http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Sun, 30 Jan 2005 13:05:15 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/01/22/105305.php#comment-113188 hi i will like to join you but i am in nigeria if thrie is any way you can help me 113188@blogcritics.org Sun, 30 Jan 2005 13:05:15 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/01/22/105305.php#comment-2969 The point of the film was Schmidt was all to able to see the bareness of the lives of others but was unable to see that much bareness was an integral aspect of Schmidt's life. Schmidt makes a pass at a woman he had just briefly met. The infidelity of his wife troubled Schmidt greatly yet Schmidt still made the pass. Schmidt is about as physically attractive as Kathy Bates but Schmidt was still hugely repulsed by the naked Katy Bates. Kathy Bates was viewed as some huge alien being. But Schmidt deemed adultery with an attractive woman quite all right as a prior scene established. Yes, Schmidt sees he failed at the end of his life but is unable to understand that why he failed was because to a large extent he was similiar to the people he detested. 'Know thyself' or end up like Schmidt was the point of the film. 2969@blogcritics.org Thu, 23 Jan 2003 16:16:39 EST