Godot has finally shown up, but he's a vacuum cleaner salesman - a fraud with an agenda, like all modernists. Hope he finishes his pitch and leaves soon.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
October Baby in April
First Things has a bad review of a really good movie - but what's intriguing are the comments. Worth checking out.
Hmmmm. Well I haven't seen the film, but I didn't like the reviewer's tone.
As for _Tree of Life_, I did see that film (well, most of it anyway... I skipped the bulk of the creation scene), and I thought it was a mixed bag. It LOOKED gorgeous, and there were brilliant moments when all the elements came together very powerfully. But then there were other moments that were downright insufferable. I came away thinking, "Here's a director who has a fascinating mind, yet is obviously far too fascinated with himself." And the spirituality was disappointingly nebulous. It could have been stronger without being "preachy."
So I don't think that film is exactly the epitome of great Christian art. It's very interesting, vaguely spiritual art that could have been great art if it was less inflated. A much better example would have been _Chariots of Fire_, or the recent _Of Gods and Men_.
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Hmmmm. Well I haven't seen the film, but I didn't like the reviewer's tone.
As for _Tree of Life_, I did see that film (well, most of it anyway... I skipped the bulk of the creation scene), and I thought it was a mixed bag. It LOOKED gorgeous, and there were brilliant moments when all the elements came together very powerfully. But then there were other moments that were downright insufferable. I came away thinking, "Here's a director who has a fascinating mind, yet is obviously far too fascinated with himself." And the spirituality was disappointingly nebulous. It could have been stronger without being "preachy."
So I don't think that film is exactly the epitome of great Christian art. It's very interesting, vaguely spiritual art that could have been great art if it was less inflated. A much better example would have been _Chariots of Fire_, or the recent _Of Gods and Men_.
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