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Re: A renewed adniration

Posted by Victor Khomenko (M) on December 7, 2003 at 12:16:38

In Reply to: A renewed adniration posted by Bambi B on December 7, 2003 at 11:57:16:

That was a great summary, Bam, and it is not too far from my feelings.

My personal feelings regarding this film have evolved with time.

When I saw it during my materialist-atheist years, it was plain easy to accept and cheer along - it simply all made sense, back then when.

Back then the cartoonish nature of the bad guys didn't bother me, simply because they were wrong - and we all knew that - didn't we? Hmmmmm....

Things are different today, as I had opened my horizons if not tremendously, then at least enough to allow more possibilities.

This time around such presentation of "bad guys" struck me right off the bat as incredibly objectinable, offensive even, as I was hoping for a more shall I say, thoughtful search for the truth, less of propaganda material.

From that perspective some moments I found irritatingly simplistic in their presentation, all the while submerged into deep appreciation of fine acting and directing. But the agenda was just getting in my eye every second, like dust while driving a convertible.

After seeing it yesterday, I believe that the script has severe faults. The fine points of the ending (you captured them well) seem to have little connection to the rather single-minder and almost bone-headed push of the main scenes, where the evil ones had no redeaming values, and the good ones had no spots.

I am not familiar with any other versions, but I would be interested to see another rendition... hopefully less agenda-driven this time.

I am in a funny position here. If you wake me at night, I will give you all the atheist answers... the answers I believe are true. Yet I am completely against the present day materialist thought control.

You might recall Tracy asking in indignation: "Imagine if one day only Darvinism was taught in schools!"

Back then that sounded as something thought provoking, but today that is unfortunately, a reality.

I need to think more about your Alchemist philosophy... maybe you could elaborate on it on the Outside?

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