I'm at a funny point in my life where I feel like I'm close to understanding myself. And whereas on the one hand I feel good about that, on the other hand that realisation has given me a feeling of dread because if I do understand myself... I'm not sure what I'm moving towards anymore. I'm content and in being content, it doesn't feel like I have something specific to aim for. There are minor things, sure, but nothing like…
There's a period of time during the film when Manoj is reportedly sleeping three hours a day. He says there's no time for love.
12th Fail is well meaning but it's misguided. I appreciate trying to normalise failure but alongside that you need to demonstrate a healthy attitude to failure, and the healthy attitude is to take stock. Is this still the right path for me? How much more time will it take? What's the impact on my loved ones?…
I've never been the biggest lover of French new wave. They're okay, but I haven't considered any a masterpiece.
Day for Night is okay. It works best as a love letter to filmmaking, but I didn't care for the characters much and I actively disliked Alphonse. I thought the concept of his character was dumb, I just couldn't get on board with it.
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Watch a French New Wave film.
