– after the wedding –
(perhaps the most beautiful song of all time–there are only words written in the language Hopelandic)
Sigur Ros – Vaka (click to download)
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Do yourself a favor and download the Sigur Ros song I posted just above these words. Your life will never be the same, and you’ll be grateful for it.
I’m not sure if you’ve ever heard of the movie “After the Wedding”, but I think it is very close to what I consider to be a perfect film. There is great depth, meaning and relevance to my life. There are some very, very strong emotions attached to that film, including the Sigur Ros song I posted above that appears in the film’s denouement and conclusion once more. The last time I watched the film was with her, and I remember it making an impact on her. Mads Mikkelsen? He is supremely delightful, and he makes me want to visit the Danish people.
The true hero of the story is Jorgen, the father who gives of himself selflessly. There is tragedy, victory, betrayal, rekindlings, fear and anxiety in this film. The story is beautiful and poetic, and I think it should have won the Best Foreign Film Oscar in 2006, but it was beat out by The Lives of Others (a great film, no less).
What would you do if you had great responsibility over a career and a whole slew of loved ones and you came to know of your immanent demise? Would you act any differently, and would you make any big decisions for your family? I would like to think I would, but I don’t know how it would carry out.
Michael was hit hard by the film, and so were the femmes. I think it’s the kind of movie that exposes you, makes you feel fragile and then you have to reevaluate your current stance on everything. I love that feeling, and it comes never too often. Me and Michael were listening to the entire song Vaka by Sigur Ros as we made the half-hour trek back to the dorms. I just unleashed a storm of fears and regret on Michael, and I feel so very drained right now. It’s great to have the love and care of those when you need them. I don’t know where I’d be right now if I had no one to lean on.
“It looks as though the past is here to stay,” says Trent Reznor of NIN.
I think he knows what he’s talking about, too. I feel a little better now, and Michael and I realized that there is so much healing that has not happened that needs to continue for the both of us. We’re getting there, even if it feels like a grueling, slow process.
Here’s the movie you should see, if you ever get the chance:
