Brambilla's Civilization

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Dante would be thrilled! The viewer's ascension through the various levels of the hellish to the sublime immediately sparks a reference in my mind to "The Divine Comedy." The cylinder-like feel of the space that Brambilla has assembled (in addition to distinct levels) made me recall the classic depiction of Dante with the 7 layers of purgatory behind him. Beyond that, I really enjoyed the "twist" at the end... as we are moving up, out of our hellish origins, we are only moving back towards them. Cynical, but, none the less, definitely a point worth pondering. Especially in the context of our analyzing the merging of these various mediums... On what journey is all of this integration taking us, and is the final destination exactly where we started?

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