In this current climate, being an ally for inclusion is at its utmost importance.
Who wouldn’t want to feel that free?
That led me to read the source material, Patricia Highsmith’s now-classic novel.
What struck me while reading the book was the craftsmanship of Ripley’s constant forays into fantasy.
The book made my heart pound, but also turned it ice cold whenever Tom took another defeat.
He had wanted a drink, with ice in it.
Now he didn’t want to touch the thing."
She adds, “Tom realized suddenly why he hated the refrigerator so much.
It meant that Dickie was staying put.”
I found myself thinking that Ripley himself would make an excellent filmmaker Tom is always fantasizing about the future.
He fantasizes about his death.
He fantasizes about traveling to Spain, France, Greece with first-class ease.
I could physically see him yearning for that idealistic version of his life.
