"Always remember that there is nothing more dangerous than a concealed weapon under the water."
Roman Polanski's directional debut deals with the intense rivalry between two men who are at different stages of their lives, but reflect each other in every single way. A film that only contains three characters and that is basically only taking place within the confined walls of a sailboat, can only succeed and invoke interest by quality acting and impeccable direction. None of these actors had any previous experience but that wasn't noticeable and we all know that Polanski has always had a gift when creating tension between characters and building a stressful, suspenseful experience for the audience to endure. We're given front row seats to a clash of generations and we are also reminded how idiotic a man can be when trying to impress a woman who isn't impressed by silly acts of selfishness.
The most impressive thing about this film is that even though there is an intense rivalry between Andrezj and the lone hitchhiker, I felt that there was also a father-and-son bond between the two. It'd made clear that Andrezj is the superior man because of his intelligence, his wife, and strength. But what he doesn't posses is the youth that this man shares with his wife. Krystyna goes on to tell the young man that he's indeed just like Andrezj but just a younger version of him, that he strives to be someone he shouldn't become. Krystyna isn't impressed by the trials and tribulation that he's gone through but she does sympathize for him. Her character can be described as the audiences eyes and ears, she is witnessing the downward spiral that Andrezj is heading towards and at the same time being exposed to the hitchhikers preparation for adulthood. Two paths crossed one another in a matter of days and by the end of the film, the audience is aware that both characters are at a crossroad. Although, their eventual destinations remain a mystery to the audience.
So many people don't care about global warming. They disregard the need for conservation and instead drive SUVs. They don't care about the Federal deficit/debt (outside of partisanship) and they don't care earning $400k for an $80,000/year job will eventually bankrupt the country. They have awarded themselves $400k pay and retirement packages, loading up their friends on the payroll during the boom 90s through the real estate bust while all services which the program were intended to fund now get cut to pay for it.
ReplyDeleteThese people are often common public university labor. Not Ivy League, not private university.
This labor isn't good enough to command the salaries they are earning. And they understood this when they applied to the public university they settled on.
You can't expect a top-tier salary with a second-rate education.
They think they are going sometime during/at the end of this life, and disregard the poor souls who are left behind.
These are the people who will be here in the United States when bankruptcy is declared and society deteriorates into chaos. And they will deserve the anarchy which ensues.
The gods used the Italians to ruin life in the 20th century.
The gods used the Italians to ruin life in A.D. with The Church.
The Church controlled Western Civilization. As the largest land owner in Europe they controlled the monarchies. They were responsbile for slavery, revenge for African invasion and rape of Italy. They created religious discontent, ultimately leading to the disfavored dumping ground known as the United States.
And each generation of these Italians were sold on "earning", only to be reincarnated as a lesser life form subsequently, punishment for their evil.
"The West Bank, where the end of the world will begin." With xtianity.
The gods are the commensurate rapist pathology, focussed on control. Be it animal migratory patterns, growth rates for plants and trees or human behavior::::The gods feel compelled to control these phenominah, whether it meets their strategy or not.
It is appropriate they picked the Italians for the downfall of man. The perception offered is exactly how the gods are. Unfortunate for the Italians, they were deliberately altered to match this pathology so the god's behavior could be justified in the context of the god's positioning.
I may not have learned as much as I have but I WOULD have gotten more done and made more progress, and at the end of this life that's all that matters. We will all be reincarnated and must re-learn about the gods and their methodology in each sucessive life.
The upside down star is my symbol. There is of course no Satan. That's just the gods with different clothes on.
You're all in big, big trouble. Everyone who failed to ascend before 1900 is. But the importance of this Situation is to ensure people learn the god's system while they have enough time to fix their relationship and ascend before The End.
Don't forget:::Ascending into "heaven" is not the same as entering clone hosting. One is good while the other is evil. The clue is their request to work multiple clone hosts to "earn", for if you were welcome into heaven you would be invited directly. My example of someone who ascended is John Muir. His "fake" went on to accomplish BUT NOT IN A DISCIPLINE WHICH HURT PEOPLE OR PROVIDED FOR SOME TEMPTATION. What happens after speaks volumes.
You're on the clock. This is where the cream rises to the top.
If what happened is just I am The Damned and this shouldn't have happened to me. I am merely being used only to be disposed of later. If unjust the gods are immoral and are a total waste of time.
The gods used me to wash their hands of culpability/obligation arising from global societal decay with the prophet who speaks the truth, despite their defense tactics, considered temptation for the undesirable.
It's not a bad trip. It's the meaning of life::::The gods inhumanity towards man.