Every time I hear this song by Zbigniew Preisner, it brings tears to my eyes, which is fitting, because the song is called "Lacrimosa" which means tearful. I've listened to other recordings of it, and for some reason the one in this scene is a lot more powerful, perhaps because of the images and rumbling sounds.
I agree 100%. Anyone who is unaffected by this film has just never taken a moment to really think about their place in the universe. People tend to overintellectualize things, or they think that films they don't get right off the bat must have some sort of really bland rational explanation to them. But those are not the same people who once lied awake at night as children, terrified at how big the universe really is. This theme really reaches an apex in this film, especially because, as we get older and sometimes wiser, it gets even more difficult for us to reconcile the vastness of the universe in relation to the seeming vastness of our own small lives with our families, memories, relationships. Maybe the people who don't get this film are actually too scared to really think about it? Especially when the book of the bible that is referenced over and over again is the one that presents the scariest story?
ReplyDeleteI meant to post that on your other entry about the tree of life! sorry! But you are right about this as well, the music in this film is perfect.
ReplyDeleteAlso, it seems almost silly to say this because I'm sure you are already aware of it, but people absolutely HATE questions. They want everything to be about answers. I've never seen a film that confronts that problem more directly. The Tree of Life is all questions and very few answers. If I'm not mistaken, that's what the Book of Job is all about as well.
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ReplyDeleteOne last comment. I absolutely love that line "mother, father, forever you wrestle inside me..." did you know that your internal voice (the one you hear in your head) is a composite of your mother's and father's voices together? I'm not sure where I read that but it makes sense.
ReplyDeleteSORRY TO KEEP BLATHERING ON, but, this is also Douglas Trumbull's greatest moment since the stargate sequence in 2001, just saying... and, you've seen silent running, no?
ReplyDeleteAh! I didn't realize you were commenting! There are no notifications coming to me. I haven't checked this in a while, but yes, I agree. Those are very interesting thoughts, especially about the internal voice. Any film or piece of art that mainly consists of questions are very important. There are more questions than answers, and most answers are guesses or ideas of what others may think them to be. To question and to wonder, and to try to come up with multiple possibilities of answers that would make more sense. Thanks for sharing! Douglas Trumbull was the person who did the visuals for 2001 and this movie?? I never knew! They are both amazing! I'm not sure if I have seen silent running. It sounds familiar. Wait, yeah, I have seen that. I remember now... The plants and the robots. It was interesting. Those were some pretty clunky robots! haha
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