Comments for Diving Bell's Bodily Cage at http://www.rednow.com , comment 0 to 1 out of 1 comments http://www.rednow.com Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:00:41 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.rednow.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=571&Itemid=49#pc_190 Thanks for the thoughts on the film Eric. I think you really nailed it, in saying that the cages we are stuck in are not always locked. Henri Nouwen talked about "Choosing Joy" as he was reflecting on Rembrandt's painting. It's an easy thought to throw around, but how the heck do you do it in the midst of this? While I could say this film is a celebration of what is human about us - something that Bauby's friend tells him to hold onto when he visits him, it is much more a celebration of everything else in the world. I kept thinking of the end of American Beauty when Lester posthumously says "I suppose I could be pissed off, but it's hard to stay mad when there is so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I'm seeing it all at once and it's too much. My heart fills up like a balloon that's about to burst." I don't want to choose joy because I am not in Bauby's condition - I want to choose joy because there is SO MUCH beauty in the world and so much to be joyful of. - Rob Hankins Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:05:33 +0100