I went to see 'The Cave of Forgotten Dreams' this afternoon with Pancho. I was impressed by the film. For those of you who don't know, 'The Cave of Forgotten Dreams' is a documentary of the cave paintings on the Chauvet cave, the paintings are so old they are measured in geological time. The Chauvet caves are over 30,000 years old, the film noted one panel of horses which have over lapping pictures which were created 5,000 years apart, we can't even fathom this huge expanse of time. I am reminded of what Picasso said he first visited the Lascaux caves, "they've invented everything." Their art is near perfect.
The immensity of the time scales involved in these pictures makes me feel like a child staring at the night sky. Such an immense amount of time makes me question the permanence of our society, conversely, even 30,000 couldn't change the soul of man. We still have hopes, dreams, visions and nightmares.
Upon leaving the Cinerama Dome I was jolted from my day dream and confronted the realities of twenty first century America, where a trip to the movies ends up costing you $25 dollars (tickets, a $5 soda, and paying for parking). Maybe the Cavemen had it better.
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