tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648345.post2191146227033122912..comments2024-03-20T19:15:29.520+09:00Comments on the qualia journal: The kindness of Oscar Wilde.Ken Mogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15611963596749734670noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648345.post-85854345749640266302010-04-02T21:18:59.592+09:002010-04-02T21:18:59.592+09:00I find your review of the 1997 film "Wilde&qu...I find your review of the 1997 film "Wilde" convincing. Your argument that Oscar Wilde's kindness is responsible for his downfall makes a lot of sense to me, because I regard kindness or kindheartedness as liability, which can cause damage and destruction, rather than asset. I also believe that an individual character defines his choice and subsequently his fate. My belief is based on my experience and also my reading of an article about American playwright Sam Shepard, who says "a character is something that cannot be helped," like "destiny." I have no doubt about it--the film succeeded in presenting Wilde as the victim of his attribute, kindness.<br /><br />It is a pity that I have not seen the whole of the film "Wilde". I saw the latter part of the film when it was aired on TV some years ago. It graphically portrays Wilde being incarcerated for homosexuality and subjected to a degrading labor. I feel pained when I recall the film's forlorn image of Wilde who was completely humiliated, before ending his life in the gutter.Nobuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799237778302103697noreply@blogger.com