[Dialogue] Movies

[Sunny Walker]

I recently saw a really old classic "His Girl Friday" and heard Denver movie
critic, Howie Movshovitz (sometimes on NPR), speak afterwards. Director
Howard Hawks was very famous for his work and especially his technique in
this one where the characters routinely step on each others lines (makes for
rapid fire dialogue somewhat reminiscent of West Wing TV series). Some of
the reviews called it Cary Grant's greatest comedic role. What NONE of the
reviewers mention is that the producer was a raging racist/bigot. The film
is amazing for what it "got away with" in this area. It was known as
ground-breaking for its fast pace and the sexual innuendos between the lead
characters (tame by today's standards). 

So, I recommend enjoying going back to old classics (free videos at the
library).

Watched "The Wave" - a 46 minute TV special about a true incident in a CA
high school in 1967 around the subject of the Holocaust. Also worth ordering
through prospector for delivery through your local library.

Sunny Walker
Senior Facilitator
Council of Energy Resource Tribes
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FAX: 303-282-7574
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as the foundation for building stable,
balanced self-governed economies, according to each Tribe's vision and
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Subject: [Dialogue] Movies

Dear Colleagues,

I've wanted to write about the movie Blood Diamond ever since I saw it.  I 
debated with myself about renting the DVD because I'm attempting to maintain

peace and non-violence in my own thinking, and am avoiding violence in what
I 
watch.  But after seeing it, as painful and violent as it is, I am glad to
have 
seen a story of redemption, and think it could be a good new RS-1 movie.
The 
lines I would recall (though not perfectly) in a movie conversation would
be:  
"Do you think there are bad people and good people?" (spoken by the good 
mission teacher, nearest thing to Miss Miller in this work.)  Leo's
character (a 
very "bad" person) answers, "I think there are just people."  The good
teacher 
replies, "You're right.  Bad people can do very good things given the right 
circumstances."

The memory of the scene in which the African father talks his M-16-toting
son 
into going home with him still brings tears to my eyes.  What a wonderful 
picture of fatherhood (and husbanding.)  If you haven't seen it, I recommend
it.

I love the special features on some DVD's.  They can add a lot to my 
understanding.  The director's comment on Blood Diamond, that the real
treasure is the 
boy, not the diamond, transformed my thinking.

The other movie I wanted to comment on is "Wag the Dog."  I know it's old, 
but our Tibetan Buddhist teacher recommended it to us this month, so I
dutifully 
rented it.  The teacher wanted us to be reminded of how the media can be 
manipulated to influence our thinking.  The movie is still funny and
horrifying 
and truth-telling.  Again, the DVD special features are priceless, with one
that 
traces the history of how the media influenced and was influenced by
politics 
and economics in the 20th century, and the movies that told that story (such

as "The Manchurian Candidate.")

Blessings,
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