Every once in a while I get these strange desires just to chill out by myself. Sometimes it conveniently comes on a Tuesday, but this last Friday it happened and when it calls it calls. So I burrowed myself in my room and loved the fact that my biggest problem was deciding between the "Motorcycle Diaries" and "The Notebook".
All guts and instincts were pointing me towards "Motorcycle Diaries" but something made me watch Notebook.
The Notebook was the most fascinating love story I think I have ever watched. I think I'm devoting a blog post to it because I'm wondering how much of my fascination can be ascribed to these hermetic tendencies. But it was crazy I fell in love with the woman (played by Rachel McAdams who I subsequently had to devote an hour of google research on), the man, the couple, everything seemed to coalesce with my needs in this reclusive state.
Touching on a broader issue I think I allow myself to get way more into a movie if I watch it by myself. I don't mind this but when my roomate looks at the new movie that came in the mail and wants to watch it I have to sort of break the news, "sorry man...I'm kinda going through the hermetic thing again."
*Just so my buddies know, I realize I risk losing some masculine street credibility points by posting this.
It's interesting how I could never go see a movie by myuelf when I was younger, even if that meant I didn't get to see the movie. Now, I almost prefer it and I definitely prefer to watch some movies alone. I like to completely lose myself in the movie and I don't like having to deal with the distractions of another person, be it passing the popcorn and getting distracted or having them pause to make a comment on whatever we're watching.
Hermits of the world unite! But only metaphorically, since we don't actually want to, you know, unite.
Posted by: Crystal | February 25, 2005 at 02:45 AM
i find that watching it with headphones on my laptop is even more immersive. nothing exists outside that world when im in a good movie. watched rabbit proof fence last night. have had the soundtrack by peter gabriel for a long time.
Posted by: kevin jones | February 26, 2005 at 10:24 PM
Notebook is timeless in its message of love and devotion, also the timing of love and how fragile it is, the preciousness of a moment and the fleeting reality of togetherness...it takes me back to the movie in the 60s where "Love means never having to say you're sorry" Love Story - what a movie! It will be interesting to review Notebook again in twenty years and see how you reflect on it then.
Posted by: judy jones | February 27, 2005 at 12:38 PM
HERMETIC (www.thesaurus.com)
Main Entry: deep
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: abstract
Synonyms: abstruse, acroamatic, acute, arcane, complex, complicated, concealed, difficult, discerning, esoteric, heavy, Hermetic, hidden, incisive, intricate, learned, mysterious, obscure, occult, orphic, penetrating, profound, recondite, sagacious, secret, serious, wise
Antonyms: frivolous, ignorant, shallow, simple, superficial, trivial
Source: Roget's New Millenniumâ„¢ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.1.1)
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Perhaps we have our hermetic moments to preserve our humanity; to remind ourselves or our substantive nature and to appreciate how we strive to be unlike the aforementioned antonyms.
Posted by: heintz | February 28, 2005 at 02:17 PM