The modern meaning of life's end-when does it end? How does it end? How should it end? What is the value of life? How do we measure it?
A mathematical proof is beautiful, but when you're finished, it's really only about one thing. A story can be about many things.
I bristle a little when the argument for film gets put into the nostalgia ghetto. Film is still the highest quality and best-looking image capture medium available. I don't think it always will be. The digital image will get better, and it will eventually surpass the quality of the film image, but i