Stand By Me

Taking a break from The Aeneid, we watched Stand By Me (which Spike had not seen before).  I had forgotten about 'barfaramma'.  Locked into some Classic texts (as I currently am) I watched the movie and couldn't help thinking of The Odyssey Book XI and The Aenid Book VI: Odysseus, Aeneas and Chris Campbell visiting the dead.  It may not be entirely correct to say that there are no new stories to tell but it's certainly easier to identify variations on well-worn themes.
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