/lit/ - Literature

this is more of an anti-answer but

The series Hannibal seriously injured my view on art and the value of "aesthetic experiences."

picrelated

Hannibal being maybe the wicked interpretation of Nietzsche's übermensch, although the writers go far beyond Nietzsche or existentialism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn3ABpCNJrs

in the 2nd season finale they play the aria of goldberg's variations, which I had long associated with raw beauty and essence, after hannibal slaughters a shit ton of main characters. it made me fucking angry, that they would chose that particular song and strip away its innocence. beauty can never be innocent, it will capture your attention and shape any view you want it with its lulling voice, but without beauty what is a human life worth all for or some shit like that