Finding Neverland

An open Letter to Marc Forster

Cognition (To Marc Forster, February 7th 2005)

Yesterday, watching the movie «Finding Neverland» for the second time, I looked around in the movie theatre and wanted to wake up all those people dreaming. All those people drowning in that twodimensional screen and scream: it's only a theatre in the Theatre (in the THEATRE), let's find our way out of here...

But I fear Marc – I fear that nobody heard me. I fear, that I hopelessly failed. I fear that you owe more than this trophy «oscar»…

Although I saw the film for the second time yesterday I wonder if me, my self and I have discovered all its images yet. What was on that image, that flashed for just a part of a second across the screen, unrecognizable?

Maybe soon, «Finding Neverland» and «Marc Forster» will be mentioned at the same time with names like «The Matrix», «Moby Dick» and «Peter Pan». It is of a poetic and a deep cognition that touches you even if you should not know why.

And maybe soon I will conquer all my fear – your film beeing a sign on my path...

Thanx for this beautiful film – merci viielmol für dä Film, Marc.

Roger