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  The House Is Black 1963

  Watched 04 Apr 2023

  it's clear lepers are more vulnerable to the abyss, to become discouraged and overcome by despair. so it's comforting that Forugh's poetry acknowledges God's presence everywhere. simply to find solace in it would be our salvation.

  "The Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart" (1 Samuel 16:7).

  "Lord, now indeed I find 
  Thy power, and Thine alone, 
  Can change the leper's spots, 
  And melt the heart of stone"
  (Jesus paid it all).

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  Minamata: The Victims and Their World 1971

  Watched 29 Mar 2023

  Fishermen turned fishers of men. Faced with mercury poisoning via a factory, the victims try to reach those in cities around them with a cry against environmental pollution. After Jesus left them, the apostles were to bring hope to those around them with the promise of eternal life but these victims had no hope to begin with concerning their relatives' futures because the only way to relieve the burden would be death. All they can do is share it's horrors,…

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  Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets 1971

  Watched 13 Mar 2023

  definitely moments of unparalleled beauty but contrary to popular opinion, the soundtrack is really fucking annoying (at least the majority of it). to me it's just noise that acts as a mental block for me to grasp why Terayama implemented seemingly irrelevant obtrusions. I can't remember at what point it was, but a crucified animal came out nowhere with no context. maybe every aspect that ruined my experience achieved its purpose so I could go outside. maybe outside, i'm not suffocated…

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  Humanity and Paper Balloons 1937

  Watched 14 Jan 2023

  depressing in an authentic sense (the characters felt very real to me).