Dolls (2002)- by Takeshi Kitano
People talk about Dolls as three stories. It is not entirely so, at least not in the sense of Amores Perrors (2000), a brilliant Mexican film in which a car accident is used to connect three beautifully interwoven stories that are well balanced. In Dolls, the main story of Sawako and Matsumoto dominates. The episode of the pop singer disgifured in a car accident is only a brief interlude. The third story, about the yakuza boss, has a little more background but is still too scanty to be considered a parallel story. The connections between the three stories are quite haphazard.
Haphazard cutting and pasting can certainly give surprising results. Results which can lead who knows where. Where the bee sucks, there suck I. I must go where the wild goose goes.
Goes - In the words of a great romance novelist, "Where the heart goes, we must follow. Even if it is out on a limb." How truly romantic.
Romantic means Roman, and here I am in Rome. But it isnt romantic.
?question not... this is a conversazione not a truth telling exercise. Trace the origin of romantic yourself.
Yourself has done it already of course; I would not dare question Clary Sage without the might of Oxford or at least Collins behind me, obviously.
Obviously what private?!?! obviously what?!?! the only thing that is obvious is that you're wasting the good civilians oxygen and i should do everyone a favour by putting you out of our misery!
Clary wrote :
Quote:Romantic means Roman, and here I am in Rome. But it isnt romantic
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Maybe you want to say it is "Rome antique". (ancient Rome)
(btw, you are right about "romantic" etymology).
Etymology is all very well, but what about me? I'm in deep shock after the result at Boundary Park yesterday between Oldham Athletic and Manchester City.
hmmmm misery or city?
Misery City, that's the town I live in
since you left me all alone.
The street's are dark here, ain't no sun
ain't no place to call a home.
Home cooking, that's my favourite thing; is there anything finer than to sit down at a lovely home-produced spread, without a surly or supercilious waiter to spoil things? On the other hand, I also enjoy a good restaurant.
Restaurant meals are best on gloomy days. Patios are best saved for those afternoons when you need beer and sunglasses.
ocean travel : beds being made up while we are having breakfast ... turn-down service while we are having dinner ... that's the kind of 'decadent' life we enjoy ! (coming back home and having to make the beds -THAT'S ME ! - is a real drag). hbg
Sunglasses are the second most item left behind in theatres. First, by a wide margin are umbrellas.
heh, i need sunglasses while sitting on the beach in waikiki having a blue hawaii and some pupus - no umbrella though; well perhaps a sun-umbrella. thanks. hbg
Umbrella is related to sombrero I suppose, originally meant for shade, but now it's used for rainy weather. But in windy, rainy weather it's not so good.
"'Good bread, good meat, good God, let's eat.' Is not an acceptable grace to say at this table. " Mrs. Abergathney hissed. "Would you please put down your forks whilst Mr. Nation composes both himself and another grace."
Grace in theology is something that is undeserved.
The Apostle Paul said: It is by grace we are saved.
Saved turkey from Christmas can be used in various tasty dishes; minced or ground it can be made into rissoles but you have to be careful how you use that word.
