I'll make this one quick. The cinematography is superb and drives the points with elegance and plainness. There's a darkness in certain scenes that pulls the audience in, and the main actor never succumbs to the temptation of over-acting the scenes.
However, his character does succumb to the temptation of the dreamworld. 'The show must go on' is one of the better known phrases out there that this movie is about. When everything around you crashes, inexplicably, the last thing you want to do is stay in bed and dwell in dream. One needs to face reality as the only means to survive. This film highlights that dimension of life very well, and very clearly.
Past glory won't bring one any glory in the future, and nostalgia is dangerous to the soul. Attempting to override our present illnesses and limits by forcing a return to the past, to the "good old days", is a mistake that may be one's last, as it is here, as the very conclusion of this piece. The music room is an allegory of the background noise the tumultuous mind needs to cover the unbearable silence of reality.
However, his character does succumb to the temptation of the dreamworld. 'The show must go on' is one of the better known phrases out there that this movie is about. When everything around you crashes, inexplicably, the last thing you want to do is stay in bed and dwell in dream. One needs to face reality as the only means to survive. This film highlights that dimension of life very well, and very clearly.
Past glory won't bring one any glory in the future, and nostalgia is dangerous to the soul. Attempting to override our present illnesses and limits by forcing a return to the past, to the "good old days", is a mistake that may be one's last, as it is here, as the very conclusion of this piece. The music room is an allegory of the background noise the tumultuous mind needs to cover the unbearable silence of reality.