I feel really guilty. Really. I feel that I have been hopelessly and insufferably rude in recent posts.
So, I'm sorry.
I do feel terrible.
But I won't delete the posts. Because I also need them to be here.
Sorry again.
(And also, Superman Returns is pretty much my new favorite movie. I saw it for the first time today and. Wow.)
(And also, I saw a guy solve a Rubik's Cube on the T the other night. I was impressed.)
(And also, I am sad that President Faust passed away. And also glad for him. And also feeling that feeling both at the same time is both kind of difficult and kind of right.)
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What, precisely, was so overwhelming about Superman Returns for you?
As for me, the whole Superman mythos leaves me a bit cold, as he's never in any real danger of being defeated.
I was also curious what you found so thrilling in superman. He has no real struggle--physical or emotional--and thus no true attachment to the character. Had he lived or died, it would have meant the same to me: nothing...
Rubix cubes rock!
though of course they are beyond me...
As for faust, I was happy that he had his family near him at the time of his death and that he goes to a loving father in heaven. I am glad for this church.
And for your venting? No apology necessary.
[SPOILER] It's not so much that I'm concerned with whether or not Superman will be defeated, (although really--in that movie I wasn't really sure if they'd kill him off somehow and have [SPOILER] his son take over when he grows up), it's more that I relished the sense of Superman as a type of Christ. There were some wonderful visual cues that rather pointed to that.
I also loved the story of Clark Kent. Clark, I believe, went through tremendous struggles in the film; much more so than he did as Superman. It brought the story into a more intimate, human level for me. Which is why I liked it. And the scene when Clark visits his sleeping son was profoundly moving to me. It was as though, at last, there was someone there to be a companion in his loneliness.
Anyway. That's why I enjoyed it so much, I think. I'm not so much concerned with whether Superman is defeated by the bad guy or not; (we're pretty sure he'll make it) it's more just that Clark's story is so interesting to me. He's so alone. And he's so good. I guess that's why he appeals to me.
I'll miss President Faust. I've long felt a particular fondness for him, as if he were some sort of third grandpa to me.
Maybe it started when he confessed that he had ginger hair as a boy, and used to fight anyone who called him "Red." :)
Not to toot my own horn, but I defeated a rubix cube! Although, I did have to look up instructions on HOW to solve the puzzle, but...
Hi there! Previous Cypress St tenant here. Suffering from severe insomnia at the moment... I just finished a book called "The History of Love"- some of your writing in this post reminded me of it. That's all. Carry on... Hope all is well!
Kim, I LOVE that story. :) And I'll miss President Faust as well. I think he was a grandpa figure to the church in general.
And Becky, I'm so way impressed! (Even if you did look up the instructions online. :))
Jacosa! Welcome! So sad that you were experiencing insomnia. But glad you stopped by while you couldn't sleep. And now I think I need to read "The History of Love."
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