What You’ll Not Have Seen
When you see the twentieth century
in any tale it told of itself—
The Wild Bunch, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp,
The Grand Illusion, Reds, The Roaring Twenties,
The Untouchables, Public Enemy, M,
Bonnie and Clyde, Paper Moon, Chinatown,
The Godfather, Rules of the Game, Modern Times,
The 39 Steps, Monsieur Verdoux, The Maltese Falcon,
Citizen Kane, The Great Dictator, Shadow of a Doubt,
Casablanca, PT109, The Dirty Dozen,
Patton, A Canterbury Tale, The Tin Drum, Gandhi,
The Red Shoes, Wild Strawberries, Limelight, All about Eve,
Sunset Boulevard, The Wages of Fear,
Strangers on a Train, The Last Picture Show, M*A*S*H,
Vertigo, Rear Window, L. A. Confidential,
Touch of Evil, North by Northwest, Cape Fear, Psycho,
Goldfinger, The Birds, The Exterminating Angel,
Doctor Strangelove, JFK, Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte,
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Battle of Algiers,
Viva Las Vegas!, A Hard Day’s Night, Help!, GoodFellas,
The Odd Couple, The Graduate, Apocalypse Now,
Full Metal Jacket, Platoon, Woodstock, Coogan’s Bluff,
The Confession, State of Siege, Gimme Shelter, The Doors,
Dirty Harry, Apollo 13, Frenzy, Taxi Driver, Casino,
Network, Annie Hall, Wings of Desire, Blue Velvet,
Fatal Attraction, Broadcast News, Falling Down,
Trainspotting, Heat . . .
—you’ll not have seen the carbon dioxide afloat
or any of its parts per million:
CO2 depictions were not deemed “entertaining”.
That's so strange. I mean nine out of ten things available to watch are about horrid things. But of course you're talking about 25(!) years ago. We should write some CO2 stuff and post it. I have a hurricane piece I've worked on forever. I may take a look at it.
You always stimulate, Mr. Strannikov.