JOURNEYS
REEL THOUGHTS
Peace & Heroes
THE WAY
Directed by son Emilio Estevez, father Martin Sheen
plays a father who fulfills his son's journey
on the El camino de Santiago from France to Spain.
The Way is an earnest film that has some splendid
moments. Sheen must recover the body of his son
who perished on the journey. He decides to complete
his son's quest but he starts the pilgrimage with a
hardened heart. The journey and those he meets
on the camino have an impact.
Estevez is a fine director.
FINDING JOE
The documentary explores ideas of Joseph Campbell extrapolated from his life long study of faith, myth, religion, belief and spiritual disciplines. This
piece examines the idea of the Heroes' journey-defined as separation, initiation and return. The image of the dragon is used liberally as those "shoulds and shouldn'ts" of behavor and other limits to the human spirit.
Cleverly filmed sequences help elaborate the occasionally exquisite point being made. Campbell is not so much found as he is explained.
He is certainly a man who's words
lend themselves to profound place and explanation.
Campbell fans, or those who feel at home in the deep waters of mixing faiths and human behavior will find
FINDING JOE of value.
DAY BOOK
The new orchid.
REEL THOUGHTS
Peace & Heroes
Directed by son Emilio Estevez, father Martin Sheen
plays a father who fulfills his son's journey
on the El camino de Santiago from France to Spain.
The Way is an earnest film that has some splendid
moments. Sheen must recover the body of his son
who perished on the journey. He decides to complete
his son's quest but he starts the pilgrimage with a
hardened heart. The journey and those he meets
on the camino have an impact.
Estevez is a fine director.
FINDING JOE
The documentary explores ideas of Joseph Campbell extrapolated from his life long study of faith, myth, religion, belief and spiritual disciplines. This
piece examines the idea of the Heroes' journey-defined as separation, initiation and return. The image of the dragon is used liberally as those "shoulds and shouldn'ts" of behavor and other limits to the human spirit.
Cleverly filmed sequences help elaborate the occasionally exquisite point being made. Campbell is not so much found as he is explained.
He is certainly a man who's words
lend themselves to profound place and explanation.
Campbell fans, or those who feel at home in the deep waters of mixing faiths and human behavior will find
FINDING JOE of value.
DAY BOOK
The new orchid.
See you down the trail.
Tom: Thanks for visiting The Chubby Chatterbox, and for your kind words for my painting. Your blog is beautiful and thought provoking. I'll be back for more inspiration.
ReplyDeleteStephen, Thanks for your nice words. I'm glad to have discovered
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