--- In [email protected], "Rory Goff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], akasha_108 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > RE Being There -- it seems an odd choice if one is viewing it as a > > good representation. Maybe its been too long since I have seen it, > or perhaps I missed something, but i remember it as a very funny > SATIRE!. > > > > It was making fun of "enlightenment" figures who spout wisdom that > > seems no more profound than the mundane mutterings of a common > > gardener. It was NOT saying that the Sellers character WAS > enlightened and this is how it is. Or did I miss something. > > You may have missed the last scene in which he was walking on water, > IIRC ...:-)
That water scene, as I recall, captured the point of the film. The simple gardner was a mirror onto which everyone projected their own stuff, their own fantasies and insights they wanted to hear. Yet Chauncy was just a simple naive bummbler, with no pretentions, not much discernable touch with reality, and no special skills or insights. He did not even understand how people percieved him or what the fuss was about. The water scene showed both realities. >From Chancey's perspective, he had no ability to discern reality from non-reality. He accepted that he was walking on water, he accepted something unreal as real, an illusion, as perhaps some accept they can fly or that the Pundits are coming. >From the perspective of those looking for a "message" -- both characters in the film, and those watching the film, who see nothing but their own projections of wisdom and insight in platitudes -- they continued to see "wisdom" and miracles where there were none. The author contined to pull the rug out from under them. Do you really think in that ending Kozinsky was saying, "yes, what Chauncy was saying is all true, and he really deservesd to be president, he is indeed a wise man."? No, he was laughing his head off and satirizing the gullibility of people and the folly of their grand projections of wisdom onto someone who is delusional, unable to discern reality from non-reality. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
