Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Analog Scott (A) on October 09, 2004 at 23:01:41

In Reply to: And so you dismiss all of Proust, Ayn Rand, etc? posted by tinear on October 05, 2004 at 13:35:55:

"And so you dismiss all of Proust, Ayn Rand, etc?"

No.

"But anyhow, you missed the point."

Are you psychic or just assuming?

"It was about how a somewhat post-middle-aged man dealt with his...aging."

That was a small aspect of the film. It was more about that wierd feeling of isolation one gets when trust into another culture while jet lagged. It is a quasi out of body experience. There you are in that hotel, bored. Then, there you are, wondering the streets of some foriegn country at three in the morning, bored and wierded out. When you run into some one who gives you a sense of familiarity to cling to them like a life preserver. I easily "got" the movie having pretty much lived it several times. I still say it is not very interesting.

"It was Bill's struggle with potential boredom, depression, and feelings of worthlessness that formed the core of the movie."

Yeah, I got that. I rich middle aged man's struggle with the wierd bordom one often suffers in thier hotel room after just getting in town isn't a struggle that I find terribly compelling.

"It was a scathing satire, hidden somewhat behind the jovial, long-suffering persona of Mr. Murray."

A scathing satire? I don't agree.

"I guess you didn't care much for "Last Tango...," either?"

You would do better just defending the movie being discussed rather than try to discredit my opinions of it by misrepresenting my opinons of other movies.