this is such a fascinating and beautifully written piece! love the various ideas and sources you draw from in analysing the two turns in arthur's trajectory - first in response to italia's rebuke, and then in the final moment of the film where he reunites with beniamina. and really enjoyed reading about your thoughts regarding communion as a something requiring active participation, attention and vulnerability; in contrast to other habits which can be so isolating but therefore mindless and easy in a way. will definitely be adding the ethics of beauty and brewer's essay about economy of life to my reading list!
the concept of "economy of life" and "economy of death" in relation to the film, is really fascinating. especially how i think "economy of life" is also strongly depicted in the commune that italia later creates in the film.
Oh I hadn't even thought of that. I really need to watch it more than that one time. The end of the movie where you think he's going to be folded into that economy of life and instead he descends back into death left me so unsettled. Still trying to process what it's saying.
this is such a fascinating and beautifully written piece! love the various ideas and sources you draw from in analysing the two turns in arthur's trajectory - first in response to italia's rebuke, and then in the final moment of the film where he reunites with beniamina. and really enjoyed reading about your thoughts regarding communion as a something requiring active participation, attention and vulnerability; in contrast to other habits which can be so isolating but therefore mindless and easy in a way. will definitely be adding the ethics of beauty and brewer's essay about economy of life to my reading list!
the concept of "economy of life" and "economy of death" in relation to the film, is really fascinating. especially how i think "economy of life" is also strongly depicted in the commune that italia later creates in the film.
Oh I hadn't even thought of that. I really need to watch it more than that one time. The end of the movie where you think he's going to be folded into that economy of life and instead he descends back into death left me so unsettled. Still trying to process what it's saying.