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I knew my line on pretentiousness would get a few reactions. To clarify (don't see much misunderstanding, BTW), I did not mean the film is pretentious. Rather, it is my own way of discussing the film. This happens when I know it didn't connect with me on a personal level, but then to discuss it, I must use very large themes to talk about it. Therefore, it is myself that becomes pretentious since I would talk about grand themes that I don't necessary believe in, or have connected with.
Brook, I didn't think of the boy going through with the construction of the bell as based on his faith. I thought of it as his way of proving himself, on a youthful, brave, and naive basis. But your reading of the boy gives Andrei's final actions better logic.
Chris, isn't Stray Dog great? I've heard of comparisons making this Kurosawa's Bicycle Thieves, and it sort of makes sense. And that finale, wow!
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