movies

The Italian is a Russian film about a six-year-old Russian boy who runs away from his orphanage to search for his mother rather than be adopted (or sold) to a wealthy and kind Italian couple.

Dickens, anyone?

Chris and I saw 10,000 B.C. this weekend. It had some interesting parallels, I thought, to Christianity, such as the use of prophesy and, of course, the idea of a Messiah saving his enslaved people.

From my thoughts on Intersection (some spoilers):

Any movie lovers out there?

 Wanted to let you know of some discussion forums on the following films (some of which are up for Oscars):

Atonement

There Will Be Blood

3:10 to Yuma 

I'm usually late in the game because I watch most of my movies on DVD instead of at the theater. Has anyone seen this? I love the development of community in this, how it goes from isolated individuals each dealing with their own problems to these individuals fighting for the others.

The train symbolizes life--are you going to get on and go somewhere or watch it pass by. Fin watches trains. There are these people--I forget the term now--who video the trains, who drive crazy, take chances, and try to catch and hang with the trains for as long as possible.

Without spoilers:

Let me be upfront about two things: it's gory. Much gorier than the stage version. I'm talking B horror movie blood.

Also, I was disappointed in the movie version. Oh, it was well done, but because of the overdone blood and because the singing just isn't what it should be and because a couple of things were lost in translation, I was disappointed.

Perhaps everyone in the free world has seen this but me, but I can’t resist a few comments. Excellent, excellent movie. Superb acting with Jeremy Irons, Robert DeNiro, and Liam Nielson. And the area is beautiful--the dangerous but gorgeous falls reflecting the love and calling of God. (Side note: not too long ago, a missions conference was held there as a tribute to the Jesuit's work.)

Chris and I finally rented this movie the other day.
First, let me say that this movies was excellently done: the writing, the dialogue, the directing, the editing, the cinamatography, the acting, the soundtrack--oh, the soundtrack. I must tell you about the soundtrack: at times ironic, at times in your face, but the best thing about it was when they would stop...and that stop would step up the tension. Great job with the music.