Look buddy," the goose squawks, "if you're looking for some kind of holy war, we're totally ready to throw down. In the end, he realizes the foolishness in never stopping to smell the roses, shown here as him never, well, stopping to smell the roses. A simple commentary on the life of a typical person in today's world, those who are running through life and not getting anywhere.

Do you subscribe to the point of view that there might be deep meaning hidden somewhere in a phrase that reads the same in both directions? Now, in the hands of palindrome master William Irvine, combined with these witty and exquisitely drawn illustrations by Steven Guarnaccia, the result is a delightful mix of literary and absurdist humor. Perhaps fortunately for our palindromists, English rude words are more resistant to reversal than their Greek equivalents.That is why Karma is so central to the film, because time well spent is, at least according to the film, maybe fleeting but more essential than most of the time spent in one's life. I live in Cornwall, Uk, home to the fabulous Eden Project the founder of which Tim Smit sports a palindromic name. So thanks for that, and also I like the animal directness of the quacks juxtaposed with the human loftiness of “do geese see god? Seeing the same footage again, I looked out for other details - the movie is full of cool details that others have pointed out. The meaning, of course, would not change should this be the case: enjoy the pleasures of life before you waste it looking for something more.

I assume that this is trying to show that everyone is looking for "salvation" or inner peace wherever they can find it. However, now I now realize that this movie's point is to slow us down in our daily lives and that the alternate ending is just a witty way to make people to take a break from their schedule. I did not find the "product placements" to be intrusive -- which I'm sure is what the film makers intended. Did anybody notice that the shoulder bag strap that the human/rat wears is labeled with the infinity sign? Guarnaccia's intelligent, comic drawings alter the reading and savoring of palindromes into an altogether new, visual experience - wise, pointed and funny.I watched the movie several times and each time I gained a greater understanding for his frustration in trying to reach his goals. This one in particular is bad because it is an endless cycle of quick edits of a hellish experience. But to set that up and then say -- "hey, we all need to slow down sometimes and smell the roses" is just plain bunk (not to mention cliché sentimental crap). By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.

This mysterious form of wordplay known as the palindrome—in which a group of phrases can be read both forwards and backwards—has bewitched and beguiled readers for centuries and, due to its mirrored, dualistic quality, was at one point considered to have magical powers. I know it is a palindrome (spelled the same way backwards and forwards), as is the character's name, "Dr.

Leigh Mercer was such a celebrated palindromist, perhaps most lauded for this 1914 classic: "A man, a plan, a canal - Panama! Though the first lines of the Sample Input/Output 7 are folded at the right margin, they are actually single lines. Ideas seem elastic in these equilibrium gambit as their bass/horn/drums matrix cracks some very detailed codes. I wasn’t sure which, but I tried to help him out by finding some deeper meaning to attribute, rather than burst his bubble with anything other than a nod of agreement.