Taste of Cherry
It is humbling to watch this film as an American living in relative comfort, in the same way that it is humbling to travel to a third world country.
It is humbling to watch this film as an American living in relative comfort, in the same way that it is humbling to travel to a third world country.
His limiting self-mythologizing has ended; he has accepted his past, and although his days are short, he can now live them in peace.
Melville understands that action can deflate the sense of suspense—the real battles we see are fought within the minds of the Resistance members, as they are thrust into futile situations and must set aside their moral qualms for the sake of the greater good, which they know they will likely not live to see.