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Re: JIN-ROH and LoTR
Haven't seen Koyaanisqatsi but I'll try and get a hold of it and I bet I can
find a story in it somewhere, even if it's only part of my own. Fast, Cheap
and Out of Control is the story of countless modern day twenty somethings,
as many of us seem to have no peace, no money and no way to control our
impulses. I'll watch the actual movie and get back to you.
>From: "Peter T. Chattaway" <petert at interchange_ubc.ca>
>Reply-To: "Peter T. Chattaway" <petert at interchange_ubc.ca>
>CC: Over the Rhine listserv <over-the-rhine at actwin_com>
>Subject: Re: JIN-ROH and LoTR
>Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 14:24:50 -0800 (PST)
>
>On Thu, 28 Mar 2002, ryan richards wrote:
> > I view movies as a temporary escape for sure, but I think their real
> > intention is to tell a story that one can relate to, learn from and
> > hopefully respond to in the real world.
>
>Hmmm, _Koyaanisqatsi_ (1983), one of my five favorite films of all time,
>doesn't have a script or dialogue or actors -- does it "tell a story"?
>
>Plus, my favorite film of 1997 was _Fast, Cheap & Out of Control_, which
>I've described elsewhere as a "docu-poem" because it's sort of a
>documentary but it functions like a poem -- does it "tell a story"?
>
>--- Peter T. Chattaway --------------------------- peter at chattaway_com ---
> "I detected one misprint, but to torture you I will not tell you where."
> Winston Churchill to T.E. Lawrence, re Seven Pillars of Wisdom
>
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