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March 11, 2007
Conundrum
I've been watching a lot of movies lately...Kontroll was fabulous, Birth was strange and twisted, Cabaret made me realize that Liza Minelli never stood a chance.
I've never been a huge movie buff. I don't recite entire scenes from Full Metal Jacket (like my military friends), Clerks (like my high school boyfriend), or High School Musical (like Janie). I don't own every possible edition of Star Wars, rarely go see movies in the theatre (although I did see The 300 this weekend), and I don't have strong identification with gen-X classics like High Fidelity.
Movies just don't speak to me about the larger truths in life. Except when they do.
Over the last week, I have repeatedly flashed back to a movie I saw last year with Ms. Secret Blog: Shopgirl. I loved it then, and love it now. And I keep coming back to the scene where Claire Danes, upon realizing she cannot win long-lasting love--that the relationship she has is never going to turn into something meaningful--says, So, I can hurt now, or hurt later. It's heartbreaking and terrible and poignant and beautiful and awful. And just like real life, its a trade-off that sucks.
Sigh.
Comments
I missed this post, but found it in the "Boys" string. I can't say I totally got that movie, and thought she was kind of strange, but I did get that scene. Unfortunate thing to be flashing to. Better than hurting now AND later, I guess. *sigh*
Posted by: mr bad apologies at April 2, 2007 11:42 AM
