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In Reply to: Well, I'm glad you just "let the film take you away" and don't posted by tinear on March 19, 2007 at 06:14:49:
I did let it sweep over me... enough so that I watched it again immediately with the commentary... which is when I started really thinking about it. Although things like his not being present in that first memory and being found guilty of guilt and reminded of forgiveness I noticed right away.During the scene of the strawberry gathering and the brunch someone (I think it was the twins) mentioned that Isak and his father were out fisihing (or on a boat) and wouldn't be back for brunch.
I don't know how curmudgeonly he actually was with the housekeeper. He was emphatic that he HAD to leave immediately by car but he was fine to make his own breakfast and pack his own suitcase, etc. Plus she stuck by him for, what was it? 30 years? and said that his day of being honored was the most important day of her life.
As for the power to influence his son... I don't know that this was really a theme in the movie (there certainly was no real talk and/or sightings of Isak's father) but being the product of a loveless marriage, a mother who died when he was 8 and a father guilt and self doubt (in personal relationships) ridden he certainly was influenced.
Anyway, a lot of really subtle stuff in this film and no claims that my interpretation is somehow objectively correct... but I do think it's possible and yes, I agree that being open to interpertation is a hallmark of great art. In fact I'd say it's rare that most artist's have all (or, someetime's any) of various post facto ascribed subtext's in mind when they make their art.
Don't piss on my shoe and tell me it's raining.
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Follow Ups
- :-) - sjb 08:28:45 03/19/07 (5)
- "post facto ascribed subtexts" - afilado 11:30:00 03/19/07 (4)
- phenterine - phenterine 07:15:31 04/27/07 (0)
- "Did [Beethoven]... set out to make great art?" Certainly not *lasting* art; he had no concept. (But Mahler did...) nt - clarkjohnsen 10:54:51 03/20/07 (1)
- Beethoven had no concept of lasting art? What's scary is that you mean it. nt - tinear 16:56:31 03/20/07 (0)
- Re: "post facto ascribed subtexts" - sjb 17:18:52 03/19/07 (0)
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