Richard Wagner - "Tristan und Isolde", Prelude
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- Prelude to the first act from Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde", german opera in three acts. Author: Richard Wagner (1813-1883).
Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwangler & Philharmonia Orchestra
Picture: Caspar Friedrich's "Meeresufer im Mondschein" (Seashore by Moonlight). - Hudba
I took my wife to see this in the 1990s. I am in love with this and her
very touching. wishing you all the best :)
If you took me, I’d marry you too, and I’m straight.
You wife is a lucky woman sir.
I'm very happy for you both. Hope you will be always happY!
Terry Collett what a lovely thing to think and say.
Listening to this supreme work, and just after the climax, at around 8:10, an ADVERTISEMENT comes on that starts with a woman shouting “WHERE’S THE POOP!!?”
Humanity feels like a lost cause
It is one of the most hauntingly beautiful pieces of music ever composed.
It truly is.
understand
Flaw less :D
Yes. And the very first atonal one.
@@sphere82 Its so wonderful and very tonal, its not atonal really?
“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams..
It's not correct though. Looking forward and imagining the future can be just as powerful an experience as looking back. In fact, the way we feel is, in a not insignificant way, determined by the dopamine system which has an anticipatory nature.
@@WillyJuniorit’s not about past or future it’s about the fact that present moment is the only reality we have.
how 10 minutes of music can justify a lifetime of pain...truly magical
I like the way you said that.
beautifully put
It actually has no musical qualities at all
@@MANIPSahTV And you're actually wrong, don't say stupid things.
@@demaistre2458 I can't say stupid things about music cuz I'm a composer myself
This piece of music will always be associated for me with the ending scene of the movie Melancholia. It was integral to making that ending hauntingly beautiful, incredibly impressive, and perhaps the most intense cinematic experience I've had to date. When the credits rolled, I just sat in the theater chair, overwhelmed.
Love your comments ❤
I confess that this music got me because of this scene in the movie. I think it's so profound, it goes so well with the theme - the end of humanity. Melancholia is in my 10 list best movies ever!
@@minesa ❤️I love your comment feel like you
completely agree
I associated it to Melancholia
Melancholia brought me here. I can't believe both masterpieces were unknown to me till now. Absolute genius.
Excalibur brought me here, a loooong time ago.
beata ignoranza
🔵🔥🌏
If you are open-minded enough to be able to hear and appreciate the beauty in harsh, fast, but also epic spectacular music, you can find many many more masterpieces, like this for example: czcams.com/video/mCTCUTePDwo/video.html
My father listened to this every day until he died
@Oliver Eales Holy fuck dude...
@Oliver Eales what ?
based
@isolde ward so cool
no way. i dont believe you.
This is possibly the most beautiful piece of music I have ever heard. It never lessens in impact.
Magnific , smashing
I've found that with Wagner pieces I can't ever get bored of them, something about his work just never ceases to stimulate the right parts of my brain
More like haunting
No word can describe the immense beauty and great richness of Wagner music.
@@stefanosspanoudakis9309 God bless you.
@@stefanosspanoudakis9309 Did you want to get together? Funny way of hooking up but if it works for you, okay.
@@marcopolo2375 sorry bro I didn't quite get what you were saying...
@@stefanosspanoudakis9309 you use the word "gay" as an insult. That is horrible.
@@marcopolo2375chill I was kidding, what are you like 12? He said stuff so perfectly written and I just thought it would be funny to say some hood shit out of context like my comment. I'm not homophobic, but nigga, u gay
The opening chord with augmented 4th, 6th, and 9th creates a double dissonance that heralded the music of the Impressionists and music of the 20th century.
This double dissonance creates an agonizing desire for resolution and longing that is emotionally powerful and ineffable. I want more.
Shut up nerd
Galaxy Wave FIJI Prolly not even a musican, foh
A first dissonant chord, strange (and always perilous to qualify), resolved in a second dissonant chord, but standard (dominant seventh of A minor), with one appogiature on each.
"Clockwork of dissonance"
Toxic White Male I like how it goes da-na-na.... da-NA!
Toxic White Male you noticed that bit as well.
Tristan and Isolde
Couldn’t wait to hold her
A Cornish Knight who loved to Rock and Roll, yeah
Arriving too late to save her love, Ooh Yeah! Ooh yeah!
I always cry from 6:15 all through 7:50. Too much beauty, awe, suffering, longing, and passion combined!
Huh?
Because beautiful things move us
I cry when people cry.
Yes, some of the most incredible music ever written!
Você é brasileiro.
The muscical suspense creates agony and desire, such genius by wagner. A dark passionate drama by wagner.
I have always found Wagner's operas hard work to sit through, but the overtures and preludes are such excellent pieces of music. Always love the Siegfried Idyll.
but the raw sexuality of the love duet of act 2 is a thing to behold!
The only work of Wagner’s that I can listen to is the Siegfried Idyll. It’s magical, and love the story behind it. ❤️
@@poppyrowland1385 have you heard the Prelude to Act 1 of Lohengrin?
Crazy how no one in the comment section is saying anything about the story this was inspired by. Romeo and Juliet gets all the credit when Tristan and Ysolde did it first
Too true. Most people probably think Romeo and Juliet were first, but Tristan and Isolde is from Arthurian legend, most of which goes back almost a thousand years, and its roots go back even further to the 6th Century.
I'm pretty sure Pyramus and Thisbe is part of Ovid's Metamorphoses which would make it the oldest written tale and basis for stories like Tristan and Isolde, Romeo and Juliet and also later Schiller's Intrigue and Love :)
It’s a misunderstanding of literature to always think in terms of ‘who did it first’. A lot of Shakespeare’s plays are based on old stories as stories were often orally passed down through generations. Hamlet is very similar to the old revenge tales like Vita Amlethi; his tragedies follow a lot of Seneca’s work. The concept of literature as coming up with a ‘new’ plot or story is only really a modern thing, with the advent of the novel: a growing literate middle class consuming printed books like never before, requiring ‘novel’ inventions with each book. Hence the focus on originality of plot.
And don't forget that classic foundation myth for all of this tragic love stuff ... yes I'm talking about Protozoan Dude and Diatom Lady. A tale so watery, your tears get lost in the H2O.
apples and oranges.
This is the pinnacle of art. We will never see anything like this again.
1:34 causes my heart to leap out of my chest and my spirit to be filled with longing. Truly one of the most beautiful pieces ever composed.
Definitely.
Agree 100%...it is the defining moment of recognizing the song for me when hearing it!♡
Reminds me of Vertigo
YES!!!!
The influences of this can certainly be heard in Bernard Hermann's score for Vertigo.
Yes sir. Yep clearly artist license to RIP off here.
You're right about that
Mahler's Symphony No. 5, IV. Adagietto from Death in Venice too.
Not this. Vertigo’s score is inspired by the Liebestod, which is final scene of this opera. This prelude is the beginning of the opera.
Yeah I heard that too in the first big chord. Oh well. Nothing new under the sun I guess.
Love is a tragedy
A tragicomedy perhaps
Sometimes. Worked for my parents despite the obstacles.
Nah, my parents are happily married since decades
Doesnt matter how happy they are , nature of love is just tragic.
@@AyaJuni wait
Wagner was a genius and this piece moves me to tears
so glad this has almost 2 million views and is still being heard in the modern age
+Jordan Fox I'm glad, but also not surprised. Music with depth/intellectual meat surely stands the test of time. That's why so many of today's artists are forgotten soon after their prime exposure period
@@oceanic7146 lflskh
Too bad Wagner was an anti-Semite, and that his music inspired the worst of them all.
@@yaffayafo82 And what are you?
@@daad8735 Stupid remark
great choice of painting to match the music
I'm actually doing a paper on a painting by Caspar David Friedrich (not this one) and I was listening to this to inspire me between paragraphs.
Yes very cheerful
Beautiful dramatic clouds...who painted this? Would love a copy!! Into clouds!
Seashore in Moonlight. C D Friedrich
It is too intense for me to concentrate on something else, then just listening ...
My favourite opera!
Have you ever wondered what it is in the human brain that wants to cry when one experiences a sunrise, a sunset, a puppy or kitten, that kiss from one you love, a baby's laugh, or music like this.
This!
My introduction to Wagner happened many years ago when watching the movie Excalibur. I remember feeling an enormous surge of emotion and energy the likes which no music had ever done to me. I don't believe in reincarnation but it almost felt like some ancient primal memory of long lost Celtic/Visigothic ancestors came alive in my, soul? I know, it sounds corny but that's how I felt (and still feel) everytime I listen to this music.
It was one of John Boorman's most brilliant creative decisions for that movie to set the Arthurian legends to the music of Wagner. The story transcends time as a result, becomes truly otherworldly.
These memories are real. We could call them 'ancestor neurons', it wouldn't matter.
I must say the exact same thing happened to me. Check out Zardoz as well, it's from the same director and has a similar vibe - don't let the weird aesthetics and low-budget special effects convince you it's a "trash" movie or a bad movie.
I had the exact same experience although I do believe in reincarnation LOL
@@marcomartins3563 Zardoz 😂😂😂😂 Don't worry, I have seen that film many times, but those thigh boots on Connery kill me every time. Oh and the line "the gun is good, the penis is evil."
After listening to this particular recording on CZcams many many times over the years (mainly after a good night in the pub, after which is a glorious time to listen to this - try it) I will finally get to hear the entire opera live in Berlin in February 2018. CANNOT WAIT. Such genius. Such expression.
Ha! Just seeing this again after a few beers. The opera live was brilliant. It was actually a premiere of Barenboim's and Tcherniakov's latest production. Visually novel but less than impressive. Aurally sublime.
@@LisztyLiszt thanks for the update, after reading your comment i wanted to see if you updated it after 5 years,and you did :))
Next time I get cocked i'll give it a listen😂
I love your comment, so lifeful
Can't believe there's a fucking advert in the middle of it
Can't believe some people still don't use AdBlock in 2023/24
I got an H&M ad
@@Divide_et_lmperabrave, beach!
Classical music gives an idea of paradise...
And adds an idea of hell 💀
One of the most absolutely emotional pieces of music ever crafted by our human species...........
Caspar David Friedrich and Richard Wagner - what a glorious combination!
+LewisHamsterHammond
Oh yeah!
LewisHamsterHammond That’s romanticism for you! Both are considered very important figures in the movement.
& Friedrich Nietzsche
Yeah!
You can’t go wrong with that!!
This is the most amazing piece of music I've ever heard in my entire life...
Произведение наполнено болью, накатывающей в виде все большей волны. Из всех композиций в классике, почему-то именно эта (но если честно, то и еще немногие, хотя каждый случай уникален) отзывается физическими ощущениями, а кульминация приносит некое грустно-просветленное наслаждение. Великолепно. Завораживающе. Магия.
Можно сравнить с частью agnus dei в реквиеме Камиля Сен-Санса, хотя весь его реквием сам по себе тоже является шедевром.
Мне скрябинская "Поэма Экстаза" сразу вспомнилась. Такое же предельное гармоническое напряжение, то ли титаническое, то ли апокалиптическое торжество. В общем, сверхъестественное)
I'm afraid after listening to this, I will never quite again be the same person.
I once got PARALYZED for 10 minutes while listening to the liebestod. I couldn't move my hands and I was sure I am about to die. This music is something eternal of highest realms and heavens.I WANT ALL THE PEOPLE HERE WHO EXPERIENCE THINGS THEY CANNOT DESCRIBE WITH HERR GOD WAGNER TO BE MY ETERNAL FRIENDS. Every time I listen/play parts from Tristan I am experiencing things I cannot describe with words. I can hardly play the prelude because I collapse and get many bodily effects I cannot describe. He is the master. More than this. God itself. He is the only composer to discover and CREATE the highest spheres that are above and more than everything and anything. EVERYTHING!
This is beautiful music. If you haven't seen and heard it as the sound track to the film Melancholia you have an incredible experience awaiting you. The visuals used against the back drop of this music are stunning!
well thanks
Vesa Hugh Nell yeah he ain’t kidding honey it’s your loss
Not interested
@@ineffablemars bye
Melancholia is the most astonishing movie I've ever seen.
I listen to this on repeat when I am cramming a project, or when I am about to present a speech. Keeps the adrenaline going.
The most beautiful music ever written on earth. I listened to this for the first time 20 years ago or so and it really touched me deeply.
If Earth ever collides with another planet, I'm playing this in the final ten minutes outside with the volume maxed out.
Joachim Beunckens The "Liebestod" may actually be more appropriate.
Best comment I've ever read.
You saw the movie right??
only then?
Reply does come a tad too late, but he was making a reference to "Melancholia" by Lar Vron Trier - who happens to do just what he suggested.
_Hopelessness_ wrapped up in music that is as seductive as the warm, soft skin of a lover. Who can do that?
Only Wagner.
Erik Satie (:
Rather than hopelessness, I am inclined to wager that this shows just how fine a line hope can really occupy.
Well...as you say, the warm, soft skin of a lover for one...!
Max Richter
Well said
The film melancholia introduced me to Wagners compositions. The movie and the soundtrack. What a fantastic coupling for the planet' earth demise
Great Arturo Toscanini said: “Richard Wagner has ascended to heaven to find Tristan music”
7:13 - 8:00 is probably the most moving, emotional music I've ever heard.
Too many feels
I think I love you
In the movie "Melancholia" that part of the music was played when the Earth was destroyed. You gotta watch that scene, the music first perfectly to that scene.
Then listen to the "Liebestod", the end of this opera
Only other piece that made me feel this way was the final movement of Tchaikovsky's sixth symphony.
***** Another beautiful moment.
Absolutely beautiful! Amazing how composers can ingeniously create a mental picture for listeners, I can almost hear the passionate love shared between Tristan and Isolde.
THALIA YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL ADORABLE SEDUCTIVE RAVISHING SEXY CAPTIVATING AND PASSIONATE YOUR BEAUTY IS PHENOMENAL IF MOZART WERE ALIVE TODAY YOU WOULD BE HIS MUSE LET ME FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU ❤
Moved when I first heard this work in the 60s. Moved again in 2019.
And with that very first chord, the Tristan chord, modern music was born
This is incredible! I feel the Touch of God in this music.
szerminator listen to quran after this! Search it up on CZcams: Quran beautiful recitation
Music describes what you can't put in words, it triggers your feelings and you feel free from those words. Words... Music like this puts you in silence and you forget about words. Just feel...
Beethoven brought the Classical period to a new height with his 3rd Symphony. Wagner brought the Romantic era to a new height with Tristan.
Have you ever heard of the Tristan chord? Famous.
@@elliotsanabia7313 ohhh yea!
No. Beethoven invented Romanticism in the Eroica and Wagner looked forward to atonality, and what was to be Late Romanticism, although this piece is from 1859; meanwhile making every composer for 50 years respond to his innovation.
I still can't believe I had the experience of hearing Jessye Norman sing "Leibestod" much earlier in her career. Usually, at the end of an incredible performance, the applause erupts, but not this time. For about 20- 30 seconds, there was total silence; no one could move. I still count it as the most powerful musical experience I have ever had.
I was asked point blank to say what my favorite type of music was and the answer that popped immediately into my mind was Wagner. This prelude is the reason I thought of Wagner. My answer was met with incredulous head-shaking and, "No, really now, tell me what your favorite music is..." I dropped that conversation and moved on.
Some of the most beautiful music ever made, incredibly passionate, unrivaled in certain ways. You can certainly see it's influence especially among Hollywood's scores for film, (i.e. Bernard Hermann for one). Then Lars VonTrier came along.
I certainly agree with you. Reading my thoughts
Irish mythology.
I feel the same !!! I am not so god in inglish. But is realy BEAUTIFUL !!! thanks
Lars von Trier, what a beautiful mind!
In fact Hollywood, and modern cinema in general, is completely unthinkable without Wagner.
I always cry by listening to this.
There seems to be a tradition forming on CZcams to interrupt music videos with an ad
Se chiudo gli occhi, mi trovo a fluttuare nel mare. Le onde mi trasportano , mi cullano, mi spingono in alto e poi mi abbassano. E' una sensazione stupenda.
One of the most sublime pieces of music of all time. Undoubtedly. Wagner makes animal life properly spiritual.
That's what you do when something's so beautiful, You can't live without it.
The power of this gem cannot be overcome never¡¡¡
The greatest of romantic music, by the greatest of composers. A work as radical in. 2018 as it was at its inception.
What happened to the world?
No one but geniuses can pay homage to nature's tenets such as love which Wagner always manages to. What an honor it must have been to have known him and shared thoughts while eating dinner or sitting with him on a grassy bluff as pictured in the painting up above. He must have possessed a tremendous power of personality and presence. I could never have walked by him without glancing and turning around. His aura had to have been palpable even by the most stoic and reserved.
The man is dead and just look at the effect of his legacy's still astonishing talent.
*And he was friends with the most based philosopher ever*
Btw this was one of nietzsche's favorite songs
The music that changed Nietzsche's life
This was his favourite symphony from Wagner.
@Arthur Morgan How??
Then he fell out with him though they had been good friends.
Lohengrin, not Tristan.
Wagner, the man whereby Nietzsche sought the worst and decadents feelings.
Ohne Wagner geht nichts mehr...das ist Medizin für mich!
Stimmt.
Raining absolute buckets outside of my window.
Meantime, I lie here in repose and touch base once again with the German Maestro, Wagner. I don't know what happened to the cd of overtures I had from 20 years ago, but I do know that this most enchanting music is etched in my soul. Inspirational and a magical balm to whatever my woes may be.
¡Qué sentimientos inspiró a este hombre al componer tanta belleza!........ Llegado a ese punto no hay cosa que te transporte a cimas tan altas. Wagner!! grandioso.
OS DA ALMA ...SÓ VEJO ESSA EXPLICAÇÃO....
Such a beautiful piece of music. Minutes and minutes of tension leading up to such a powerful resolution... wonderful.
Who's about to blast this song during the 2024 eclipse in Texas?
Lars Von Trier used this piece to gorgeous effect in the film Melancholia.
Only if you're unfamiliar with it in its original context. Then it's barbarous.
Hugh x what do you mean?
@@hughx5235 No it's not. It's transformative.
@@mariapol17 i think he meant the fact Lars von Trier casually gives antisemistic references in his movies and Wagner was potentially antisemitic
@@heqrusteoffde739 ahhh thank u
This has the power to ground me immediately about what is important to in my life. Heart and mind are in total synch here. Thank you her Wagner.
Hours and hours are not enough. The very definition of soulfulness.
The book Tristão and Isolda and The Nova Acropole video brought me here. Excellent , amazing ❤❤
I have been fascinated by Wagner, his music, and his opium-smoking friendship with King Ludwig of Bavaria since childhood. This is awesome music!
Putting a commercial right in the middle of this masterpiece is blasphemy!
One of the most sensitive classical compositions I have ever had the pleasure to listen to.
The best prelude in music..
I like so much..
Peace!!!!
Worldwide will be healed
The gaze, Love at first sight, he nailed it :)
This is my all-time favorite musical composition.
Mine too!!
I hope it’s the last thing I hear before I die!
My God,this music is so heart wrenchingly beautiful that I can't stop crying.
Wagner was in touch with supernatural beauty and could share it with us through his music.
Such an astounding piece! The sound, be it from the vibrational waves, the mastery of musical theory, or the simple capturing of my spirit, moves me and stimulates my emotions in ways no other musical piece has done! Wagner truly is great. This is the first time I experience the sublime by music, and so I find it quite difficult to put into words what exactly it is I feel.
Esta obra es la definición mas perfecta del amor que se puede hacer sin mediar palabra de por medio.
Totalmente de acuerdo, es más esta música enamora
Escucha el segundo acto del Tristán, esa es..
Here is all the life in this music. The beauty, anger, passion, disappointment, melancholy, depression, maniac joy, life, death, sunshine, darkness, just everything. I appreciate Wagner because he has been able to show and describe it all in this music. Also, that's why there is always good moment for listening this!
Well said.
Ah! You just described my life.
Pretentious but true.
The joy of being a maniac is often to much for me too...
Lucas E. Munro *too
I love all of Richard Wagner’s music because despite the trials and tribulations of life it’s still worth living. Thanks!!!
Who puts ad breaks into the middle of music?
I think in my life i havent listen never something that is so beatifull as this!
If Wagner was no composer; he would be a Saint. The Tristan is like an ocean from harmonious sounds in one dives in like in an embrace. Pure and unique.
he played mendolssohn with gloves because he hated jews lmao
@@avadennis2154bro he was literally just like kanye west 💀
wagner fans be like: but he made der ring des nibelungen 😭😭
Zimmer has been inspired so much from this masterpiece
Being 24y old... This is for me... Masterpiece from Wagner. Music for my soul. Music from Wagner is always for me storytelling. But this prelude is telling melancholic story, which I can find myself in it. Dreaming about girl, I can feel in it beauty of life with her. Passion of love, romance between us. Gentleness and kindness of emotions which escalates... But also crushing melancholic feelings, 'cause I can't love her. Devastation and suffering of heart and hopeless emotions...
Richard Wagner. Your music is God's artwork! 😌
Only weirdos start comment from mentioning their age like it matters
@@WRNWRWIt's none of your business whether or not he mentions his age. You probably wouldn't have made this comment that you have just made if he was 29, 35, 44, 53, 67, 75, 80, 93, or 103.
absolutamente genial, sublime!
De acuerdo contigo 💕
Bellisimo
Wagner's works are phenomenal!
I can't think of anything better than this I always come back to it
Theme used for the motion picture: Melancholia, a fantastic film with this theme throughout the story.
The absolute best composition in my opinion. I love the sadness and triumphant feeling it conjures in my head.
Don McCoy not triumph, unfulfilled desire and longing, just sayin
Denver Potts It's not "program" music, so whatever the listener's interpretation may be, it is just as valid as any other. Just sayin'.
absolutely agree, and any interpretation to any music is valid, wether or not the artist intended it to be interpreted that way. that is the joy of music. yes i know, ive contradicted myself, but at least i can admit to being wrong on reflection. didnt mean to sound snobbish. just a flippant remark , being surprised at this music evoking triumphant feelings, personally it evokes feelings of despair and longing.
Denver Potts It's all good. :)
tru dat
I always get so emotional when listening to Wagner.....
don't you think that is just wonderful that a man can create something that beautiful, almost heavenly beautiful))
I feel sorry for anyone that hear a peice like this and says that it is boring... poor you! :(
Clara Schumann hated this opera.
@@elliotsanabia7313 She was a woman, doesnt matter
This piece is dogshit music that relies on the story written for it and emotionally manipulating the listener, this is closer to theatre than music
@@Whatismusic123 Good way to show how absolutely ignorant you are in music. You are a classic example of why you need to educate yourself before running your mouth; this opera alone is one of the most studied and influential musical works in all of human history, with more peer-reviewed secondary citations than any pop song in existence combined. If you knew what the story is about and knew advanced music theory, you would be weeping just like any person who attends such godly masterpiece.
@@microitos9754 lmao "you woud be weeping" music isn't all about emotion, the story is really generic anyways so I don't give a shit about it. This opera, like a good majority of those of the 19th century, is extremely unmusical, it uses music merely to accent the storytelling, so it's like a theatre play with music. You say this is one of the most studied and influential works in history, but it is only influential in the opera world, all else is worthless, just because it used a chord differently for the sake of storytelling
Tristan? On the contrary Nietzsche said that all the enigmas of Leonardo lost their charm at the first chord of Tristan.
Lars Trier Movie Melancholia, before 11-12 years , ı heard it for first time. After this movie i am Wagner Fan
Discovering this work of art so late...
CZcams be like
"Hello, I'm Patrick Stewart"
in the middle of this.
Heard this on an old movie called "Un Chien Andalou" in arts class and was so fascinated by the music that I asked my teacher what the music was and now I ended up here and I'm loving it so much
I love that film. I love this music, too. I always have loved Wagner ( since 1970).
Don't know if that of any use, but if you checked out "Un Chien Andalou" and liked the music, you should also watch L'Age d'Or by the same director - Luis Bunuel. It contains a lot of cool music too, namely Fingal's Cave by Mendelsson, the Unfinished N8 by Schubert and the 3rd movement of the 5th one by Beethoven. Great soundtrack from one of the best silent (although technically it's not) movies.
Even if you do not know the story behind Tristan and Isolde, there must be an inevitable tragedy to their love, just from listening and gauging the effect of Wagner's prelude to the opera.
Quite simply, the most beautiful music reflecting the act of love.....He was a genius.
Some of the most lush, gorgeous music I've ever heard. Ridiculously brilliant.
In Excalibur, the beautiful but dangerous embraces between Lancelot and Guinevere. Passion and sadness together. One of the greatest movies ever made. A mystical (in the true sense) epic.
Totally agree. Awesome.