The Opposite of Loneliness, Why We Care about Whales

I was, I admit, skeptical about this. Was it really that good or was it just the horrible tragedy lending meaning?

It's really that good. Marina had exceptional talent, as a writer I feel both inspired and intimidated by her. 'Why We Care about Whales' will stick with me forever.

Macbeth, act five

I just read some Shakespeare and this time it was beautiful.

And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death.
..........................................it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

The Seven Basic Plots, 6

Tragedy: The Five Stages

1. Anticipation: the hero is in some way incomplete or unfulfilled.
2. Dream: he becomes in some way committed to his course of action .
3. Frustration: things begin to go wrong.
4. Nightmare: things are now slipping seriously out of the hero's control.
5. Destruction: the hero is destroyed.

(Booker, 2004: 156)

In Bruges (2008) part II

(I had to stop halfway through.)

Is this the same film?

And who's the bad guy here? I have sympathy for all of them. This is very clever.