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Friday, October 31, 2008
Margaret Brown on THE ORDER OF MYTHS
Last week, director Margaret Brown came to the IFS series to screen her movie, THE ORDER OF MYTHS. If you missed your chance to see her live, check out this video of the Q&A session that followed the movie. Thoughts? Questions? -Please leave a comment.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
And Furthermore
I'm looking forward to re-watching The Twilight Samurai. I really
liked the character of Kayo in Love and Honor - and I find myself
wondering how much of that is because I've met Huong. I find that in
the past I was reasonably boorish in regards to how I viewed people's
actions. Essentially I wouldn't always see the reason they did
something, just that they did it. So in the film Kayo dutifully
served her husband at home - but what I noticed wasn't that she was
doing it entirely because she cared for him.
Also, when Mimura yells at his aunt to not disparage his wife - to me
it's because he respects his wife and no matter what, will not allow
others to say ill of her - even if there is just cause. In the past I
don't know what I would have interpreted his actions to mean, but now
I think I recognize them.
Hmm.
Chris
liked the character of Kayo in Love and Honor - and I find myself
wondering how much of that is because I've met Huong. I find that in
the past I was reasonably boorish in regards to how I viewed people's
actions. Essentially I wouldn't always see the reason they did
something, just that they did it. So in the film Kayo dutifully
served her husband at home - but what I noticed wasn't that she was
doing it entirely because she cared for him.
Also, when Mimura yells at his aunt to not disparage his wife - to me
it's because he respects his wife and no matter what, will not allow
others to say ill of her - even if there is just cause. In the past I
don't know what I would have interpreted his actions to mean, but now
I think I recognize them.
Hmm.
Chris
Love and Honor
to IFS
date Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 10:07 AM
subject Love and Honor
Huong and I saw Love and Honor last night and really liked it. It
seemed entirely believable to us. The gossipy, unhelpful relatives
fit exactly with how Huong describes her family.
After the film I mentioned to Huong that I felt Kayo truly loved
Mimura and that he wasn't aware for the most part what she felt for
him. Huong said 'The person who wrote the story knows exactly what
they want in a relationship.' She went on to point out that Mimura
never disparaged Kayo, even when he suspected her misdeeds. When his
Aunt came to gossip he defended his wife strongly.
I think the thing that surprised me the most was how strong a
character Kayo really was. On the surface she is the dutiful wife,
but what I noticed the strongest was that she was dutiful out of love
- not obligation.
Anyways - great film. Later this week we're going to go rent The
Twilight Samurai (I saw it at IFS a few years ago and liked it then)
and The Hidden Blade.
Thanks,
Chris
date Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 10:07 AM
subject Love and Honor
Huong and I saw Love and Honor last night and really liked it. It
seemed entirely believable to us. The gossipy, unhelpful relatives
fit exactly with how Huong describes her family.
After the film I mentioned to Huong that I felt Kayo truly loved
Mimura and that he wasn't aware for the most part what she felt for
him. Huong said 'The person who wrote the story knows exactly what
they want in a relationship.' She went on to point out that Mimura
never disparaged Kayo, even when he suspected her misdeeds. When his
Aunt came to gossip he defended his wife strongly.
I think the thing that surprised me the most was how strong a
character Kayo really was. On the surface she is the dutiful wife,
but what I noticed the strongest was that she was dutiful out of love
- not obligation.
Anyways - great film. Later this week we're going to go rent The
Twilight Samurai (I saw it at IFS a few years ago and liked it then)
and The Hidden Blade.
Thanks,
Chris
Q&A with Roger Ebert
Q: A problem with the current generation of students is that their only theater experience is tentpole movies viewed with a pack of friends. Everything else is viewed on a laptop or iPod. They don't even watch TV, except on their computers. - Prof. Nate Kohn, University of Georgia, Athens
A: I despair. I grieve. I utter wild goat cries at the moon. They are denying themselves proper access to an art form that could enlarge and deepen them. I get many e-mails and blog comments from college and high school students, even some who are younger, who do care about movies and take them seriously. Many even read a lot of books, a subject I don't even want to get you started on. That's cause for hope. But it attention deficit syndrome spreading through our society like a deadly virus?
A: I despair. I grieve. I utter wild goat cries at the moon. They are denying themselves proper access to an art form that could enlarge and deepen them. I get many e-mails and blog comments from college and high school students, even some who are younger, who do care about movies and take them seriously. Many even read a lot of books, a subject I don't even want to get you started on. That's cause for hope. But it attention deficit syndrome spreading through our society like a deadly virus?
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