Reply #2: I know this is my obsession, but I found the Girardian issues it raised interesting.

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Of course, the issues are raised by the historical realities, not the film. The film just got me thinking about them. These people were trying to stop sacrificial violence--war, the Holocaust--by committing a murder which it was hoped would bring peace. So, how do you bring peace in such a situation, if not by murder? But, as Girard points out, peace brought by such means is not a lasting and meaningful peace. Yikes! My head was spinning!

Besides, I haven't seen any movies about Nazis in a while. So, I was about due, I guess.

Christmas turned out better than I expected. Because of dubious weather, I didn't go north. But my dad and I spoke on the phone for quite a while. Several parishioners invited me to their homes, so I went to two such gatherings. And opened the gifts Santa left for the critters. And then talked to the ex last night. Then settled down with a cup of hot chocolate. Not a bad day.

You?