Sideways, revisited

Sideways is at the $2.50 theater; saw it tonight with lovelikeyeast. It bore a repeat quite well, I must say. Among other things I was able to notice how many segments or episodes it has---it kept surprising me with stuff I'd forgotten. I also enjoyed thinking about, and briefly pow-wowing with LLY about, that moment we all know (one of which occurs in the film) in which the tension of possible/pending/opportunity-for sex is peaking, and how we handle that moment. (Unlike our protagonist, if I panic, I tend to blurt out something verbally about the panic itself.) (Which, you might be surprised to hear, doesn't necessarily quash the, uh, "potentiality" of the moment.)

What struck me most this time, though---so much so that I feel embarrassed for not having grasped it the first time---is what seems to be the movie's strongest "message," to me, tonight anyway. ( Cut here for length, and possible spoilers )

Sideways, revisited

Sideways is at the $2.50 theater; saw it tonight with lovelikeyeast. It bore a repeat quite well, I must say. Among other things I was able to notice how many segments or episodes it has---it kept surprising me with stuff I'd forgotten. I also enjoyed thinking about, and briefly pow-wowing with LLY about, that moment we all know (one of which occurs in the film) in which the tension of possible/pending/opportunity-for sex is peaking, and how we handle that moment. (Unlike our protagonist, if I panic, I tend to blurt out something verbally about the panic itself.) (Which, you might be surprised to hear, doesn't necessarily quash the, uh, "potentiality" of the moment.)

What struck me most this time, though---so much so that I feel embarrassed for not having grasped it the first time---is what seems to be the movie's strongest "message," to me, tonight anyway. ( Cut here for length, and possible spoilers )