Finger reiben
Mai 11th, 2011 | Verhaltensstörungen | Tags: Finger, Reiben | 1 Kommentar »Immer wenn ich etwas in der Küche suche und überlege wo es ein könnte, reibe ich an beiden Händen meinen Zeigfinger und Mittelfinger aneinander. Sieht schon sehr komisch aus.
Some people adsvie others to close their eyes during the loooong opening scene of Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan. That would be a mistake. Yes, it’s carnage, it’s horrible, it’s relentless, it’s bloody, it’s random death, it’s a portrayal of fear and courage and raw coincidence. But it’s also one of the most powerful pieces of cinematography ever filmed.There are many other scenes that have stayed with me during the years since I last saw this unforgettable film, perhaps Spielberg’s best ever. Perhaps the most poignant one that comes immediately to mind is the woman whose sons are all away at war. She’s on a remote farm, washing dishes, and thru her window she sees the dust of approaching cars. She goes outside to meet the visitors, tenses as she sees military brass and a chaplain step from the cars, then crumples wordlessly to the worn boards of her front porch as she tries to take in the news: all her boys have been killed, except for one: Private Ryan.Another related scene, the one that came just before this one, is equally gut-wrenching (and in both scenes, there is no dialogue, just heart-stabbing visuals that are more powerful than any words could have been) as a woman charged with sending out letters of the We Regret to Inform You variety realizes that she’s seen three letters with the same address within the past few days, and she takes this terrible proof to her supervisor and thus is born the search for the surviving son, to bring him home to his momma.Tom Hanks, with his own persona of morality and honesty, is perfectly cast as the good Captain Miller, a soldier’s soldier charged with this onerous task, and of course there is terrible cost.Saving Private Ryan is the film Spielberg HAD to make. Outstanding, in every possible way.