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I woke up in the middle of the day. Or did I?

posted 20 years ago by pavlova-2
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IMDb user Jennifer Keenan wrote in her comment to Insomnia that "I never knew light could be so disturbing". After spending a week or so in Vadsø, a small town far north in Norway and close to the russian border, I truly can relate to some aspects of Skarsgaard's character. The midnight sun is a beautiful thing, but also confusing, irritating and capable of driving any human beeing completly mad. I firmly believe that it's unhealthy to live in the northern parts of Norway during summer as well as winter when it's no sun at all for a couple of months. So, they should make a sequel to Insomnia, set in Tromsø, but during winter and call it somthing like "Where's the sun? I'm losing my mind!".

I dont want to kill time. I want it to live. - Underworld

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[–] Renaldo Matlin 20 years ago

Well as someone who has half his family in those northern parts of Norway, I can honestly say that you will rarely find a place where the people are more serene and seem to be more at peace with themselves. If you want to see people going mad visit cities like Oslo, Stockholm, London, Paris, Madrid, Rome, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, etc =P

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[–] Renaldo Matlin 20 years ago

Nah... resigned to their fate? =) These parts of Europe isn't like Siberia :P

Besides, Tromsø, the town where "Insomnia" takes place has about 60,000 inhabitants and has been called "the Paris of Northern Europe". Many people who come from the south, from bigger cities, end up loosing their heart to the town so it isn't as bad as one might think. And the midnight sun, you get used to that the first summer. And the winter? Get your first look at the "northern lights" (aurora borealis) and you might loose your heart completely for the place. I don't live in those parts but I have no problem understanding people who love it there. You have all the luxuries of the modern world, broadband/DSL internet, satelite tv, Burger King (:P) but you also get the added value of living more in touch with nature, connecting with the Earth in a different way.

The Aurora Borealis:

http://images.google.no/images?q=aurora+borealis&hl=no&btnG=Google-s%C3%B8k

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[–] Renaldo Matlin 20 years ago

Heh.. you didn't really get anything I was saying, were you? =P

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[–] Renaldo Matlin 20 years ago

Trust me, after a few weeks you wouldn't spend all your days shut up indoors glancing out the window surfing the net for package holidays.

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[–] pavlova-2 19 years ago

Ha ha!

I love when people mentions Oslo in the same sentence as "Stockholm, London, Paris, Madrid, Rome, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, etc".

I dont want to kill time. I want it to live. - Underworld

[–] destiney86 18 years ago

I've been living in the northern part of Norway my whole life (hey, I'm only 20) and it may seem strage but I really couldn't imagine being anywhere else dureing the months we have the midnight sun. there's just something about the energy and the people. where else can a girl go for a walk alone in the middle of the night without being raped and slaughterd?
And I also wouldn't consider living up here extreme. it's mostly just regular smaller towns that have shorter days (sunny for about 4-6 hours a day) and a lot of snow during the winter, and the midnight sun during the summer.

[–] Eric6655 18 years ago

"where else can a girl go for a walk alone in the middle of the night without being raped and slaughterd?"

LOL. Very optimistic about human society today I see.

[–] jepe2503 18 years ago

"where else can a girl go for a walk alone in the middle of the night without being raped and slaughterd?"

Well, in most civilized places. :P

[–] ninniachelen 17 years ago

psht! I live in Chicago, and right now, its been so cloudy and snowy, I havent seen the sun in a week. We think thats the culprit for why I feel like I want to nap all the time, dispite the fact I get a full nights sleep. My boyfriend, just last weekend, slept till 5pm, because it looks like predawn all day long.

You dont even have to go above the arctic circle to go nuts when you can't rely on the sun.

[–] Major_Mudak 17 years ago

The original Insomnia is a very good movie. Those Norwegians know how to tell a good story on film. I lived in St. Petersburg for a while and the bright nights did bother me for a while but then I got used to them and just slept during the day.
P.S People can go nuts anywhere, they are inherently "nutty"

vodka + stool softener = stress relieve

[–] thesamus 16 years ago

No, they should have a sequel called "Narcolepsy" with a dective that falls asleep all the time.

[–] katrinesmeow 14 years ago

Midnight sun is incredible. I've only seen it in St. Petersburg, where its not true 24 hour sun..the sky is darkish for a few hours from around 3-6 am. But the energy of the usually grumpy and unfriendly Russians is incredible. So much fun, the city is a non-stop party. Hope to see it in Norway one day!

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