Some of you have been watching particular movies for my classes. Share the movie you watched and what you thought here. Consider it like Ebert and Roper but deeper.
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Ave Crux, Spes Unica! This is the Congregation of Holy Cross motto and means, "Hail the Cross, our only hope."
So why this blog? Well, those of us who are teachers and learners know that the great ideas we encounter together sometimes are just more than one classroom discussion can handle, so this is a place to continue the search for truth and meaning.
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13 comments:
I thought that the movie "Dead Man Walking" was a really good movie.It was a sad at then end but both actors Susan Sarandon and Sean Pean did a good job. It was a touching movie and all should see it!!!
Mary
I also agree with Mary that the movie was really good. I loved how the nun stayed with the man on death row until the very end. She had a profound impact on his life, as he did on hers. If shows that all of us our human. We all have feelings.
Kyle Kincaid
Dead Man Walking was a very good movie. I think it really is a good example of showing compassion for another person no matter what they have done or way they continue to act. To be able to do so much for someone who has done such terrible things is truly being human.
Why We Fight was a very well done documetary. I was very shocked and appaulled by how the movie presented companies pretty much trying to start wars. The amount of money spent on weaponary could instead be used for medical and sciencetifc research to help people, feeding the poor and housing them.The last line of the movie summaries it the best "why we fight I think we fight because to many people or not standing and saying I am not doing this anymore".
I thought that the documentary was very well done and presented the main issues very clearly. The many graphs and charts helped illustrate the importance of this issue. I know that there are many who doubt the reality of global warming. I tend to believe that it does exist and that if anything, we should all error on the side of caution and assume it is in fact damaging our planet. Just this morning we learned that Al Gore has in fact won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on the issue of global warming.
Kyle Kincaid
I watched "Who Killed the Electric Car," and I think it's worth seeing for the questions it raises about the oil and automobile industries. As consumers, we have a responsibility to know the truth of the intentions and actions of the companies and corporations that produce our goods. It's hard because you can't always believe what you read or see. While this documentary doesn't conclusively reveal a conspiracy, at the very least it reminds us to always question what the industries' motives are when we are trying to act like morally responsible consumers.
In the movie Dead Man Walking a nun, Sister Helen receives a note from a death row inmate trying to find some help with his situation. This was because he wanted to avoid execution. Sister Helen starts to show some sympathy to Matthew who is the death row inmate. She then becomes hated by the public just as much as Poncelet was. Sister Helen has to decide how she should handle this situation because Matthew is going to get executed.
The thing I liked about this movie is that we learn with cuts from what he did and what really happened. Sister Helen tries to get the governors help in stopping this but cant. Overall the movie shows the nature of what a nun can do and how she can try to get him to confess what happened. It also shows us the process of an execution and how hard it is on people. Story line was the best because of what it brings to the table.Dave Bendel
I watched "Why we Fight" and while I was watching it I was torn. I remember talking to my great uncle who was stationed at Pearl Harbor during the attack and my Grandfather who fought under General Patton in WWII. I asked both on their take on WWII compared to the Iraqi conflict, and I got the same answer that I ended up seeing from most of the civilians in this documentary, in WWII they knew exactly who the enemy was and why they were fighting. More importantly the American public knew who and why as well. The civilians in this documentary do not seem to know why exactly we are fighting. I feel, as was suggested in the film, that we cannot just do nothing, but I feel that the American people need to be better informed by the gov't.
Steven Bentkowski
I watched "An Inconvenient Truth". Watching this has made me angry with the government and scared about our future. It is sad to know that polar bears are drowning (an animal that can actually swim is DROWNING) because they cannot find ice to get upon as a result global warming. It was astonishing to see that we are behind others when it comes to fuel efficency. It's no wonder car companies are losing sales and not producing many cars. US car companies cannot sell their cars in overseas. Our efficency is too low and those in other countries don't want them. I don't blame them. I started to think about this. I love the vehicle I drive, but if I could get something comparable but has better fuel milage, I would probably trade it in in a heartbeat. Anything to help with global warming. After seeing this movie, I have really started to think. I shouldn't have to feel bad about using electricity or driving. Al Gore told the government what was happening before it got to this point. Why did they not listen? Now we are in big trouble. I have so much to say about this movie. I loved it, it really opened my eyes and I hope that others eyes are opened as well so we can fight this situation and possibly have a world that can provide for our grandchildren.
I watched the movie 'Dead Man Walking!' I thought this movie was amazing and well written. I think that it addresses issues that are relevant to being a Christian and a Catholic. It addressed issues that I think about myself. BK and I were talking once about the death penalty and what it truly means and I asked him how he would react if somebody killed his kids and wife, because he asked me about my family and i didn't know how i would respond. Although this is a dark and hurtful thing to think about, He replied, "I would never kill somebody else, just because they killed my family. A death for a death is never the answer." Ever since this point, I have stood firm in these words. A death for someone else's death, no matter what, is NOT the answer. This movie ended very sad, but I would recommend that everyone see it! Amazing! Thanks for the idea Griff!
-Elitia
Bend it Like Beckham was an interesting movie. It allows the movie viewer to better understand the challenges that different cultures are constantly undergoing. It is obvious that sometimes these challenges involve many hardships and can change the relationships of many for better or worse. In this movie we are also allowed to see a glimpse of Indian culture and the traditions they have. Sometimes, when two different cultures come together, it can be hard for a culture to bring in new ideas or different practices for fear that their own culture might be lost. We see this throughout this movie through Jess and her involvement in an all womans soccer team.
Daniel
Bend It Like Beckham has only solidified what I had previously come to understand regarding the Indian culture in a different world. The movie is based in England with an Indian girl as the main character. Jesse is an Indian girl coming from a devout Indian family living in England who is aspiring to become a "football" player. However, Indian girls are not allowed to play football. They are expected to portray a woman as working in the kitchen preparing meals and serving the men. Jesse disobeys her parents and plays football with a womens team without them knowing. This movie truly represents what it is like to be an Indian woman, and how the family expects certain Indian cultural traits from them. While Jesse's parents continue living an Indian life, speaking in Panjabi, Jesse goes her own way to continue a football career, abandoning her Indian traditions. Overall, this movie was brilliant in portraying the true Indian female's life outside of the Indian community.
The movie "Bend it Like Beckham" touches on an interesting subject. "Jess" as she is known to her new friends is the daughter of 2 orthodox Sikh rebels that live in suburban London. Both of Jess' parents are first generation immigrants in Britan. Jess is pushed to become a success in school and work. She is basically pressured to fufill her parents dreams. Despite her parents' apparent plans for Jess to be involved in an arranged marriage and make it "big" Jess falls in love with the game of soccer.Situations throughout this movie show the clashes and struggles that many traditionalist immigrants face when raising their children in a new country. The movie is ok, but it shows some quite obvious differences in the cultures which are important to notice.
-Mike Evans
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