I hate my enemies and I wish them ill. I thought someone might be laughing at my kid yesterday and I wanted to throttle them. I still think about people who came after my wife decades ago and want to serve them the coldest possible revenge. I remember the state terrorizing my juvenile clients years ago and want their buildings to burn.
This might be my favorite thing you've written and the best thing I've read on the war. The undercurrent of ennobled rage comes through much more strongly in something like Thumbs or $20 to me than it does in cinema like In the Fade. Music leaves more space for it to be unresolved, which it always will be.
I draw inspiration from music because, as you say, it speaks to the sort of strong, unresolved feelings I feel about this and most other things I see. I don't think I'm in a great position to offer some sort of detailed, discursive analysis. All I can do well (maybe) is try to articulate what I feel in a way that might resonate for some. Although it's really just the manifestation of my attempts to make what little sense I can of my feelings.
This might be my favorite thing you've written and the best thing I've read on the war. The undercurrent of ennobled rage comes through much more strongly in something like Thumbs or $20 to me than it does in cinema like In the Fade. Music leaves more space for it to be unresolved, which it always will be.
Thank you. That's very kind.
I draw inspiration from music because, as you say, it speaks to the sort of strong, unresolved feelings I feel about this and most other things I see. I don't think I'm in a great position to offer some sort of detailed, discursive analysis. All I can do well (maybe) is try to articulate what I feel in a way that might resonate for some. Although it's really just the manifestation of my attempts to make what little sense I can of my feelings.