard, is no doubt a talented actress. She is also the first Best Actress winner in a non-English language performance since Sophia Loren won it in 1961 for her acting in Two Women.

Unfortunately, in spite of her outstanding talent in acting she is just like some village women whose imaginations never cross the horizon of their villages. Actually in these days people do not care to know who Dorris Lessing is; but all perhaps know Angelina Jolie. Is this time determined by philistines? No. But for media, some persons, involved in entertainment world get wild exposure and so these celebrity-persons think that they, by virtue of their fame, have achieved eligibility to comment on any matter and which they believe would carry some worth for consideration by the people. So –Marion Cotillard-an Oscar-inflated person has thought that she is a great person and so her thoughts and beliefs are to be made public for their benefit. Hence she has not hesitated to comment on two very serious matters-one pertaining to the history of Man’s achievements and another an example of devastating fanatic action by the Islamic fundamentalists in recent time. According to her, NASA’s historic Moon-landing mission with Apollo-11 was a hoax. Even the Soviet Union –a keen competitor of the US in space technology never doubted this event as arranged. Marion never cared to think or read about the world’s best scientists’ opinions. She, by virtue of her Oscar award, wanted to be more than Neil Armstrong. Her second statement was that the Americans lied about what is known as 9/11 disaster in New York. For coming to this unique conclusion she employed her own understanding about the way how the tall building collapses. If such statements were made by any person of the third world-it would be considered as natural third-world phenomenon. However, the less said the better about such celebrity persons. But as Marion is the first to tell that it was a lie that the WTO building could not collapse in few minutes –she should call for a press conference only to elaborate on these two matters for the benefit of common people.

Scotland and Sean Connery

Sean Connery’s recent comment that Scotland would soon be liberated as an independent nation- is not based on reality. The British will never accept to part with Scotland. If it were to be so the Northern Ireland would have long ceased to exist outside the Republic of Ireland. Moreover culturally, geographically and linguistically there is no difference between the two Irish of the north and south.

And none can say with some reason that the demand of the IRA is justified.

Gaeilge is a Goidelic language, originating in Ireland, and historically spoken by the Irish. It enjoys constitutional status as the national and first official language of the European Union. Though Scots use Scottish English, lowland Scots and Scottish Gaelic –they do not appear as distinctive as the Irish compared with the English. The Irish, if they want, can do away with English. But The people of Scotland can not feel well to live without English in spite of Connery’s willful Scottish accent in the movies he spoke English.

However I’m not going to say that the Scots should not have an independent land outside UK. If the Scots want it there should be no reason to prevent them. My point is that if Scotland is allowed to be a free nation the British will not be able to retain North Ireland. And then what about the Wales? With the introduction of Welsh language Act 1993 Welsh has enjoyed a strong revival in recent years and has an equal status with English in the public sector in Wales. Of the 611,000 Welsh speakers in Wales, 62% claim to use Welsh daily, and 88% of those fluent in the language, use it daily. Though the people of Wales have not yet demanded a separate state but if Scotland is allowed separate nationality there might grow secessionist tendency in the UK.