I just finished watching the epic movie for the first time in years. This is probably the first time that I have actually been old enough to understand what it all means. It left me with so many thoughts and questions on my own mortality and the choices I've made. So I was wondering, any of you guys that have watched The Wall, did you like it? And more importantly, did it make you stop and examine your own life in any way? I have to admit that it brought out a fear in me that I thought was buried deep away, but seeing the movie made those fears come to the surface. I have oftentimes worried of becoming exactly what Pink was in the film: Alone, desolate, isolated from the world around him, and in the dark. I have not always treated those I love the way I should. I'm sure we all probably have moments like that, but I have questioned what it would be like to be on the outside, looking in, perhaps into my own life as it were. Without anyone to love, or someone else to save in the process. This film is so deep, and thought provoking. I would love to share any thoughts you guys may have on it, or, like I said, how it relates to your own world.
i love the wall, having said that...it doesnt effect me the same way...i like to watch it and realize that im not THAT fucking crazy.....im not shaving my eyebrows off or literally floating in a pool bleeding...its a win/win for me...
Manda, you should, as soon as you can. Jerr, I didn't really imagine myself in the sort of sense that Pink was in, mentally speaking. He was very disturbed by his own condemnation. Part of my fear though might have been in wondering how far a person CAN go before turning into that state that he was in.
That is the easiest thing in the world to change. We don't have any children so I kinda worry about what my life will be like when I get older,, but I prepare for that along the way and will be working toward putting myself in a situation that will be more accomodating for one or both of us when we get elderly. The only time I spent "alone"... as in not having a wife, was a two year period between my marriages, and I LOVED it ! But even then I was surrounded by girlfriends, family, work & friends. There is nothing more important in you life than the way you treat the people who love you.
I should say this, althought it is delving into my fears a bit more that I normally would allow publicly. I have been a bit disconnected from alot of people for awhile now. My family rarely sees each other anymore, except at holidays. The only exception to that is my mother, because she lives in the same town as me. I talk to my sister occasionally, but not as much as I should. And I rarely call my friends anymore. I do speak to alot of my friends that are on here daily, which helps alot, but somehow I just always forget to stay in touch with others in my life, or even make excuses not to call at times. When I am in a relationship, I am different in that respect. I will call my girlfriend often, whenever I can, really. But I also have a harder time approaching women to begin with, because I have become a bit jaded from past experiences. Sometimes I am afraid that I will not find a companion, at least one that lasts longer than a few months, because I have such a hard time connecting. I have tried to ask myself what I should do differently, but I never act on my decisions. I am pretty much afraid of love, but at the same time, I am afraid of ending up alone. It's a no win situation, and I realize that only I can pull myself out of that place, but the question becomes how, and when.
