Melancholia

Over this very uneventful Canada Day week-end, I ended up watching a boat load of movies. Which is great because i am very close to accomplishing my summer list and which isn't because sometimes i feel like i am living life removed from it. Like the real world is out there and i am here, in my room, watching it all go by without being an active participant. Anyways, maybe my state of mind was exacerbated by watching Lars Von Trier's terrific Melancholia. I mean...wow. If you get a chance to watch it, please do. For the images alone. So so stunning, like starring at a real-life museum. The story (or shall i say stories) in itself is quite sinuous and can get long but the depiction of deep depression and Von Trier's obsession with the calm that comes with being in the eye of the storm are quite poignant. I finished watching the movie and wondered myself: if i was sure of my own demise, what would i do? Would i panic? Would i wait calmly for the world to collapse? Would i cry? Makes you wonder... What would you do? xox