"Give my regards to Broadway." I knew the song before I knew what it meant. Jimmy Cagney singing it in Yankee Doodle Dandy; something sad about it. Was he a sad clown? I don't think that's what the movie was going for but it might be what the song means, I think. But I'm not sure how the word morphed into what it means in the song: "tell 'em I said hello" or something like that.
"Regarder" is "to see" in French. "Peekaboo, I see you." It's a primal childhood activity. "Daddy, look, look at me." Look at what I'm doing. See me. Express interest, concern; tear yourself away for a moment, shift your focus to ME.
"I see you" is the way the Na'vi say basically "I love you" in Avatar. Then there's Dennis Hopper: "Don't you fucking LOOK at me! Baby wants blue velvet." Love and all its subversions. See me, don't see me. Watch me, don't fucking look at me. Stop, stop...don't stop.
I hate being regarded. I like being seen, I wanna be noticed. But I don't like being watched; or observed, assessed, or evaluated. That's a tough one I know. Pay attention but not too closely.
"Oh, you're eating salad today!" It's not even a question but it requires a response. What are you supposed to say? "Yup, that's a salad." Makes me want to buy a bonesaw.
"Yup, that's a human ear alright."
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