However many years have passed since that audition, however much that lost gig has blurred into all the other memories of failures past, that piece of pie is still there The look of it, the smell, the taste more real than anything else from that day
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And think, if he'd never gone out for that audition and he'd never failed at it he'd never have bought himself that pie And maybe if he hadn't been hurting so bad and looking for something to take his mind off it he wouldn't have savored it so deeply, remembered every bite
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(One of the best meals I remember ever eating was a direct result of a frustrated, tearful "Fuck it, I drove all the way out to fucking Columbus, I'm getting something nice before I go back")
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Does the piece of pie actually "redeem" the years of failure? Is all that struggle and pain worth it for a slice of pie that cost like $4.59? I dunno The point seems to be that moments don't redeem or give context to or provide meaning for other moments They just happen
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A human perspective would say that the idea that treating yourself with a piece of pie makes up for years of humiliation is pathetic But the one night you get a standing ovation on opening night absolutely *should* redeem those years and saying it doesn't is ungrateful
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My take is that this is an interpretation but it's not the only interpretation Like, actually saying "No, don't go for the risky artistic career, that's the wrong choice" would be monstrously hypocritical coming from people who are making this movie because they did do that
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Pete Docter said he felt moved to make this movie because he DID actually get the brass ring - chief creative officer at Pixar, nominated for eight Oscars and winning two, hailed as one of the best directors in his field - and woke up wondering why he didn't feel different
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Thanks for this thread (which I bookmarked last week LOL). I'm a musician currently not creating, tried to watch Soul last night, & had to stop. 49 minutes in I thought, "I'm going to hate this ending; I'm out." Dismayed by Joe's view of his life as worthless, despite The Zone.
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#SoundCheck +#BestPartOfTheDay cuz when I'm with my people, in an empty venue, making music for no purpose but perfecting our sound & craft, it's as good or better than the gig itself for me. The Zone *is* my goal & Joe's perspective hurt my heart.
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It's hard not to let the world's judgments of you get to you, especially when you have well-meaning people in your life like Joe's mom and not-so-well-meaning people like that asshole at his barbershop
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I think most of us would like to be free from the need for external validation, but... we're human. And we want someone to share our successes.
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