Yes, another fangirling thing. But you will not imagine how obsess I am about Arthur Rimbaud. He is definitely the hottest poet that has ever lived. Hohoho. And for me, probably one of the most genius and fascinating because at the young age, he already established himself as a known poet. *Will blog more about him after I finish reading a book about him.
Move away Holden Caulfield, I found my new love. But he's dead again, long time ago. Lulz. My gahd why am I too fascinated with dead people and lifeless fictional character? But no, I'm not necrophiliac, okay? lulz.
Anyway, we watched a while a go The Tin Drum (Directed By Volker Schlöndorff and won a Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival) and Total eclipse (Directed by Agnieszka Holland in 1995 which is based on a 1967 play written by Christopher Hampton). Both are very nice films. The Tin Drum, original story by a Nobel Laureate, Gunter Grass, was in a magic realist mode but very different with Marquez' magic realism. I don't personally like it so I'm too lazy to discuss it (Maybe soon). But I must say that, The Tin Drum is a disturbing Film, but of course Blindness, originally written by Saramago, another Nobel Lureate is more disturbing. Hohoho.
However, Total eclipse is wonderful for me. Not only because DiCaprio is astonishingly handsome there, but i really like the idea of someone having the freedom to explore the world by himself. He reminds me of Holden Caulfield, because of destroying norms and doing what he wants without acknowledging what the society dictates, but the difference is. Arthur Rimbaud is real and he's character is charming. Although i'm quite sad because he is not that recognized today. He should have written more poems and literary pieces back then. *sighs
I've read in an article that Victor Hugo even called him an Infant Shakespeare, perhaps because he was only sixteen when he started composing impressive poems. But for me, he should not be compared with anyone. He's too unique! He's too awesome. I have read on a book about him, Complete Works of Arthur Rimbaud, that he was really a child genius even when he was still studying although, he was evidently rebellious even in the age of 10. Maybe I'll blog more about that soon. Hohoho, bastardic brilliance.
I think the film not only emphasize how genius he is but also his homosexual love affair with another poet, Paul Verlaine. I was scandalize when they first kissed. Imagine DiCaprio in his youth kissing an ugly guy. Hohoho. My gahd. And during that scene, maybe my reaction was too puzzled that my prof asked me if who was I expecting DiCaprio to kissed? I could have said, "me" but I prefer shutting my mouth. And I was more perplexed when they were appearing naked and all that and doing their thing. Whew. Eversince I entered the Literature Program, I have been seeing explicit sex scenes, violence and a lot of oddities. But that is a good thing, since I am being more aware of the real world.
One of the most memorable lines for me:
Rimbaud: Love..
Verlaine: yes..
Rimbaud: ..no such thing.
Verlaine: What do you mean?
Rimbaud: Whatever it is that binds families and married couples together, that's not love. That's stupidity or selfishness or fear. Love doesn't exist.
Verlaine: You're wrong..
Rimbaud: Self interest exists, attachment based on personal gain exists, complaisancy exists. But not love. Love has to be reinvented.
I quite remember zen perspective on love here. And i like this concept so much because you see, love is often mistaken by people's need to be attached and to posses, which is quite sad. We desired love, because of course, no matter how we not admit it, we also wanted to be loved back. Yes, that is natural, but that is not really the essence of love. We love because we love, no reasons required. It is a spontaneous feeling that enables our heart to soar or to fall.
And this line also,
Rimbaud:The only unbearable thing is that nothing is unbearable.
You can see the paradox in this statement, which I believe is right. If someone would say that pain is unbearable, but in the end he could withstand it without being dead, then that will fall in the category of bearable things. Don't you think? I mean, we can bear anything as long as we are still alive after. The only means that it would be unbearable is if we die after that 'thing' happened.
Rimbaud: You're here living like this because you have to. Drunk and sex and the kind of complaisant melonchonly and enough money to soak your self oblivious every night. But me, I'm here because I chose to be.
Again, the need over your freedom. People often decided to be attached with someone because they need them for their own self-interests. But a sincere lover disregard everything and just chose to love or be with someone he loves.
Rimbaud: I found it.
Verlaine: ..What?
Rimbaud: ...Eternity. Where the sun mingled with the sea.
I love the imagery here. But the most beautiful line, well, for me, is this,
Rimbaud: I understood that what I needed to become the first poet of this century is to experience everything in my body. It's no longer enough for me to be one person, I decided to be everyone. i decided to be a genius. I decided to originate the future.
All i can say after DiCaprio said that line was, wow.
Yes, such a rare kind of genius of his time.
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