Laura said:Some years back, Ark heard about a famous Polish filmmaker, Krzysztof Kieślowski, who made a set of famous Polish films called "The Decalogue". So, he was enthusiastic about all of us sitting down and watching some famous Polish movies by famous Polish guy. He obtained copies...
We all agreed... and began to watch.
I think that it was about the third or 4th of the 10 that NONE of us, not even Ark, could bear to watch another minute of those films.
They weren't bad. In fact, they were very good, intense and realistic in a way that sucked you in. But the reality you were sucked into was so horrific that when it was over, you felt as though you had been put on the rack and tortured.
One of the things that is implicit in artistic expression is dividing beautiful from ugly. These films were everything that is ugly, piled to heaven.
And that is what this Sigur Ros video seems to be also. And frankly, the ridiculous words at the end about love, and the appearance of a baby seem to me to be rather more like a programming maneuver than an honest part of the video.
It's interesting for me because there was a time in my life that felt and looked a whole lot like that right down to the desert landscape. And one could make the argument that I've been born again, as it turned out to be one experience among many. Several weeks ago I was waiting on a group of six and this one lady was saying something to me that I wasn't catching at first because she was speaking softly. She repeated it until I heard her. She said; "you carry joy." At first I just thought she was a strange lady who likes to say strange things, but upon reflection I think there's some truth there. My life is pretty unbelievable right now. Not everyday is hats and horns but overall it's quite amazing! FWIW