the village, again

this is long. i wonder who will read it. but i think it's interesting. by the way, go to rottentomatoes.com if you want to see how awfully this film has been received. so much of what those critics wrote is exactly how i feel right now.

i was talking to pardo online, and he's trying to explain how he liked the film. i simply can't understand it, because i think of him as not retarded. so this is it. look at it, if you like. am i incapable of putting myself in his shoes? is that ever the case, when watching movies? it's not like it's a military movie, or about an indian wedding, or about soccer, and one of us would feel a particular resonance with the subject matter. drop the cover for a second, or the cover of a cover, and i really think i am more empathic than the average person. much more, even.

ok, for some reason, this is not accepting formatting, and everything is smushed together. i'll try to post it when i get back to virginia.