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"She had had to learn the lines at school:
The Magus Zoroaster, my dead child,
Met his own image walking in the garden
She had had nightmares that night, after reading the lines... She had always hated Shelley for making it so lovely, when it wasn't loveliness but black panic."
The Magus Zoroaster, my dead child,
Met his own image walking in the garden
She had had nightmares that night, after reading the lines... She had always hated Shelley for making it so lovely, when it wasn't loveliness but black panic."
I can't do the rest of the book justice, but there are other characters who meet themselves, each a case study in what it means to look oneself in the face without lying, or fail to do so. 3/x (forgot the # above)
Williams ran in the same circles as Lewis and Tolkien, and the theology that comes through in his books is a much darker, truer vision of Christianity than theirs.
In Us, to meet oneself represents the greatest fear we have - as Americans. 4/x
In Us, to meet oneself represents the greatest fear we have - as Americans. 4/x
Which brings me to my hot take: I once saw a brilliant translation of a poem (possibly by Reinaldo Ribeiro?) which read:
WAR IS US / A GUERRA SOU E.U.
EU is "I" in Portuguese, so this reads "I am war." E.U. is also "The United States (U.S.)" 🤯 5/x
WAR IS US / A GUERRA SOU E.U.
EU is "I" in Portuguese, so this reads "I am war." E.U. is also "The United States (U.S.)" 🤯 5/x
It struck me when attempting to google something about the film, that the title is not just Us, but US.
As Red says, "We are Americans." And as Americans, our constitutional inability to face our shadow selves is the true threat of terror.
As Red says, "We are Americans." And as Americans, our constitutional inability to face our shadow selves is the true threat of terror.
Also, hot take numero dos: Halloween is going to be lit this year, especially for twins. I'm investing in red jumpsuit stock. x/x
