Amanhã vou ver o Elephant de Gus Van Sant.

"Há uma parábola budista, sobre um grupo de cegos que examinam várias partes de um elefante. Todos eles conseguem descrever a parte que lhes cabe, mas ninguém tem a percepção do todo," Gus Van Sant.
Cláudia Tomaz

Ontem vi o filme Nós de Cláudia Tomaz. Gostei bastante do argumento, mas não tanto do filme no seu todo. Uma das personagens, a Ângela, muda bastante de comportamento e de estilo de vida ao longo do filme e essa mudança atraiu-me bastante. As relações humanas e as mudanças súbitas e inexoráveis que lhes são inerentes estão bem presentes neste filme. Acho que me identifiquei ou que encontrei nesta história algumas histórias da minha própria vida. No entanto, é um filme muito parado, muito morto. Se não fosse pela banda sonora excelente, acho que me tinha vindo embora a meio. Não é um filme que promete à medida que avança, mas acaba por surpreender positivamente.
[Written by Madonna and Mirwais]
I've had so many lives
Since I was a child
And I realise
How many times I've died
I'm not that kind of guy
Sometimes I feel shy
I think I can fly
Closer to the sky
No ones telling you how to live your life
But it's a setup until you're fed up
This world is not so kind
People trap your mind
It's so hard to find
Someone to admire
I... I sleep much better at night
I feel closer to the light
Now I'm gonna try
To improve my life
No ones telling you how to live your life
But it's a setup until you're fed up
It's no good when you're misunderstood
But why should I care?
What the world thinks of me
Won't let a stranger
Give me a social disease
Nobody, nobody knows me
Nobody knows me
Nobody knows me
Like you know me
Nobody knows me
Nobody knows me
Nobody knows me
Like you know me
No ones telling you how to live my life
But it's a setup, and I'm just fed up
It's no good when you're misunderstood
But why should I care?
What the world thinks of me
Won't let a stranger
Give me a social disease
I don't want no lies
I don't watch TV
I don't waste my time
Won't read a magazine
I don't want no lies
I don't watch TV
I don't waste my time
Won't read a magazine
I... I sleep much better at night
I feel closer to the light
Now I'm gonna try
To improve my life
Nobody, nobody, nobody, nobody knows me
Nobody knows me
Nobody knows me
Like you know me
Nobody knows me
Nobody knows me
Nobody knows me
Like, like you know me
Like you know me
Like you know me
Like you know me
Like you know me
[ Its no fun but the damage is done
Don't want your social disease
Don't want your social disease]


Madonna photographed by Steven Klein for 'W'-Magazine [April 2003-issue]