tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3557005357973766375.post842492362905986769..comments2023-11-07T17:44:47.714-05:00Comments on floating world: Baltic Consciousness: SügisballDustin Changhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15167432942941107991noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3557005357973766375.post-91267351451583695462010-03-19T08:20:09.825-04:002010-03-19T08:20:09.825-04:00I was thinking about titling it Relationship Comed...I was thinking about titling it Relationship Comedies?: Sügisball instead of Baltic Consciousness, both from the film's dialog. Since 'Baltic' is too pointy and might give readers a wrong impression, should I change it?Dustin Changhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15167432942941107991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3557005357973766375.post-71446257409399110672010-03-19T08:13:07.111-04:002010-03-19T08:13:07.111-04:00Disdain toward cultures? No. It's in his roman...Disdain toward cultures? No. It's in his romantic tendencies (which was elaborated in the Temptation) I find him naive. Sügisball has an unrealistic happy ending for our heartbroken writer, of whom I read as Õunpuu personified and whom I identify myself the most with. A selfish fool.<br /><br />He equates capitalist class dynamics with relationships. In Temptation, however fable-like the story is, Tonu's infatuation with a lovely factory girl ends in cannibalism which is the other end of the spectrum. There is inane desire to destroy what you can't have. You 'consume' what you love. <br /><br />I feel there are overgrown children inside his characters. When I say naive, I mean it in endearing way. I'm not a total miserablist myself but I found the ending of Sügisball not befitting the entire film. And even though I like to identify with characters, I want to see someone wiser than myself on screen from time to time.Dustin Changhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15167432942941107991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3557005357973766375.post-427758821954591622010-03-19T02:00:13.750-04:002010-03-19T02:00:13.750-04:00you wanna expand on the "somewhat naive"...you wanna expand on the "somewhat naive"? cos i've seen the temptation, and man, naive is one thing that this film is not. may be you've got a little "disdain towards cultures in the periphery of this world" thing going on there...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com