'transfilmicaly' ........such a  gorgeous word. An excellent article, thank you for posting Lady Trueheart, perhaps a more ironic post modern statement would be Joe Connoly's book Bringing Out The Dead book sitting on the shelf..although most, who are realsim junkies would have scored that in negative points.

I like the idea of Frank as an angel, of sorts, this soliloquy has that to it somewhat. I ned to read the article again when i am not about to go to sleep, as i was not sure where  the author is going with the nothingness idea...although I feel that is a true model of all creation actually that from oblivion and nothingness arises all , my sense from this film was the burnt out emptiness ..mainly through Frank... who in a snese seemed to crave an oblivion. blah, I am in danger of sounding as something or another as that article, lol! nevertheless, how wonderful to read such an intelligent perspective on a Nic movie.