Cherry blossom season 02
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The joyous palm leaves of Sunday, greeting Christ‘s arrival in Jerusalem, will ritually and symbolically turn to ashes later in the week, as the adoring crowd turns vicious and demands his crucifixion.
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Scott:
April 9th, 2017 at 7:20 pm
Cherry blossom and Kamikazes always make me think of a scene in the little-remembered 90s series Space:Above and Beyond:
McQueen keeps a copy of a poem by a Japanese Kamikaze pilot in his flightsuit:
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“With my mission now at hand, my dear old town, my dear old people, I now abandon everything and leave to protect this country. To preserve our eternal and just cause, I now go forth. My body will collapse like a falling cherry blossom but my soul will live and protect this land forever. Farewell. I am a glorious wild cherry blossom. I shall return to my mother’s place and bloom.”
– Mayumi Ichikawa.
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to remind him that “[the man] died foolishly. He gave his life in a lost cause.” This is a neat reversal of McQueen’s usual admiration for the historical figures he studies and prompts a nice moment where Hawkes, last to volunteer, says slowly, “I ain’t no kamikaze…” and when the faces of his colleagues fall he finishes with “’cause I’m coming back!” It is easy to scoff at chest-thumping moments like this but it really is very touching and utterly true to the character.
http://boltax.blogspot.com/2011/05/this-is-lieutenant-nathan-west-58th.html