Welcome to the Kitopedia. All entries are © 2001-2007 Christopher Sunami, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. These entries are NOT publicly licensed. No entries may be reproduced without permission and attribution.
NOTE: Most essays on this site represent original theoretical work. If you find these articles interesting, inspiring or helpful, please let me know. If you refer to them, please give me and this website credit. In addition, links back to this page in blogs or from other sites are always appreciated!


Search



Forums








Hero For Christ




Barack Obama
Kitoba.Com >>> The Arts >>> Art Essays >>> Kierkegaard's Narrative >>> Sideways (index)

December, 13th, 2008
last updated March, 12th, 2010

Viewed 363 Times

Entry #467 Rating: 2.1/5 (7 votes cast)

Kierkegaard's Narrative:

Sideways

Jim Taylor and Alexander Payne (director)

Like American Beauty, this movie shifts the narrative into midlife.

Protagonist: Miles Raymond
Aesthetic Preoccupation: Wine and writing
Affairs: Jack's affairs with various women.
Repetition: Miles tries to regain the affection of his ex-wife.
Death: Miles' book "dies" (is rejected by the publisher) and he "kills" his treasured bottle of vintage wine.
Existential Humanist Act: Miles pursues a relationship with a pretty waitress named Maya, even at the price of distancing himself from the hedonism represented by Jack.

<< Previous
Next >>

Other Pages that Link Here

The Arts:Movies
Comment on this Page or Read Guestbook