It’s A Notnilc Life for Jep…

Rich in Spirit, Poor in Fiat currency……. and those who see are truly happy here…. <3

Wow Matt, this is a must-see. Thanks. I think you hit the nail on the head. Life is a success, or worth living, if we can see the beauty behind the mundane. Even better if we see the beauty IN the mundane. Cheers

There’s so few good movies made these days, I’ll have to give this a try, looks promising.

Appreciate the breakdown brother – definitely interesting to look at something a bit off the path from what we usually would discuss – enjoyed this

If you liked this foreign film, a director by the name of Takeshi Kitano might interest you. Having run out of Akira Kurosawa’s movies a few years ago, I figured I’d check out another Japanese filmmaker, and he’s one of the ones I ended up enjoying.

On the surface, Kitano’s movies all seem to be about mindless mob violence, but, if you look closer, you see a number of themes we’ve become familiar with. Violent Cop is probably his defining work, while his Sonatine and Hana-bi received greater critical acclaim. Interestingly, both of the latter two include scenes of paradisaical beaches.

Zatoichi and Brother are the only ones of his that I wouldn’t recommend. Zatoichi isn’t a bad film by any means, just not great. Brother sucks ass.

It’s not a trick. It’s a prison.

i remember in ny my pals had a get together and i want to say we all talked about Proust. that’s like what i imagine this movie is like. who the eff is Proust?

“A perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your life looking for one, and it would not be a wasted life”.

Well, I remember one time helping my elderly mum (RIP) search the house for her glasses. She was half-blind, rummaging behind the sofa, throwing cushions around. I looked everywhere, hungover af the search seemed endless, and suddenly she stopped, standing in the livingroom, roaring with laughter — she had been wearing them all along!

Katsumoto was talking about himself: he was the one looking for the perfect blossom. And when gasping his last breath on the battlefield, he notices hundreds of blossoms in the distance, awestruck, he finally sees them for what they are, “Perfect. They are all perfect.”

Being all unique, individual, how can they be anything else? It’s the last thing Katsumoto sees, and yet the first. At the moment of his death he is born, seeing for the first time the great beauty of the world. All perfect.

That’s the opportunity offered to the soul by this world of brutal contrast: Individualisation.

It’s the “trick” Jep aludes to at the end of The Great Beauty, when he realises that his (seemingly) wasted opportunity to experience an authentic life was not actually wasted. It was with him all along, now, always, and the trick itself had led him to its realisation, “Therefore, let the novel begin.”

Well….Saturday night I got in bed and said out loud, “When I wake up I want to see beauty in this world. I never notice it much anymore.” On Sunday morning, I went out into my yard bare foot and along came a butterfly to show itself to me. I watched it enjoy the dandelion I didn’t mow down the day before. I thought, “Wow. All I had to do was ask.”

Heaven is Here! With gratitude! I also believe we can declare it. Thank you, Matt!

Loved all your messages for a while. Finally signed up. Thank you SoOoO much for all do.

Is that the singer from PortisHead?

I would like to watch this movie. I don’t mind the subtitles. The acting and cinematography look good.
Btw, in the future, don’t worry about spoilers. If someone is going to watch a video you make about a certain movie, the person should already know what they’re getting into. Another “You Tuber” said this, and I think it makes a lot of sense. The channel is called “JayDreamerz” and features a recurring presentation called “Truth in Movies.” I want to give credit where it’s due.
Thanks, Matt. Much love. 🤗❤️💜❤️🙏

Its left up to the individual to appreciate the beautifulThe collective society tends more to appreciate the industrial, the garish,the sensational,fleeting pleasures rather than fleeting beauty.It comes from deep iside our knowingness,we are never taught it as children, at school or by anyone.To truly appreciate beauty you need love.

Sorry off-topic..
For those who are not complete stoics, like Matt, and if you are in the NY metro area…I’m gonna try to go, wanna meet-up?

2023 Peace and Freedom Rally
May 27th on the Four Corners of Freedom, John and Crown St. in Kingston, NY
Starting at 2 pm
Gary Null, John Whitehead, Frank Morano, Gerald Celente, Dennis Kucinich, Andrew Napolitano
Another reason to go: Cheesesteak, Fries, Onion Rings, Chicken Fingers, Rice and Beans, Empanadas, Mac and Cheese, tropical non-alcoholic drinks

“Don’t worry, be Happy” reggae song is the anti-thesis of loosch food for the creeps. It’s all a trick? Seems that way. Now I’m going to go shoot some hoops and not give a shit. No loosch production from me today!

Alpha sounds like a band called Portishead