Che, pt. 2
2 January 2021 14:08![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
m_d_hAfter I ate my bagels I banged on the keyboard for a while, and decided the next thing I need to do is write some lyrics for my songs, then I can put the lyrics to music, then I can start recording and mixing the music.
Then I finally watched the second part of Che, which was much like the first part, only with a different conclusion -- instead of a successful revolution in Cuba, he was caught in Bolivia and executed. Both parts were mainly footage of training, foraging, and fighting in jungle terrain. Not much of a plot, just people shooting at each other and dying. It's not so clear from the POV of the film why one revolution worked but the other failed, Che led his revolutions pretty much the same way in each country.
As with the first part, the second part leaves me feeling that the war fighting of a mid-20th Century revolution is far removed from any results, you're just spending time outdoors without enough supplies while others try to hunt you down and kill you. Or, they already know where you are because there's a well-established front line, so you hope they attack that line somewhere else.
Reminds me of George Orwell's memoir of the Spanish Civil War, in which he fought as a member of the International Brigades -- a mostly boring time spent outside with the occasional excitement of getting shot at.
So ... writing lyrics is next ... I've never done that before. My sister once wrote music to go along with a poem I wrote for her. It was part of her "music therapy" -- part of her occupational therapy regime as she was recovering from a bad car accident while I was in college. Do I think about the musical tune as I'm writing the words? Hmmm.
Well, I'm going on a walk outside for a bit. Then the second half of my condo time will begin :-)
Then I finally watched the second part of Che, which was much like the first part, only with a different conclusion -- instead of a successful revolution in Cuba, he was caught in Bolivia and executed. Both parts were mainly footage of training, foraging, and fighting in jungle terrain. Not much of a plot, just people shooting at each other and dying. It's not so clear from the POV of the film why one revolution worked but the other failed, Che led his revolutions pretty much the same way in each country.
As with the first part, the second part leaves me feeling that the war fighting of a mid-20th Century revolution is far removed from any results, you're just spending time outdoors without enough supplies while others try to hunt you down and kill you. Or, they already know where you are because there's a well-established front line, so you hope they attack that line somewhere else.
Reminds me of George Orwell's memoir of the Spanish Civil War, in which he fought as a member of the International Brigades -- a mostly boring time spent outside with the occasional excitement of getting shot at.
So ... writing lyrics is next ... I've never done that before. My sister once wrote music to go along with a poem I wrote for her. It was part of her "music therapy" -- part of her occupational therapy regime as she was recovering from a bad car accident while I was in college. Do I think about the musical tune as I'm writing the words? Hmmm.
Well, I'm going on a walk outside for a bit. Then the second half of my condo time will begin :-)