People I know and respect and even love like his work. But I never get farther in than a few minutes, before I make a firm decision not to spend any more of time I have left in life at the age of 71 on this. Take your pick. This is like the diet Pepsi of awkwardness β something of a cola flavoring, but with a terrible artificial aftertaste.
I mean, weirding modules? Where the hell did that come from? Why are we looking at those? Hey, I can take looking at gross things. This is one film that refuses to shy away from the horrors of war. And yet⦠a lot of folks like it. I mentioned that to my good friend, the late Dan Henderson, who was very much the aesthete. Because of that similar feeling, I considered Lynch as an absurdist. And only those among you who have an interest in swords, swordfighting, history, and the blacksmithing trade.
There will be tours concentrating on the varied kinds of real, historical blades on display, all the way back to the oldest artifact in the museum β a year-old katana taken from the body of a Japanese officer on Iwo Jima in And I highly recommend checking out the newest part of the museum, the Vietnam War exhibit, focusing on the experiences of South Carolinians who served in Southeast Asia.
But there will be plenty of activity that is only happening today, including modern sport fencing, and various live enthusiasts portraying soldiers, knights, pirates and more β and giving demonstrations.
Plus interesting vendors and displays. And be sure to check out the blacksmith , working at his glowing forge to fashion a sword in the 18th-century style, as you watch. But seriously, I had planned to be there myself this morning. Did I cut too much?
