Reply To: The Madness of Crowds: What did you think of it and why?
So much going on in his one; a tackling of so many thought-provoking subjects, with a common theme of how humans react to situations and stressors, and how one can also lose one’s humanity along the way. And if one loses one’s way, can one ever truly atone, as in Gilbert’s case? I’ve read this one a few times and keep coming up with new things to think about. Any one of the issues that arose — Robinson’s theories; Cameron’s; Haniya’s experiences; the murder; the things done and not done during the pandemic; what is brave and what is right; facts vs. truth; the choices a parent must make to protect their children; Jean-Guy’s guilt and confusion as he tries to navigate being the parent of a child with special needs, and so much more—- would have given me plenty of food for contemplation. It was almost too much at one time. But I enjoyed the journey, and learned a lot, as usual. My favorite parts were grounded by the dynamics of the main characters that I love— my favorite scene was Armand and Jean-Guy’s confrontation in the bistro, and how wonderfully Armand handled it. My heart went out to both of them, and I loved that they could have this talk with love and caring, without judgment, and Armand could be both boss and father-in-law and still do the right thing. And what a great observation — “You don’t look anything like me…but you’re still my son.” And when JG suddenly stops seeing Idola’s Down Syndrome features, and just starts seeing his daughter— awww. I will always love these character-driven scenes the best.