In Reply to: Rather, my CA friend, you should. posted by tinear on October 13, 2007 at 13:58:39:
It's not.The fact that SP had the decency and respect to get the family's blessing (not to mention that it was one of JK's requirements before signing over the rights of the book... to anyone) - and that he sought their participation - isn't the same thing as their having final approval. In fact there's a good chance SP didn't have final approval... it may well have been some suit at Paramount Vantage - fed by focus group info - did.
As for..."Penn felt he needed their blessing which a guy like Herzog, a far more accomplished film maker, never did in his many documentaries." Says who?
You don't think he had Denglers "approval" or that he didn't seek to get the blessing and participation of the friends and family of Grizzly Man before embarking on those projects?
Also the movie, for me at least, wasn't about having sympathy for the guy... it was about relating to the spirit of someone who felt so strongly abut communing with nature.
"You can safely assume you have created God in your own image when he hates all the same people you do."
Edits: 10/13/07
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Follow Ups
- It's just not the same thing. - sjb 22:41:45 10/13/07 (4)
- We'll just have to disagree. Your points about Herzog's - tinear 01:21:39 10/14/07 (3)
- RE: We'll just have to disagree. Your points about Herzog's - sjb 07:31:45 10/14/07 (2)
- Steve, for years I worked as a journalist, interviewing some - tinear 17:59:59 10/14/07 (1)
- Hmmmm? - sjb 20:24:38 10/14/07 (0)