tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post7619098796185347925..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: Young TörlessEd Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-65037078913068915302009-05-21T16:06:34.926-04:002009-05-21T16:06:34.926-04:00Thank you for your review. I came across it just ...Thank you for your review. I came across it just after posting a paragraph about the book on my own blog:<br />http://oldnovocastrian.blogspot.com/The Novocastrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653211980874016993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-73248582692572672802009-04-12T17:10:00.000-04:002009-04-12T17:10:00.000-04:00"The allegory here is of course patently obvious, ..."The allegory here is of course patently obvious, so much so that it probably doesn't need to be spelled out. Törless, like the German people during the Holocaust, sits silently by while people are tortured, while casual brutality becomes the norm. This is a film about the ugly fascination of violence, and the moral justifications of people who go along with and ignore violence and cruelty."<BR/>Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.com