[lit-ideas] Re: "The Day After Yesterday"
- From: Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 14:31:06 EST
In a message dated 1/31/2005 2:25:03 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
pas@xxxxxxxx writes:
Having seen this movie over the weekend, I am tempted to say "Alas, this is
one of the FEW sparks of the potential for good dialogue in an otherwise
WAY OVERBLOWN movie."
It's rather fitting that THAT line has sparked a post [by JLS] to
lit-ideas. In fact, that was the only exchange in the whole movie that
jumped out at me as an "mmm hmm!" [pondering sound with hand on chin]
moment in what is a talky film with nothing worth talking about
---
Well, yes, thank you. Maia (the actor playing Maia) deserves the Oscar for
her performance of that line,
"Oh, you mean, 'today'.
Without a bit of condescension, as it is said online.
Problem is that Miles _doubts_, but that's his character I suppose. He goes,
"Mmm. I suppose so."
But it's obvious that Maia is failing to see the _implicature_ of the novel.
A hymn to pessimism, as it is described online. The 'suicidal title' par
excellence, with echoes of a hangover.
I'm not sure I agree with Andreas that 'today' is used only for 'sunny days'
('when there is sun'). Surely a novel titled "Today" would not 'trigger' the
'suicidal' implicature that 'The day after yesterday' seems to trigger.
Thanks for the comments,
Cheers,
JL
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