Just finished watching Short Cuts. And it comes to me that in Japan, in the 90s, the girl I was dating at the time was wild about Carver. Said I should read, What We Talk about When We Talk About Love. Read it. Totally didn't get. Wasn't ready for it. Was not old enough, didn't have enough life experience for it.
Today I get it.
Now having watched Altman's movie, I know he did a good job, as well as he could with the medium and with the amazing cast. But.
The visual medium can only hint, point at the source. And direct one to read the Carver stories, and how great, and depressing and awesome they are.
Having read the stories, I know how much Altman couldn't cover. How much he left off the table. Do yourself a favor. Read the short stories.
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