tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post8928502170829606263..comments2024-01-24T11:41:28.022+00:00Comments on A Cuban In London: Thoughts in ProgressA Cuban In Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-45029011433272477462017-02-01T06:31:48.027+00:002017-02-01T06:31:48.027+00:00Your writing and this post are as gorgeous as the ...Your writing and this post are as gorgeous as the uncomfortable/unbearable feelings of watching war and seeing art. I love your posts, Cuban.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-11216220113906819842017-01-30T00:20:18.750+00:002017-01-30T00:20:18.750+00:00I lost any semblance of taste for violent cinema g...I lost any semblance of taste for violent cinema growing up around military folks but I do appreciate Yo Yo Ma. Greetings to you.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-17007427243222297902017-01-29T17:00:08.264+00:002017-01-29T17:00:08.264+00:00Hello Mario, it's lovely to see you back!
I ha...Hello Mario, it's lovely to see you back!<br />I have never tried to watch the Private Ryan, even though I think all the other family members have seen it. The individual bravery of people touches me to tears, but I don't need to see war scenes to repudiate the war. I don't think seeing violence makes people hate violence, it makes them get used to it.<br />In the cold, starry nights I gaze at the sky and want to remember the cold, the fear, the pain the soldiers felt during for example the Winter War. Unfortunately the time to take up arms again may be nearer than we can imagine.<br />God help us all! And that's why He gave us Bach! ;)Sara - Villa Emiliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17402655388283396110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-56192338107855322232017-01-29T14:20:11.604+00:002017-01-29T14:20:11.604+00:00seems like I did right never seen that movie. seems like I did right never seen that movie. NatureFootstephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01340635075481959029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-34607955174379525512017-01-29T12:01:17.637+00:002017-01-29T12:01:17.637+00:00I love war films..I have seen Private Benjamin but...I love war films..I have seen Private Benjamin but..it didtn make so high impressions on my..in fact I barely remember the movie..Ilike documentary films about 2www..and of course The Pacipic and Band of Brothers<br /><br />Greatnew header again young man!Its always lovely to visit your blog<br />greetings AnitaAnitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16296393166114580709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-51404778392640881572017-01-29T10:20:54.921+00:002017-01-29T10:20:54.921+00:00I enjoyed reading this post more than I would ever...I enjoyed reading this post more than I would ever like war films, even if they are well written and acted. I just don't like war. Good to see you back again, oh and I really like your header picture.... how unusual!Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-47452654376497147272017-01-29T09:40:00.888+00:002017-01-29T09:40:00.888+00:00Hi ACIL - I can't take War films ... and our f...Hi ACIL - I can't take War films ... and our film society has the occasional one I need to miss ... they are of the avant-garde sort. Normally I don't 'do' war ... as we see enough of its horrors in our normal life ... personal wars, gang wars, and country or worse 'world' wars ... We had one this past week "A War" - Danish production ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_War - it was very interesting ... <br /><br />I only really appreciated art in war - when someone gave a talk on the subject ... and at another event there was talk of Guernica and Picasso - from an English-Spaniard, who had family on both sides. I'd be in the middle terrified, but if one was talented an artist, a writer or in prison a musician - then it'd be a way of forgetting the immediate.<br /><br />There are some incredible performances given ... Saving Private Ryan is not a film I've seen, nor normally would do ... but I might take the opportunity if it arose. I learn as I go through life ... and understand and appreciate more ... Dance is another area I need to try and comprehend better ... I admire creative artists who can visualise those experiences enough to bring them to life as a performing art.<br /><br /><br />Thanks for this thoughtful post ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-55464685436673335712017-01-29T09:38:17.364+00:002017-01-29T09:38:17.364+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-7148621955771183792017-01-29T07:54:11.796+00:002017-01-29T07:54:11.796+00:00War films shake me to the core - especially as it ...War films shake me to the core - especially as it seems we learn nothing from past atrocities.Lady Fihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181866510595193667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-40029989862413203492017-01-28T23:07:30.252+00:002017-01-28T23:07:30.252+00:00La recuerdo como buena, aunque ahora casi he dejad...La recuerdo como buena, aunque ahora casi he dejado de ver pelĂculas de guerra y violencia.<br />Un feliz fin de semana.Mari-Pi-Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00661886117860375651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-16698322520880998712017-01-28T22:04:24.890+00:002017-01-28T22:04:24.890+00:00It sure is a great movie indeed, but yeah, war is ...It sure is a great movie indeed, but yeah, war is anything but.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-48272494429351767202017-01-28T21:53:45.243+00:002017-01-28T21:53:45.243+00:00I too prefer the humanity of Yo Yo Ma to the inhum...I too prefer the humanity of Yo Yo Ma to the inhumanity of warCloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-33138510022264718992017-01-28T21:06:25.069+00:002017-01-28T21:06:25.069+00:00I have seen several war movies and was especially ...I have seen several war movies and was especially touched by the ones involving the Holocaust. Very sad but very good movies! So nice to see your post, dear friend. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-918792007890891972017-01-28T20:53:37.153+00:002017-01-28T20:53:37.153+00:00Saving Private Ryan" is a powerful experience...Saving Private Ryan" is a powerful experience. I'm sure a lot of people will weep during it. Spielberg knows how to make audiences weep better than any director since Chaplin in "City Lights." But weeping is an incomplete response, letting the audience off the hook. This film embodies ideas. After the immediate experience begins to fade, the implications remain and grow.Recomenzarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10374707052626551976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-85062940603749176002017-01-28T20:51:08.934+00:002017-01-28T20:51:08.934+00:00Great post, brother, and I like the blog's new...Great post, brother, and I like the blog's new look. It's been years, but I do recall being drawn to and repulsed by those opening scenes of "Saving Private Ryan." War will always be the blood-covered muse because we're never going to stop killing each other and we'll always have the damaged survivors driven to tell us their stories.Rob Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04741955202727936194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-65952027358403497242017-01-28T20:17:22.297+00:002017-01-28T20:17:22.297+00:00I can understand your reluctance to accept the not...I can understand your reluctance to accept the notion of anything as horrendous as war being presented in an artistic manner, but I see movies like "Saving Private Ryan" in a different light. Old movies used to glorify war, which I find even more appalling than depicting them in a more realistic manner. When a movie strips away the veneer of glory to show its raw inglorious reality, it makes a profound anti-war statement. Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-32292997461505733082017-01-28T19:25:37.160+00:002017-01-28T19:25:37.160+00:00How lovely to see you back - posting yet another t...How lovely to see you back - posting yet another thought provoking post. Call me a coward, but I can't watch 'war films'. My father told me that there are no winners 'losers and other losers', a lesson I have taken to heart.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-24506931835871127882017-01-28T18:58:00.142+00:002017-01-28T18:58:00.142+00:00Saving Private Ryan is an epic film, and yes it ca...Saving Private Ryan is an epic film, and yes it can be difficult to watch. A glowing post and a great read. Warm greetings!Blogorattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12821621371176285384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-29248151972869590252017-01-28T18:50:14.908+00:002017-01-28T18:50:14.908+00:00I was not particularly impressed with Guernica unt...I was not particularly impressed with Guernica until I found myself standing before it back when it was at MOMA. I was amazed by its size and power. It's black and white color scheme made it seem like a gigantic, barbaric image taken from a newsreel. Often art can best be appreciated in person.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.com