A bitter singularity: the consciousness of death.

The Knight playing chess against Death in“The Seventh Seal”,

Ingmar Bergman, 1957.

As explained in class (1st Bachillerato), these are the suggestions in an audio-visual support so you can get some fresh ideas and complete our final assignment: 

• The humanistic (and materialistic) point of view. 
• A spiritual (and surprisingly well informed! ⎯just kidding) approach. 
• A fresh but rich set of reflections.
• Two titans in action. 
• The classic, hilarious sketch of TheGrim Reaper in Monty Python’s TheMeaning of Life. Revisiting topics.
• Frankly, there’s a boring lack of imagination when depicting death inWestern culture. 
• Two suggestions, as interesting as disturbing:
• What if nobody dies ever more? Death with interruptions (Las intermitencias de la muerte), a José Saramago’s novel, 2005. 
• What if everyboy knows the date of his death? The Brand New Testament (Le Tout Nouveau Testament), a Belgian fantasy dark comedy directed by Jaco van Dormael in 2015. Trailer.