Nowadays, with hip hop and metal dominating the charts of the most popular music and MTV reaching out to audiences across the world with videos full of controversy, car chases, sword fights and extreme partying, classical music is perceived as stuffy and outdated.
However, movies like 'Immortal Beloved' show that composers like Beethoven were all but stuffy. 'Immortal Beloved' is a film enriched by drama and turbulence. It shows Beethoven as a man with more passion, ego and raw power than the Sex pistols.
There are also very touching scenes in the movie focusing on the fact that at a later age Beethoven finds out that he was going deaf, adding yet another dimension to his musical genius.
Sometimes, when my girl-friend asks me a question, I'm not always hearing exactly what she's saying. Therefor my prosaic reply isn't always a direct answer which causes confusion. However, after seeing 'Immortal Beloved', I feel that she should recognize as well now that my 'hearing problem' is actually adding a dimension to my genius ;)
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The sooner you give your girlfriend the ring, the sooner she'll acknowledge your genius!
where have you been Pim? hope all's well with you :)
- SpyderGal