[HoniSoniproca]

hey to one and alley, (pun possibly intended)

great to hear from others reaching the light beyond the great dismal swamp of forgiveness. *s

i stumbled upon a little treasure of a movie this morning and thought i would share. it's called "all that heaven allows" set in the 50's with rock hudson and jane wyman. the social commentary is extraordinary if you consider the era of the film. beyond the social subtext there is a very spiritual/enlightened theme. if you're a thoreau fan (like i am) you'll adore the message. the director, douglas sirk, is masterful with imagery. he uses several sun and prison symbols during catalyst moments. a tv set is one of the final prison image sequences, amazing. note too that rock is very shadowy and dark in the beginning and as jane becomes "enlightened" he becomes brighter.

for us irony fans, there is also a scene where jane asks rock how he "taught" his friend to "find joy in his life". rock states that you can't teach anyone to discover themselves, they have to do it alone and then "become a man and act on it". jane replies, so you want me to be a man? :d rock pauses just long enough to shift his eyes a few times, hilarious.

" if a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer" thoreau

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