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Vanessa
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Posted: Fri May 25th, 2007 07:28 am |
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| We have an agreement with Amazon for 3 DVD's a month and this particular one is on very long wait. Do you think it worth purchasing?
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David W. Emery
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Posted: Fri May 25th, 2007 10:49 am |
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I have seen advertisements and trailers. In my opinion, “Into the Great Silence” is well worth waiting for.
David
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Posted: Fri May 25th, 2007 01:21 pm |
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Vanessa wrote: We have an agreement with Amazon for 3 DVD's a month and this particular one is on very long wait. Do you think it worth purchasing?
I have not seen it, but everything I've read about it has been amazing. I think the fact that there is such a long wait for it indicates its value.
The Internet Movie Database includes the following user review:
If you want to see the contemplative, Roman Catholic view of Christ's teachings, this is for your. If you want to see a truly natural and realistic movie without artificial lighting (except the electric lights already at the monastery) this is for you. This movie is an absolute must for people who want to see what can been done just by taking a camera into the field and shooting. The message is simple and repeated over and over again because the contemplative life is simple and they spend their days trying to "grasp that which cannot be grasped": "Grace" and God. This movie is a must for those who think that Catholicism is too mystical. It clearly describes the simple beliefs of the contemplative life: that as one abandons one's attachments to things and the material world, one is seduced into the nirvana of religious enlightenment. During the final scene with the blind monk, an interesting comment is made on body sculpting, plastic surgery and other techniques that make one appear younger than one is. Incidentally, a Hindu or Buddhist would find the Christian view of nirvana described in this movie very interesting and the contemplative Christian path astonishingly similar to the contemplative Hindu and Buddhist paths.
This user rates the movie 10 out of 10, while the overall rating is an extremely good 7.2 out of 10.
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