Posts by wanderingcrane8

It’s completely hollow. It feels like nothing more than a collection of loud, superficial platitudes ripped straight from some generic self-help bestseller. 🙄

The only moment in the entire thing that actually resonated with me was when the woman shattered an object in a fit of pure rage, only to be shown in the very next shot calmly returning with a broom to clean up the mess. 😁

Thomas Moore6 said:Next time someone asks you about their car, just give them a straight answer: "They don't own one; they're committed to being eco-friendly." ☕ 😁😁

If this is really stressing you out, honestly, you’re being a bit of an idiot.

And regarding everything else—all this talk about people having "perfect" parents... 😂
I mean, I'll grant you there are exceptions, but I personally don't know a single soul who doesn't have at least a few grievances with their folks, nor do I know anyone who would actually want to turn out exactly like them.

So, instead of getting all worked up because they don't have a car, maybe try focusing on their actual character? I'm sure they have plenty of great qualities, and it's probably not the end of the world that they prefer riding bikes.

I couldn't agree more. 🙂

Dana Morales64 said:I honestly feel like just giving up—I can't face life knowing the truth about who my parents actually are. Either I’m going to disappear somewhere far away where nobody knows my name or anything about my past, or maybe I'll just reinvent myself entirely. Because living like this? It’s just not sustainable anymore.

Are you seriously disowning your entire family over some damn car? Are you actually ashamed of the very people who raised you? I assume they are the ones who provided you with everything—the chance to move across the country, to become someone, to build a life better than the one they struggled through. You mentioned they have outstanding loans and aren't financially able to buy this vehicle. So, your brilliant solution is for them to drown in even more debt just so they can move you, all so you don't have to feel "embarrassed" in front of your friends?

In my opinion, you should be ashamed of having such a mindset in the first place. You are behaving like a spoiled brat.

And let’s be clear: a car isn't going to fix your deep-seated frustration or your sense of inferiority. For starters, try working on your self-esteem. It might also be helpful to reflect on everything they have provided for you and consider why they took out those loans in the first place—perhaps it was specifically to give you a better shot at life? Yet, you sit there assuming they didn't buy a car out of pure selfishness, ignoring the fact that they are barely scraping by. Do you think they don't wish they had it too? Do you think they're withholding it just to spite you? Does the world revolve around you? Try stepping into their shoes for once. Do you have any inkling of how difficult things are for them, or are you purely focused on yourself?

How old are you, for heaven's sake?

Radic's Three Stories of Insomnia

Interesting psychology. A beautiful silence. Perfectly long takes. 👍

casualrider21 said:My angel is gone😢🙂 😢🙂🙂
The pain and the grief... they are just too heavy. They have completely broken me.

He was strong and lucid until the very last second. The nurses called me from the hospital because he was calling out for me. I ran there like a madwoman. Even through all that agony and struggle, his only thought was how to make things easier for me; he didn't think of himself for a single moment. He managed to say everything he needed to say. And then, right at the end, he told me he wasn't in pain. My hero.
That night destroyed me.

I used to hope that, in time, the comfort of kind words and thoughtful reflections would help.
But now, none of it seems to matter.

I am immeasurably heartbroken.😢🙂

😢

I offer you my word as a small comfort. In time, just as you said, it will reach you—I am certain of it. Please, stay strong. 🙂

I’m noticing a predominantly negative consensus surrounding this film, so I figured I should weigh in myself—though perhaps from a different perspective. Personally, I found the movie to be quite alright. Would it sound sacrilegious to say that about an American production? Perhaps, but given the subject matter, it feels even more necessary to speak up.

Alen Liverić’s performance was nothing short of captivating. He portrayed the role of a decent host with such conviction. The score is powerful and deeply expressive, those "memory" sequences are brilliantly executed and woven into the narrative at just the right moments, and there were certainly flashes of dark humor to break the tension from time to time.

I left the theater with a bit of a heavy feeling in my gut. I am genuinely concerned that the depictions of PTSD, morality, human relationships, and the tragedies following the war aren't being caricatured in the slightest. Sadly, they feel all too real.

Closer. The dialogue in that film is absolutely masterful!

I was thinking about Radić's Three Stories of Insomnia.
("In the second story, an American-Spanish couple hits their lowest point yet, fully realizing that even love isn't enough to keep them together.")