tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233413034415992317.post6792413321341367696..comments2020-12-30T12:56:45.883-06:00Comments on ye olde republicke: Not an easy pieceGabriel Conroyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03027746942101340042noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233413034415992317.post-30478563935721941322012-12-11T17:28:07.338-06:002012-12-11T17:28:07.338-06:00Thanks, Russell. Your take on the movie matches m...Thanks, Russell. Your take on the movie matches my (incomplete) take on it.<br /><br />By the way, thanks for stopping by!Gabriel Conroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17566193099628849226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233413034415992317.post-52254770929779216422012-12-11T07:38:51.684-06:002012-12-11T07:38:51.684-06:00Just for the record, I've seen "Five Easy...Just for the record, I've seen "Five Easy Pieces."<br /><br />I hated it.<br /><br />It's one of the films I've put in my mental "Movies About Jerks We're Supposed to Like for Some Reason" file. I <i> never </i> (I'm using italics for emphasis, too!) like those movies.<br /><br />Anyhow, I don't think you're appreciation for the scene would be enhanced by seeing the whole flick.Russell Saundershttp://ordinary-gentlemen.com/russellsaundersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233413034415992317.post-16368955606057981392012-12-02T09:52:51.930-06:002012-12-02T09:52:51.930-06:00I know I had heard that term before, I didn't ...I know I had heard that term before, I didn't realize what it meant until you mentioned it.<br /><br />I should say that sometimes I do think of a witty comeback in time, but I usually regret saying it.<br /><br />Gabriel Conroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17566193099628849226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233413034415992317.post-69236819107500126482012-12-01T20:10:55.965-06:002012-12-01T20:10:55.965-06:00l'espirit d'escalier.
I don't often t...l'espirit d'escalier.<br /><br />I don't often think of the witty comeback in the moment or after the moment.Dr Xnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233413034415992317.post-87432362016252521962012-12-01T17:35:50.085-06:002012-12-01T17:35:50.085-06:00Dr. X,
That's interesting food for thought. ...Dr. X,<br /><br />That's interesting food for thought. I might need to think on it more so I can write a good response.<br /><br />A few first thoughts on your comment:<br /><br />I do think that seeing the mind as you do--with "a lot of autopilot"--might be a very workable way to view it. It's possible I as the viewer ought to show some empathy for Nicholson's character. It's easy for me to judge the person-who-gives-witty-comebacks in large part because I'm often on the receiving end of such witty comebacks. (I tend to think of my own comeback only several hours later, if at all. If I were Lloyd Bentsen, I would have come up with the JFK quip the day after the election, not that it helped him or his running mate all that much.)<br /><br />At any rate, thanks for commenting!<br /><br /><br />Gabriel Conroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17566193099628849226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233413034415992317.post-59892364900864908992012-12-01T14:28:29.904-06:002012-12-01T14:28:29.904-06:00If I ever saw the movie, I don't remember the ...If I ever saw the movie, I don't remember the content or what I thought of it, so I couldn't comment on the scene, either partly or fully. But I'll say that context and nuance matter a great deal. I don't simply mean context of a scene, but context in real life situations, and contexts are often ignored by parties to difficulties. Nonetheless, contexts are influencing everyone involved. Think of a situation like Israelis and Palestinians, but it's also true of what we think of as mundane transactions in life.<br /><br />When someone refers to rising above a situation (often easier said than done), I think about recognition of the fact that there is much more going on than what we most immediately perceive. It's a kind of wisdom that, when present, will always be helpful in our dealings with others.<br /><br />The perfect response/the perfect retort seems like it could often be a case of getting caught up in the moment on a dehumanizing level, though it can be quite difficult to avoid getting caught up in this way. I see the mind as a context bound, wobbly affair with a lot of autopilot built into it.Dr Xnoreply@blogger.com