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All comments so far seem not to realize this is satirizing mindfulness
by obventio56 5y ago
All comments so far seem not to realize this is satirizing mindfulness
- nepthar 5y agoWhy do you think it's satire? I didn't get that read.
- tantalor 5y agoIs this sincere advice? - Walk across a room with care - Open a window with care - Shoot a guy with care
- uoaei 5y agoYes? What's your problem with it? Have you ever heard of Zen Buddhism? All the "advice" you get from Zen teachings is pretty similar to this, except with more focus on not-doing as an approach to doing.
- obventio56 5y agoI guess it’s just the premise. Retiree transforms his life and solves all his problems by doing exactly what he was going before only... more carefully? And duel is certainly absurdist. I enjoyed the film, but I think it’s intention is largely opposite what is being received here.
- chasebank 5y agoI don't think it is satirical. https://www.vice.com/en/article/9aa3vy/do-easy-william-s-burroughs-and-gus-van-sant-show-you-how-to-get-things-done https://www.vice.com/en/article/9aa3vy/do-easy-william-s-bur...
- C-x_C-f 5y agoWhile the video certainly contains absurdist elements (the duchess scene gets me every time), I've always seen it as being sincere in tone. It feels a bit like a fable or a parable, in that it contains deliberately unrealistic parts to get the point across, but remains in good faith nonetheless.
- abledon 5y agoif you watch the video after 3:50, it starts to crack into non-seriousness. esp when it gets to the shot of the guy zipping up his open fly
- uoaei 5y agoJust because it's not something typically shown in film doesn't make it absurdist.
- timeon 5y agoI always thought it was about obsession.
- dang 5y agoIt's more interesting than that. Burroughs was one of the Beats after all.
- obventio56 5y agoHi dang