The release of Sharon Clare’s Love of Her Lives has me thinking of fated lovers, destined to live, and love, for eternity.
Sometimes, a story takes you on a journey far from the truths you hold dear. Sometimes, you have to suspend your belief.
Like a never-ending merry-go-round, some believe we live our lives over again.
With black and white sequences, Dead Again explores this phenomenon we call reincarnation. The film, starring Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branagh, revisits a murder from the 1940s and brings noir film back to life, pun intended.
IMHO, Robin Williams has the film’s best lines. “Someone’s either a smoker or a non-smoker, there’s no in between. Trick is to find out which one you are, and be that.”
~Substitutes ‘smoker’ for ‘writer’, looks in mirror, drags self out of revision limbo.~
If we could live our lives over again, why would we? Why climb aboard the merry-go-round?
To continue our life journey?
To right past wrongs?
William’s character has another great line: “You burn somebody somebody in one life, they get a chance to burn you back in this one. It’s the Karma Credit Plan. Buy now, pay forever.”
Looking in my shoe closet, I wonder if I spent a past life bare foot.
Enjoy the trailer.
“Buy now. Pay Later.”
Words to live by.
Absolutely, Alison. Past lives or not, our deeds follow us, karma will get us.
Sounds like Robin Williams stole the show, no surprise there. Would I chose to live again? I think so. Especially if I could remember what I learned the first time around. Wouldn’t that be great!
There are no small parts, only small actors. Robin is a ginormous actor, with a few short scenes.
Would I like to remember? Lessons, yes. Good times, yes. Even bad times. But the embarrassing times? Ugh.
Wow. Buy now, pay forever. I guess I do believe in karma. I haven’t seen Dead Again. How did I miss it?
One of my papers in college was on reincarnation — research at the library and all. Yes. I actually wrote fact versus fiction. The cases and supporting facts were so compelling, I made the decision then not to ‘disbelieve’ in Karma or define heaven/hell/afterlife.
As for buy “buy now, pay forever”…
You mean there isn’t a Karma return policy I can master? ERK!
Thank you for plugging Love of Her Lives, again, Sherry. Much appreciated.
I wonder if people might think twice about how they treat the planet or each other if they knew they would have to reap what they sow eventually.
I loved to romanticize the concept with a love that was both imperfect and eternal.
Great lines, great movie. I think “Buy now, pay forever” will be burned in my head all day. A good reminder for us all.
Same could be said for ‘Don’t pay for a year’ credit promotions, Tami! That line makes a great cautionary tale for bankruptcy!
I loved Dead Again when it came out. Do you remember the movie Audrey Rose when it came out? Based on the novel by Frank De Felitta.
Yes, Carole. I saw Audrey Rose a million years ago. Am reading the book right now, and plan to watch the film again.