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BILLIII's rating
I really don't understand at all; being a Christian, having a reputation for 64 years of demonstrated keen intellect, having developed several difficult diversions to respect from similar aficionados, I saw for the first time yesterday this DA VINCI CODE production. I don't like TOM HANKS's previous efforts and only wanted to experience this film because of its apparent visual effects product.
IMO, the entire product is more than one could expect or want; Hanks and the other actors were IMO faultless.
This film will be cataloged by me as one of my TOP 10 --- who cares? I do .......... and some others who respect my impressions.
BILLIII
IMO, the entire product is more than one could expect or want; Hanks and the other actors were IMO faultless.
This film will be cataloged by me as one of my TOP 10 --- who cares? I do .......... and some others who respect my impressions.
BILLIII
Picture realistically depicts the wrestling match most adolescents involve themselves in with sexual relations. Movie was well done technically and the actors were pretty believable; but the subject is one of growth from immaturity, and the rating reflects this genre. Light weight, but how else could it have been done, given its goal?
Bill Schaefer Berwyn, PA 19312 ephraim@chesco.com
Rating: 4/5 7/10
Bill Schaefer Berwyn, PA 19312 ephraim@chesco.com
Rating: 4/5 7/10
This was one of the best movies I have seen; NOT because the acting was excellent, but it was! NOT because the music was excellent, but it was! NOT because the photography was excellent, but it was!
In addition to all the above, it spoke of a very real and present danger existing in our societies today, so skillfully, and with such excellence of production, and character and thematic development that I will long remember the story, the feelings of ALL the characters, and, most important of all, the POINT.
The REAL CRIME became evident in the early stages of the movie: the sin of placing ego ahead of God, and the people to whom one has voluntarily become a Shepard. Padre Amaro's youthful amoral dedication to the development of his career (should have been `calling') littered white lies that like mustard seeds grew and grew until he became a spiritual disfigurement of what he should have become. Placing extrinsics ahead of integrity, Amaro's service to God and His congregation finally became a mockery.
This lesson hits a soft spot with me as I watch our present day `public servant' shepards almost ubiquitously putting their own personal interests ahead of their duties to the people. Greed in ambition
can be a dangerous thing, especially in the realm of service to the public, be it religious, governmental, or charitable.
And, like a boil, it will ultimately be lanced.
This movie is a real credit to the Mexican film industry.
Rating: 5/5 10/10 Bill Schaefer Berwyn PA ephraim@chesco.com
In addition to all the above, it spoke of a very real and present danger existing in our societies today, so skillfully, and with such excellence of production, and character and thematic development that I will long remember the story, the feelings of ALL the characters, and, most important of all, the POINT.
The REAL CRIME became evident in the early stages of the movie: the sin of placing ego ahead of God, and the people to whom one has voluntarily become a Shepard. Padre Amaro's youthful amoral dedication to the development of his career (should have been `calling') littered white lies that like mustard seeds grew and grew until he became a spiritual disfigurement of what he should have become. Placing extrinsics ahead of integrity, Amaro's service to God and His congregation finally became a mockery.
This lesson hits a soft spot with me as I watch our present day `public servant' shepards almost ubiquitously putting their own personal interests ahead of their duties to the people. Greed in ambition
can be a dangerous thing, especially in the realm of service to the public, be it religious, governmental, or charitable.
And, like a boil, it will ultimately be lanced.
This movie is a real credit to the Mexican film industry.
Rating: 5/5 10/10 Bill Schaefer Berwyn PA ephraim@chesco.com