Thoughts on The Ascent(1977)

entirely desolate... you are human, you are cowardice, you hang at the feet of virtue and honour and they shake you away and leave you; the honour of martyrdom turns a scornful eye from the shame of self-preservation...

but it's cyclical, the good men die and you survive. but it's only just for a little bit longer, on the hellish plane of white that goes on forever and more.

Where will your perseverance go? And that fanatic shine in your eyes. Fear will squeeze all of that out. That's right. The fear of losing your own skin. And then you'll find out who you are... alone, deserted... a simple human nonentity full of ordinary shit. Without any of your noble words or your arrogance.

Originally posted on Letterboxd on 6th January, 2024