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Kris: “Do you know yourself?”
Hari: “As much as anybody does.”
— Solaris
And what about that opening scene where the young aviator returns to a
hero’s welcome, and with an entire nation watching, all he can do is
sputter nonpoetic about his own personal problems? Such an acceptable
theme—brash egotism, foolish romantic obsession—something we can all
instantly grasp the meaning of. And yet, here, on the screen, when it
happens, as it happens, it’s downright shocking. What an epiphany
opener. This is the shock and awe we kept hearing about.
At the film’s conclusion, Renoir poses the question of whether and how
justice should be applied in the punishment of a crime. Should legal
justice be pursued, or is there another, perhaps higher form of morality?
And it would seem as though Renoir is pretty clearly saying yes, to the
latter. All’s well that ends well. And twenty-five years later, Buñuel
would say no, with his Diary of a Chambermaid, all is not well that ends
well. All is not well.
Because of email, the amount of time I spend hanging out with friends is
1. More.
2. Same.
3. Less.
4. Less is more.
5. Not sure of anything ever since I moved to Alaska.
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