Liquid Nonsense

I'm apparently a masochist on a deep fundamental level. How do I know this you ask? I do what any normal person would do after having a care-free drive, afternoon with Phil, and celebrate Mother's Day. Any guesses? You got it!! Watch emotionally debilitating movies!!

A week ago I picked up a few movies at Hollywood video and decided tonight was the night to watch the last one. So tonight's featured film was Downfall/Der Untergang. The movie is essentially about the last few days of World War II from the perspective of Hitler's youngest secretary.

I'm not going to provide a synopsis of the movie, but I will say it is unequivocally the best war movie I have ever seen. I shall further add that I've seen quite a few war movies. What makes it the best has nothing to do with fighting for ideology or heroism or anything else trying to glorify war. It's the side of war nobody wants to think about; the "what the fuck do WE do now that WE are completely fucked?!" I cry at movies all the time, but I usually mean that in the sense that I tear up a little bit. This movie had me openly and unabashedly crying in my room. It's amazing and I think anyone who talks about war or the meaning of patriotism as a good thing should sit down and watch this. It's god-damned amazing...also crippling, but god-damned amazing.

I'm going to download an episode or two of the Simpsons so I can have a chance at having some good dreams tonight.