The first time I watched this film (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58iXypYPNrw) I felt shocked. Should I laugh or should I cry? Was it terrible or was it funny? Now that I've watched it again, I realize the film should be both terrible and funny. It is shocking because it shows us our narcissistic selves. If we don't stop, we'll soon be trapped inside ourselves (which the film appropriately portrays as the saddest place to be), unable to touch or enjoy the outside world.
But laughter comes as the cure. We have to laugh at the end of the film because it's humbling to laugh at ourselves, to say that we are ridiculous, to say that we are lost. That's the first step to loosing the little narcissistic shadows of ourselves. Laughter acknowledges that we are humble and helpless creatures. We are as silly and laughable as dolls caught in a doll shop. This film does not give any reason to hope for an escape, but I put it to you that if you know the end of the real story, you can laugh at this one.
Now for something totally different and just because it's beautiful: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iDD7wqtwmM&feature=BF&list=PL6F2A53BF3BD34074&index=6
Enjoy.
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