tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072729371563273515.post925446745160801356..comments2023-08-25T13:02:43.876+01:00Comments on Life vs. Film: The Barbarian InvasionsJayCluitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972011198109066985noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072729371563273515.post-12511460655015300532013-03-04T13:01:18.987+00:002013-03-04T13:01:18.987+00:00I'm guessing that is the guy talking about 9/1...I'm guessing that is the guy talking about 9/11, which was a scene I felt a little uncomfortable with, as I'd previously assumed the title of the film referred to Sebastien et al invading Remy's last few days, and it felt like this was being compared to a terrorist attack.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to seeing Decline now, to get a better handle on thee characters' origins.JayCluitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16972011198109066985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072729371563273515.post-78741973431487940262013-03-04T00:23:57.929+00:002013-03-04T00:23:57.929+00:00I watched Decline and Barbarians back to back. I ...I watched Decline and Barbarians back to back. I feel I definitely got much more out of Barbarians than I would have otherwise. As you pointed out, most of the characters appeared first in Decline and they all have a history with each other. Part of the enjoyment from Barbarians is catching up on what these characters have been up to for the last 15 years. (And a man who shows up on a news program on the TV will be familiar to you.)<br /><br />For what it's worth, there is far more sex talk in Decline than there is in Barbarians. In fact, Decline is pretty much a movie about people talking about sex (and sometimes engaging in it.) The sex talk in Barbarians felt like it was more Arcand throwing in a few references to the first film for the folks who had seen it.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072729371563273515.post-72442991817303840242013-03-03T20:18:22.789+00:002013-03-03T20:18:22.789+00:00Thanks. That sounds like truly terrible timing whe...Thanks. That sounds like truly terrible timing when you watched this film! I'd heard the film was far more light-hearted than it turned out to be, so I can understand why you'd watched it then, possibly in the hope of being uplifted spirits-wise. Sometimes a little readig into what a film is about can be the right thing to do, I suppose.JayCluitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16972011198109066985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072729371563273515.post-85865857559117763582013-03-03T19:01:38.306+00:002013-03-03T19:01:38.306+00:00Nice write up. I made the dubious mistake of watc...Nice write up. I made the dubious mistake of watching this movie less than a week after my father was unexpectedly rushed to the hospital for something that could have turned into a life-threatening situation (I didn't know this was what the film was about when I put it in). Yeah, I was a wibbling mess by the end of it because all I kept thinking was, "I don't want my father to die. I don't want my father to die." It was too fresh, too painful, too real.<br /><br />I also haven't seen Decline, but it didn't feel like a hindrance. siochembiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487373396181856763noreply@blogger.com