Probably over 2 or three days so you don’t forget what you watched and miss the small connections between each film but also don’t fly through them and not have enough time for it to sink in.
Sitting down.
Stoned. Sorry. Could not help it.
I personally watched it cut in two because I bought them seperately on artificial eye DVDs (1-5/6-10), and it seemed like a good way for me if you don´t want to sit through the whole Dekalog at once, especially since there´s a definite mood change with Dekalog 6 and you might also need a time out after having seen the fifth part.
I just saw all 10 episodes this past Saturday just to say I could. Not the smartest of decisions. I plan on re-watching a la Mike Spence’s suggestion.
Am I mistaken or wasn’t there an uber-concept concerning “Dekalog” that each of the 10 segments stood for the "ten commandments, in order I believe?
Yeah…
Does anyone know why he skipped the 2nd Commandment and spent 2 segments on the 10th? Is the answer as simple as artistic license? Maybe it’s harder to create a metaphor around “Do not make an engraved or carved image to worship to”?
I’d like to watch it over two consultative days and then watch “A Short Film about Killing” and “A Short Film about Love” on the two days after that. I didn’t see the two shorts until long after watching “The Decalogue”, and I’ve wanted to look at them all closer together.
CWHASKELL: There are several different ways of numbering the Ten Commandments. In the Catholic tradition, commandment one is comprised of the edicts “thou shalt have no other gods but me” and “thou shalt not make any graven images to worship.” Commandment nine is “thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife,” and ten is “thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house.” It sounds like you’re familiar with the numbering system which separates “no other gods” and “no graven images” into commandments one and two respectively, and combines the commands about coveting into one final commandment: “thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife nor thy neighbor’s house.”
Poland is overwhelmingly Catholic; it makes sense that Kieslowski would use the traditional Catholic numbering system for the commandments.
Pavel
I just bought the dvd’s and I have no idea how to approach viewing this. Last time I saw it, I thought it was a t.v. series and didn’t know any better. Now I know it’s considered a movie by many critics and fans so my dumb mistake. What’s the best way to watch this film?