diff --git a/content/daily-notes/2024-11-28.md b/content/daily-notes/2024-11-28.md index 78ea1ea..65a4ffa 100644 --- a/content/daily-notes/2024-11-28.md +++ b/content/daily-notes/2024-11-28.md @@ -27,23 +27,26 @@ Love this short post which gives the ffmpeg command to extract sprites from a vi #### Denis Villeneuve on the cycle of violence Mathew Beloni interviewed Denis Villeneuve for the latest episode of _The Town_ podcast: [‘Dune’ Director Denis Villeneuve on Plans for Part 3, ‘Star Wars’ Interest, and Art Vs. Commerce | The Town](https://lnns.co/MBmyRL9FTcI) -Speaker A: What would you say are the kinds of themes that you are drawn to? If someone was going to predict what your next film or three films down the line would be, would they say he's attracted to these types of scripts? -Speaker B: I would say existential anxiety, for sure. +I was quite struck by his thoughts on violence -Speaker A: Existential anxiety. You know, like Nolan seems to be attracted to the concepts of time. Spielberg. It's always about the relationship between family and their. And their kids. And what is it about your. What do you think? +Beloni: What would you say are the kinds of themes that you are drawn to? If someone was going to predict what your next film or three films down the line would be, would they say he's attracted to these types of scripts? -Speaker B: I see a cycle of violence. +Villeneuve: I would say existential anxiety, for sure. -Speaker A: A cycle of violence? +Beloni: Existential anxiety. You know, like Nolan seems to be attracted to the concepts of time. Spielberg. It's always about the relationship between family and their. And their kids. And what is it about your. What do you think? -Speaker B: Yeah. Project that are talking about the cycle of the repetition of history. Cycle of violence. That's something that I'm obsessed by. +Villeneuve: I see a cycle of violence. -Speaker A: Hmm. Why? +Beloni: A cycle of violence? -Speaker B: Because we're stuck with it. Because I want to find a way out. +Villeneuve: Yeah. Projects that are talking about the cycle of the repetition of history. Cycle of violence. That's something that I'm obsessed by. -Speaker A: Yeah. And what do you mean by a cycle of violence? You mean wars? Do you mean personal violence? Crime? That kind of thing? +Beloni: Hmm. Why? -Speaker B: Everything. It's like the idea that we are like, in our genes, the heritage from our ancestors through our education to how we are raised, the transmission of anger. How can we get rid of that anger? How can. Of that hate? It's something that is very profound. And it's like we are spinning on ourselves like a dryer. It's like, how can we stop being so stupid? It's a very primitive force, but there's a way out. And slowly. Yeah. +Villeneuve: Because we're stuck with it. Because I want to find a way out. + +Beloni: Yeah. And what do you mean by a cycle of violence? You mean wars? Do you mean personal violence? Crime? That kind of thing? + +Villeneuve: Everything. It's like the idea that we are like, in our genes, the heritage from our ancestors through our education to how we are raised, the transmission of anger. How can we get rid of that anger? How can. Of that hate? It's something that is very profound. And it's like we are spinning on ourselves like a dryer. It's like, how can we stop being so stupid? It's a very primitive force, but there's a way out. And slowly. Yeah.