tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608865863680527081.post6520072662245842883..comments2024-03-13T07:41:37.532-04:00Comments on Vic & Walter Thiessen - On Movies...: Force MajeureWalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16391426206936180224noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608865863680527081.post-24720455468843882212015-02-16T10:04:30.776-04:002015-02-16T10:04:30.776-04:00[Spoiler Alert!] - There were several things about...[Spoiler Alert!] - There were several things about the ending that were significant to me: 1) the wife just ran off the bus without the kids, 2) he was calm and orderly and gathered the kids, 3) the friend who treated things lightly stayed on the bus, 4) confessing to smoking seemed a sign of living more honestly, 5) the final feeling evoked by everyone walking down together - unsure about what they had just chosen, unclear about what was ahead, but weak people walking together. All of those things were happening in the context of having my own memories of being on buses driving on switchbacks (not so much driven poorly as, perhaps, unwisely for the size of bus) and another couple of times with drivers falling asleep. Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16391426206936180224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608865863680527081.post-12997070601305955472015-02-16T09:53:20.253-04:002015-02-16T09:53:20.253-04:00Watched it yesterday. I agree with everything you ...Watched it yesterday. I agree with everything you wrote. This is a beautiful, slow thoughtful film with lots to talk about. I liked the ending but have a number of questions about the what and the why of it. A solid ***+ from me as well. Two mugs held high. Vichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12090966032076073337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608865863680527081.post-78569726535479927792015-02-11T11:44:30.951-04:002015-02-11T11:44:30.951-04:00Another amazing coincidence: I just got it in the ...Another amazing coincidence: I just got it in the mail. I plan to watch it in the next few days and will add my thoughts then.Vichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12090966032076073337noreply@blogger.com