Dr Handsome
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...but you can call me Eric.
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Post by Dr Handsome on Mar 17, 2011 22:19:29 GMT -5
That's what discussion is for: it certainly seemed like you were asserting that his religious ideologies were the root of his opinion rather than simply arguing that they might have (even subconsciously) affected his opinions. No real harm, no real foul-- at least in my books.
We could easily go on arguing but you're final post is about as judicial and clear as they come. I don't entirely know why people (other than Tyler I guess) hit that 'smite' button on the left, opinions are opinions and yours were actually stated in a relatively rational manner.
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Post by Mladen on Mar 17, 2011 23:57:51 GMT -5
This is interesting... I also sensed a bit of hesitancy from Tyler to discuss his dislike for the film, but I didn't think it would have been at all appropriate to discuss his issues with the film beyond the technical level (which Tyler obviously did not do, because he's a professional... professional podcaster anyway  ). I myself am an atheist, and I have had experiences watching overtly religious characters (or even characters of wildly differing political ideologies) do and say things that made me actively dislike them and the film, but I am still forced to appreciate the film and performances on a technical level, even if I hated its overarching attitude. I host a comicbook podcast with a very good Christian friend and there are certain comics he just doesn't want to discuss, knowing that his opinion of it is coloured by his religious views, and I feel its better when we just agree to not talk about them rather than straying from the purely critical discussion. Adversely, he won't lie and pretend to have 'liked' a technically excellent comic which ran counter to his personal ideologies, which is an honesty that I appreciate in Tyler also. If it is to do with moral outrage over some aspect of their lifestyle, then that should really be a separate discussion, and not involved in a movie podcast. Out of curiosity, and this is a question directed to Tyler, do you find that you react or talk differently on this podcast knowing that listeners of your movies-from-a-christian-perspective podcast could be listening? Like, do you sometimes catch yourself speaking a certain way in order to keep from offending that audience? Please take this as an honest question, I don't mean it in any particular way, just asking if you're more conscious of it now than you may have been before you started the Christian podcast? |
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Post by ikderk on Apr 8, 2011 16:53:33 GMT -5
Still have to see ANOTHER YEAR, UNCLE BOONMEE, and a few others. You may enjoy Uncle Boonmee more than I did because you may have a better grasp of Buddhism than I do (I assume this because you've lived in South Korea while I only visited). It's a film that takes a lot of work, for it seems to require an understanding of Buddhist thought in a Thai context. Foreign films are richer if the viewer has some cultural understanding going in, but some foreign films require cultural knowledge to grasp the story's basics. It may be dangerous to say this on an Internet forum, but I really didn't get Uncle Boonmee all that well beyond the basic concept. It was a beautiful film although it lost me at several points. I may watch it again after reading some commentary, but I don't know if I'm willing to do the homework. |
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