Phillippe:
"my story is a fairy tale"
"object of my dream doesn't exist yet"
"if I died, what a beautiful death"
"I need complete freedom"
"live your life on a tight rope"
"live on the edge, exercise rebellion"
all-yellow 'superhero' type one-piece outfit while in practice
all-black 'jedi knight' type one-piece outfit while on wire
always depicted in cheap, mundane living quarters
Jean-Louis:
childhood friend (mentor?)
enemies:
the law
girlfriend (archetypal "good mother", fearful but "responsible for encouragement and support")
weather/nature
cops (while they hid under a tarp for 3 hours)
music:
beethoven's 5th (disco version- represents remix of rebellious rebel: Beethoven)
in the hall of the mountain king
erik satie: gymnopedie (avant garde rebellious artist of his time)
*one accomplice was expelled from the US, ordered never to return
THEMES:
overcoming the impossible
freedom of expression at all costs
elasticity of the law (literal elasticity of the WTC building)
team cohesion/dissension
"the coup"
outlaw hero vs official hero
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