Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 movie Vertigo is difficult for me.
Confusing, and -- 'Wait -- what happened?'
I was planning to watch it again -- try again.
And then got the idea to look on You Tube and see if there are videos analyzing the movie, to tell me what I should notice and how to understand it.
There is a good, long video with commentary on the film by William Friedkin -- I didn't know he was still living -- he directed The Exorcist -- (I guess I thought maybe he scared himself to death with his own movie....)
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Also on You Tube -- here is your chance to see a great film for free! - The Third Man is on there--amazing!
The original in black-and-white, plus someone has colorized it and that version is there, too!
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more Reader Comments under the NYT guest essay,
In Israel, the Worst May Be Yet to Come
by Adam Shinar
Terence
Canada
The contrast between the active Israeli populace over a Supreme Court issue, and the total passivity of the US populace in their own situation, is remarkable. And the main reason why one is so pessimistic about the eventual collapse of the United States into anarchy.
Geoff
Brooklyn, NY
Terence - Well, voters in the US handed Trump and Trumpism political defeats in 2018, 2020, 2022 and various special elections in which voters were highly activated and engaged.
Our work isn't done. The photos of demonstrations in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem are beautiful and they make for great social media sharing. But they're powerless.
The US remains a democracy (for now). Israel is sliding into full-on theocracy. We aren't remaining a democracy through passivity.
Matthew Rose
Paris, France
Would Biden withhold the $4 billion the U.S. annually supplies to the Israeli military? It seems unlikely. The larger question of why some countries are turning towards right wing authoritarianism, and in many cases religious theocracies, is troubling.
Perhaps as humanity embraces science in all aspects of life it also seems to want a band aid of religion to answer its anxiety. Problem is: Religion is the cause of anxiety.
kizilbash
Allentown, Pennsylvania
We have a constitution in the US yet we are facing similar problems. A constitution is only as good as the character of the people using it.
just Robert
North Carolina
The power grabs by Netanyahu in Israel are a foretaste of what our country will become if Trump is allowed back in the White House.
Netanyahu has been indicted for corruption just as Trump has been.
And it seems that the weakening of the Judiciary in Israel is ultimately meant to shield Netanyahu from further prosecution, something that our own former president longs to do as he tries to keep himself out of jail.
Drspock
New York
The worst is yet to come? If you're Palestinian and live in Jenin the worst happens every day.
Make no mstake, the right wing coalition that controls the Knesset does not bode well for democracy in Israel. But democracy in Israel, present or past, has not boded well for the Palestinians.
To be fair there are elements in the West Bank that believe that it's still 1948 and their intent is to eliminate Israel.
But the current government of Israel believes that it's 1967, and they are prepared to complete their military victory with full annexation of the West Bank.
And it's not as if the Israeli Supreme Court has ever been a defender of the rights of Palestinians. Now they may not even be able to defend the rights of Israeli Jews.
But the US concern for the future of democracy in Israel is only for its Jewish citizens. That's not democracy. Nor is it an adherence to principles of human rights.
It's hard to even describe the US position because it's a non-position. But it is an opportunity.
The US could say, we have supported Israel as the only democracy in the Middle East. But if that changes, so will our level of support.
And if the policies of ethnic cleansing continue, our level of support will also significantly diminish.
It's time for Israel to seriously consider a one state, democratic solution to its conflict with the Palestinians.
Either incorporate them as full citizens, or return to the green line and let them go.
Annexation and democracy cannot coexist.
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