This, for me was a turning point in cinematographic and directorial visionary accomplishment. The swooping camera shots (Kurosawaka at his most teasing/Olivier without restraint) are simple, beautiful and elegant. Like all great works, the storyline is dramatic, subtle, yet still reveals the full intensity of the work...ergo bold, brash, yet beautiful. This person....hitherto unknown to me, proves himself a visionary in his field, a ground breaking visionary. Simply scintillating.
It was the Saturday only diagrams for the Class 37's why I was in Cardiff on a Saturday. I could get a Lynx closer to home in those days so waiting for a Cardiff Lynx wasn't such a priority, but they did look very smart in their private ownership livery.
"Got a bit of a soft spot for the Darts". This simple sentence resonates with me and of course can only have one meaning. "A soft spot for Darts" refers to the Ancient Greek parable, wherein Perseus slays The Gorgon, using a dart shaped arrow dipped in poison, which with deadly accuracy embeds itself in the soft tissue at the base of his neck.Thus the Medusa like figure of his mistress, remains free to marry, reproduce and empower her subjects. Within the post...truth and beauty reside.
"Still too many darts,I whish (Sic) there was (Sic) too many lynxs". This is a sad, utterly poignant cry from the heart...too many darts of course refers to the excessive frequency of this inane so-called sport currently on tv...well said sir/madam! Leads on to the plea for more Lynxes on this planet. it's inarguable that this noble beast is in decline, yet due to the WWFs efforts in conservation, a mating pair can be found in Whipsnade zoo and the staff are confident they will breed.
No thats it sorry. I always wanted to film a Lynx at Cardiff, but none turned up in the time I was there. It was a Saturday so maybe the Lynx were spare buses on that day?
