Chelvendra Sathieaanandha
If you’re willing to respond to this blog-post and are short on time, perhaps reading the last two paragraphs of this post is enough because I’m really interested in what people think.
Chinatown is a really good film. The characters and the strange character relations are somewhat unique. Another particularly interesting element of the film is its structure, and it is discussed in Alternative Scriptwriting at some length. I’m probably inadvertantly spoiling the film for you in the rest of this post, so if you plan to see the movie (which you should) perhaps skip over this of this paragraph. The structure of Chinatown isn’t particularly noticeable,, seemingly framed almost standardly in the three acts, but then the last act of the film illustrates otherwise, revealing to the audience something classically unexpected. (more…)
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Perhaps “progressive” is too loaded? « Sathfilms
Again, this is a response to another comment that became a post.
“I think terming one’s religion ‘progressive’ is more an act of seeking acceptance than anything else. Today’s society loves anything that is ‘progressive’ or ‘open minded’…but what about when these values dilute the truth because it is just easier to handle it that way?”
As much as progressive religions get accepted by people like me, I feel there would be more dismay (and anger) from the “pure” religions they were derived from. This could be a Christian fundamentalist calling another Christian not a “true Christian.” Half the Christians that come up with rubbish like “true Christian” and associated terms, are Protestant Christians and the Protestant Church exists because of a reformation; and at that time, I’m sure it would have been thought of as what people know consider “progressive.” So, instead of wine and bread being Jesus’ blood and flesh, they became a symbol for his blood and flesh. Like Shannon said, in that context, it was progressive and frowned upon by those outside of the movement, but not by those within it.
Why would people who are pushing for progressive religions actually try and do it because they are merely seeking acceptance? Wouldn’t they just pack up and have their own beliefs at home and tell their friends about it? Maybe some are looking for acceptance, but I think more are looking for harmony. (more…)
Some links about Lost in Translation. It was nice to find so many articles praising the film, but as always, some people hated it too. The interviews with Sofia Coppola are simple but they are inspiring in a sense, because she presents filmmaking in a very personal way – she collected stories and ideas and then put it together in script form. Moreover, many of her ideas are in the script and then in the film in the ways that they are, simply because she liked it and thought it fit. I find that reassuring, because often in the creative filmmaking process, analysis isn’t necessary (but it’s still often useful).
Sofia Coppola on LOST IN TRANSLATION
