This is off topic from the main point of your post but man, I hated Zorba the Greek. My dad loves the movie and made me watch it because he said it was inspirational. The whole island is in economic ruin, Then Basil shows up to open the mine because he was a failure at life back in England. Because of his and Zorba's incompetence, they fail at everything and basically destroy anything they touch. At the end the whole town is out of work again and several people are dead as a direct result of Zorba and Basil's actions.
Then at the end we're all supposed to be happy because the white guy lerned how to laugh. WTF?
Sorry for your loss. This blog had a lot of depth, emotion, and was very well written. I look forward to reading more of your stuff.
You have a point there, my friend. I suppose I wasn't aware of such things when I watched the film, as a child. Thank you, for your kind words and I hope my words might continue to keep you good company.
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