#hammarskjold (2023)

[dag-hammarskjold]

I cannot believe it, I found the Hammarskjold movie

I really enjoyed it, it is about everything I would ask for

Thoughts under the read more, will include spoilers

I really like the direction, the dichotomy between Hammarskjold the Secretary-General and Dag the person. I see why some wanted more focus on the crisis itself, but I actually think the crisis is not that relevant to him, as the subject of the movie. And given the almost 2 hour run time already, I think it was the right decision.

I cannot talk about the dichotomy between Secretary-General and man without talking about Peter. I remember reading that the director added Peter as a stand-in for him, as a voice to which he said what he wanted to Dag. I definitely see that, but his sub-plot with Dag was so good it is barely noticeable. (And I respect the rpf self insert shipping 😂)

In the movie, Dag and Peter knew each other since University, but were estranged after Peter tried to kiss him on a camping trip. It’s almost like a romcom setup - the love interest reappears into the protagonist’s life in a time of turmoil and uncertainty, reigniting feelings the protagonist long repressed. In the past, Peter even gave him a gift - a statue of a unicorn - something Dag would later use in Markings to describe himself.

The conflict within Dag is so palpable. When Dag was told Peter had previously been found guilty of homosexuality in Sweden, the first thing he asked was if anyone else knew. When he rejected Peter for the second time, Greenback his pet monkey and sole companion died almost simultaneously… the parallel writes itself doesn’t it?

The Congo crisis itself was probably the weaker part of the movie, and I am fine with it. It quietly builds up in the background, and ends almost just as unsatisfyingly quiet. Because there is no fight at the climax, this is not a 3-arc narrative where everything is resolved, not even like the more well-known crises in the Cold War where everything ended generally better than it started, the crisis continued on for years, if not till modern day. Hammarskjold died, and the movie ends with him. I would suggest watching a different movie if you want to focus on the events of the crisis.

It somewhat reminds me of reading about the crisis in real life: you know what it is from the start, there is no gallant fight, you watch them walk away less hurt than the good people, you watch them win using all the dirty tricks, you know it doesn’t matter that the pilot who shot his plane down had tears in his eyes, you know how it ends.

Most other characters are relatively one-note, and I think it fits. Dag was a lonely, perhaps very repressed man. I think on some level he was afraid of being known so intimately, the way Peter did, and thus he keeps most people (that he didn’t know prior to being at the UN) at arm’s length.

The use of quotes from Markings were also well-chosen and well-timed. I could almost recite them by heart, and they fit very well into the plot. The movie does a really good job making you want to see Dag happy - in a cottage near his friends, back home in Sweden, no stressful job, and perhaps love. When Peter sent him a letter telling Dag that he had a right to be happy too, and Dag replied that Peter would be welcome when his term ended, it hurts ever more knowing it was too late.

I previously said this movie was my Oppenheimer, but that isn’t entirely accurate now, I suppose. Oppenheimer was a deeply polarising individual - the father of the atomic bomb - the movie must balance between his point of view and addressing the reality/horrors of him and his creation.

But Hammarskjold does not have this baggage - he is still by a wide margin considered the best Secretary-General of the UN, remembered universally positively. For once, Hammarskjold didn’t have to be the image of an impossibly perfect Secretary-General, he can be Dag. And I think he has more than earned it.

If this movie is all that the world will ever learn about Dag Hammarskjold, I would be satisfied. I would rank this a 10/10, but I am very easily satisfied by movies.

(If I got anything wrong, it’s probably because the version I watched had a dub in a language I do not speak, and subtitles that were not in sync with the movie)

[tolum]

I'm watching Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace (2023)

[rjhamster]

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[tarosophical-tarot]

19th March 2023

With 4/♦️ symbolically representing a compass (4 points/4 directions) it's only right in applying 8/♣️ (the astrological card of travel - Mercury in Sagittarius) to today's reading.

4/♦️ (Sun in Capricorn) is the card of overcoming by knowing that spiritual understanding is the solution to all difficulties when combined with having the pragmatic attitude of an individual imbued with a sixth sense for anticipating the outcome of a situation.

"Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was." (Dag Hammarskjold)

With the Sun conjunct Mercury today, this will bring strong energies to communication, specifically involving the written word - and as the Sun resides in Pisces we find ourselves able to discover (through writing/communicating) our own secret depths of emotional inspiration.

This is expressed in the ruling card for today 8/♦️ which signifies a good foresight for long term vision (Sagittarius The Archer in 8/♣️) and with it being the Neptune card (for 4/♦️) suggests a yearning to dissolve emotional boundaries in order to experience life in full - if we do this early in life we will see the benefits in our latter years.

We find the aspect of travel in 8/♣️ - Mercury the Messenger zooms around on his winged feet seeing issues from all available perspectives (looking at the mountain), gaining a unique perspective and overall picture. This is further emphasised in today's Lunar Mansion Al Fargh al-Awwal which corresponds to the constellation of Pegasus (the winged horse).

The one negative issue that presents itself is found in 10/❤️ where we risk losing our individual indentity if we align ourselves too closely to a belief or cause (this is why we are required to review all possible angles). There is a need to distinguish what we believe and what we are being told, so try to avoid the Hive Mind by using that sixth sense to maintain perspective!

The other negative here is the tendency to involve ourselves in hero-worshipping role models by expecting too much of them (as this will eventually lead to disapointment).

[theartistsocial]

Tweeted

Quote of the Day: "We are not permitted to choose the frame of our destiny. But what we put into it is ours." - Dag Hammarskjold

— The Artist (@TheArtistSocial) Jan 21, 2023

[syamfine]

Tweeted

Quote of the Day: "We are not permitted to choose the frame of our destiny. But what we put into it is ours." - Dag Hammarskjold

— Panggil Saja Sem (@_muhnursyam12) Jan 21, 2023

[it-mob]

Tweeted

Quote of the Day: "We are not permitted to choose the frame of our destiny. But what we put into it is ours." - Dag Hammarskjold

— Dennis Patel (@ITMob) Jan 21, 2023

[dag-hammarskjold]

[dag-hammarskjold]

I cannot believe it, they yassified his room.

I personally think it would have emphasised his loneliness a lot better if they kept it closer to the real life room.

(Top: screeenshot of Hammarskjöld - Fight for Peace official trailer)

(Bottom 2: photo of Dag Hammarskjöld’s New York Apartment, National Library of Sweden)

They also got the side of the bed he sleeps on wrong as well.

[tolum]

I'm watching Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace (2023)

[rjhamster]

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