Just finished watching season 2 of Dance Academy. I know it's lame but I still cried a bucket load of tears during the (very sad) second last episode. Do you think less of me?
Oldest (8) has been watching. I wasn't really keen on her watching it but pretty much gave in because I liked it. I had no idea what was coming and was very surprised.
I went to a thing on Aristotle and screenwriting this week. Plato agrees that it's pathetic, and wanted to ban poetry/drama. Aristotle thought poetry/drama was a machine for producing catharsis and anamnesis, unforgetting of things/experiences that have disappeared into the background for you. The speaker talked about crying at the end of Field of Dreams, not because it was a convincing movie, but because of recognizing sons love their fathers, and are loved by their fathers, which he knew because of his relationship with his father.
That sounds very sad...
ReplyDeleteYes.
ReplyDeleteI think so.
ReplyDeleteBlame my e-ness. I even feel empathy towards thin, imaginary characters.
Deleteoh dear. Things are worse than we all thought.
DeleteCould you watch it with Andrew? Would that bring some objectivity?
I was tearing up during last ep. We had missed the previous one. I was shocked and was reminding myself they aren't real people.
ReplyDelete'We'? Who is 'we'? Your girls aren't old enough yet, are they?
DeleteSurely not Rob?
[Glad I'm not alone. I knew the last couple of eps would be sad so I waited till Andrew was out for the night. I didn't want him to think less of me.]
Oldest (8) has been watching. I wasn't really keen on her watching it but pretty much gave in because I liked it. I had no idea what was coming and was very surprised.
Deletehave a chat to Megan. she polished off season 2 last week at night. and as for tears...
ReplyDeleteI went to a thing on Aristotle and screenwriting this week. Plato agrees that it's pathetic, and wanted to ban poetry/drama. Aristotle thought poetry/drama was a machine for producing catharsis and anamnesis, unforgetting of things/experiences that have disappeared into the background for you. The speaker talked about crying at the end of Field of Dreams, not because it was a convincing movie, but because of recognizing sons love their fathers, and are loved by their fathers, which he knew because of his relationship with his father.
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