If you want all the feels and haven’t seen it yet, do yourself a favor and watch the 2023 movie The Holdovers. I’m just going to say, it’s worth it. So much to think about there. Paul Giamatti is outstanding in his role as the teacher who stayed at boarding school over the Christmas break with the handful of students who were not going home. So much of humanity is on display in this film. Just watch it.
Here’s a link to more info:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14849194/
A couple of quotes from the movie:
Paul Hunham: I guess I thought I could make a difference. I mean, I used to think I could prepare them for the world even a little. Provide standards and grounding like Dr. Greene always drilled into us. But, uh, the world doesn't make sense anymore. I mean, it's on fire. The rich don't give a shit. Poor kids are cannon fodder. Integrity is a punch line. Trust is just a name on a bank.
Miss Lydia Crane: Well... look, if that's all true, then now is when they most need someone like you.
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Paul Hunham: You know, Mr. Kountze, for most people, life is like a henhouse ladder: shitty and short. You were born lucky. Maybe someday, you entitled little degenerates will appreciate that. If you don't, I feel sorry for you and we will have failed to do our jobs.
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Paul Hunham: Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. For my money, it's like the Bible, the Koran, and the Bhagavad Gita all rolled up into one. And the best part is not one mention of God.
This song from the movie says it all:
Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying
Song by Labi Siffre
Crying
Crying never did nobody no good, no how
That's why I don't cry
That's why I don't cry
Laughing
Laughing sometimes does somebody some good somehow
That's why I'm laughing now
That's why I'm laughing now
Loving
Loving never did me no good, no how, no how
That's why I can't love you now
That's why I can't love you now
Lying
Lying never did nobody no good, no how, no how
So why am I lying now?
So why am I lying now?
So why am I lying now?
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Labi Siffre
Wow. Those quotes!! I must watch this. Thank you for the link.
Thanks for this wonderful post. We saw the movie and I think that it will grow to be a classic— a testament to our times.