A film that we watched in that lecture was The Unbearable Lightness of Being. It was an interesting film, but I didn't fully understand its point and in general it wasn't the type of film that I normally like.
Still, something in the title intrigues me. Wikipedia says:
According to Kundera, "being" is full of "unbearable lightness" because each of us has only one life to live: "Einmal ist keinmal" ("once is nonce", i.e., "what happened once might as well have never happened at all"). Therefore, each life is ultimately insignificant; every decision ultimately does not matter. Since decisions do not matter, they are "light": they do not tie us down. But at the same time, the insignificance of our decisions—our lives, or being—is unbearable. Hence, "the unbearable lightness of being".
Which is something I need to internalise. I simply can't make decisions and usually let life and fate make them for me (which works surprisingly well).
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I remained pretty unaffected by today for most of the day. But ... at some point, the urge to do something grew too strong and I couldn't resist any longer.
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And this isn't a subtle hint that my cannibalistic tendencies and my appetite for sweets are interrelated. Tehehehe :->
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I did not understand everything in the last movie I watched in English either. But the reason was my English. It was just not good enough. The message the movie conveyed on the other hand was not very sophisticated, I could follow easily ;-)
Although I have already heard the title "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" - and the German translation - I do not know the movie yet. But the title and your explanation make me eager to watch it! I hope I will remember after my kendo-marathon when I have time to watch *G*
The girl on your drawing... is you?
Greetings,
CwB
Hehe. Thankfully, we don't have to understand every word to get the general idea of a film (same with books). But one's own language skill level isn't always the problem. Sometimes I watch films in German and don't get every word, because of the background noise (happens very often with action films). So I usually comfort myself with the thought that maybe a native speaker wouldn't understand it either.
"The Unbearable Lightness of Being" is actually a book. I haven't read it, though. The book probably goes deeper into the concept of the title than the film. So in case you ever run out of reading material... ;)
The film deals with it, too, and there's something about it that makes you remember it.
Yes, that's the comic-version of me on the card :)
Have fun with your kendo marathon! What doesn't kill us makes us stronger, and you'll have a comparatively relaxed week afterwards to enjoy your survival ;)
The good thing about action films is you don't have to understand any word to be able to follow ;-)
And: I am still alive! Next week won't be exhausting as far as kendo is concerned. But I have appointments with friends every single evening. That will also be quite exhausting! :-(
CwB
(still breathing but not really moving any more)
Sounds like you have perfected the concept of, eh, "Freizeitstress" ;)
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