Man, don't remind me. You say it was a gimmick, Sufjan, but I'm telling you, New Jersey has so much potential for artistic exploration!

This might be a slight distinction, and it's based on interpreting Malick's mindset/motives, so multiple grains of salt and all that, but:

This might be a slight distinction, and it's based on interpreting Malick's mindset/motives, so multiple grains of salt and all that, but:

Different strokes, I suppose: I remember that the scene in which Elias Koteas refuses the order from Nick Nolte, and the battle generally, put a pit in my stomach and the thought in my head, "Boy, I really do not want to go to war."

Different strokes, I suppose: I remember that the scene in which Elias Koteas refuses the order from Nick Nolte, and the battle generally, put a pit in my stomach and the thought in my head, "Boy, I really do not want to go to war."

Having seen it again, I remembered the moment I was thinking of was Dodd speaking about the second book at the Phoenix congress, when he mentions laughter. And yes, I think you're right, Quell's look then is more one of befuddlement.

Having seen it again, I remembered the moment I was thinking of was Dodd speaking about the second book at the Phoenix congress, when he mentions laughter. And yes, I think you're right, Quell's look then is more one of befuddlement.

Damn but that is an awesome game.

Damn but that is an awesome game.

Like Sarah Collins, a Sega Genesis and I had to part ways far too soon. Maybe worst of all, insulting my injury, the box of games themselves somehow still remained, but now cruelly bereft of a home and a purpose. I'm sorry, RoboCop Versus The Terminator…I'm sorry, World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck…

Like Sarah Collins, a Sega Genesis and I had to part ways far too soon. Maybe worst of all, insulting my injury, the box of games themselves somehow still remained, but now cruelly bereft of a home and a purpose. I'm sorry, RoboCop Versus The Terminator…I'm sorry, World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck…

U2's "One"? I've always interpreted that as a partner in an intimate relationship addressing the other—like the song or hate it, I do not see how it conforms to the type of song that "exhorts the masses".

U2's "One"? I've always interpreted that as a partner in an intimate relationship addressing the other—like the song or hate it, I do not see how it conforms to the type of song that "exhorts the masses".

Since we both haven't seen the show, I feel comfortable remarking on this to you: wasn't the "voice of a generation" thing facetious/ironic? Again, haven't watched, so don't know.

Since we both haven't seen the show, I feel comfortable remarking on this to you: wasn't the "voice of a generation" thing facetious/ironic? Again, haven't watched, so don't know.

Excellent analysis and comparison. Hadn't seen it that way before, but those civilizational constructs seem certainly to be a central concern of both TWBB and The Master, and I think you argue persuasively that PTA comes down on them differently in each. I say 'not full of shit.'

Excellent analysis and comparison. Hadn't seen it that way before, but those civilizational constructs seem certainly to be a central concern of both TWBB and The Master, and I think you argue persuasively that PTA comes down on them differently in each. I say 'not full of shit.'

PSH's delivery of "I do many, many things" in this trailer could've come straight from Ron. Surely Dodd owns much rich mahogany.

PSH's delivery of "I do many, many things" in this trailer could've come straight from Ron. Surely Dodd owns much rich mahogany.

I've generally heard Iran-Contra called an affair, fwiw.