"There is nothing as tiresome as cynics trotting out lines about it being an invented holiday for the capitalist machine, and offering the unvarnished truth about the ‘real’ Saint Valentine." YES!
"It’s funny how we say, ‘by myself’, as if I sit in a cinema, watching the film, and by my side is another ghostly version of me. " DOUBLE YES!
I often say that when I watch a movie (especially one that's designed to entertain) I'm like a copilot with an 8-year-old version of myself. If she gets bored and adult me starts analysing the film then there's been a fundamental problem in the film. I can still enjoy it but I've gone into a different mode.
Social media encourages cynicism and nitpickery. But I spent a lot of time in academia, so I recognise that trait. It's one of the reasons I left (I'll talk about that in a newsletter sometime).
We need more joy and enthusiastic embrace of simple delights! Yet that is considered naïve.
8-year-old Maura would disagree! And I quite like her!
I love the idea that we are haunting ourselves!
"There is nothing as tiresome as cynics trotting out lines about it being an invented holiday for the capitalist machine, and offering the unvarnished truth about the ‘real’ Saint Valentine." YES!
"It’s funny how we say, ‘by myself’, as if I sit in a cinema, watching the film, and by my side is another ghostly version of me. " DOUBLE YES!
I often say that when I watch a movie (especially one that's designed to entertain) I'm like a copilot with an 8-year-old version of myself. If she gets bored and adult me starts analysing the film then there's been a fundamental problem in the film. I can still enjoy it but I've gone into a different mode.
Social media encourages cynicism and nitpickery. But I spent a lot of time in academia, so I recognise that trait. It's one of the reasons I left (I'll talk about that in a newsletter sometime).
We need more joy and enthusiastic embrace of simple delights! Yet that is considered naïve.
8-year-old Maura would disagree! And I quite like her!
NEED to see Moonstruck again. Loved it. Really enjoyed your piece, thanks.
Thanks Bríd!