I could've done this yesterday, but I didn't.
I think I read more Wrestling the Angel in the morning. I also finished writing out my suggestion for why the book club should read Infinite Jest, as a pastiche of DFW of course. Complete with a footnote longer than the actual suggestion. Didn't do much in the afternoon. A little after 4 I headed out to the Southwest part of town to help a friend move and then to see Suzume (the theater was in the same part of town).
Suzume was awesome. First of all the animation was incredible, as expected. Secondly, it was just a good straightforward road-trip/adventure. But that's not really why it hit me. I don't know what it was, but all the disaster scenes just dug right into my heart. Especially near the end
when they go to Suzume's home, wrecked by a tsunami. And all the crews removing radioactive waste on the drive up there. By the end of the movie I was almost crying. Certainly choking up. When Suzume and Souto both declare that they don't actually want to die, why that hit too close to home. It brought me back to when I was a youth, my first time truly in love, just like Suzume and Souto were. When I realized that hey maybe an early death isn't something to just accept. That I too want to live. Live long and live well. It's a truly amazing experience.
Of course right after that there's the scene where Suzume meets and comforts her younger self and that really got me too. I don't have any unresolved childhood trauma, as far as I am aware of, but the whole theme of overcoming your grief and remembering that things can (and will) get better was excellent. Really well handled too. And overcoming grief is something I do a lot.
Rode my bike home, which was pleasant enough. Ate dinner (there's few greater joys in life then coming home to a warm bowl of rice, some sambal and fried eggs). Could've written but I read some Infinite Jest instead and fell asleep. I guess I was tired and I did bike a bit.
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