tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860308562279203907.post3409901348611194775..comments2024-01-20T05:27:34.690+01:00Comments on Toward an LDS Cinema: Princess MononokeTrevorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00817545149801983520noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860308562279203907.post-10447754616093062202008-06-27T19:54:00.000+02:002008-06-27T19:54:00.000+02:00Paul H,We welcome your and everyone's comments her...Paul H,<BR/><BR/>We welcome your and everyone's comments here. Thanks for sharing, and please do so again.<BR/><BR/>I hope you didn't think I was railing against "the media" in general. I was just pointing out the obvious: that it comes in all kinds and we should only choose to partake of the best. We should also protect our children in this regard.<BR/><BR/>As to your other point, I appreciate Adam K. K. Figueirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00332366019568841848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860308562279203907.post-17526366822059568272008-06-27T18:50:00.000+02:002008-06-27T18:50:00.000+02:00Hello All,I hope I'm not imposing and if I am I ap...Hello All,<BR/><BR/>I hope I'm not imposing and if I am I apologize, but I've been following these posts for a while now and I wanted to share some of the thoughts I've had as I've read all of the well communicated ideas here. <BR/><BR/><I>After all, only perfected beings are perfectly good and sons of perdition are perfectly bad. The rest of us are trying at various levels, and I think that thatPaul Haymorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03881463320958527158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860308562279203907.post-65638455417006072812008-06-26T19:09:00.000+02:002008-06-26T19:09:00.000+02:00Sorry, I hit a button by accident. I was saying th...Sorry, I hit a button by accident. <BR/><BR/>I was saying that we can unintentionally allow our children to receive some very subtle messages that can become very difficult stumbling blocks.<BR/><BR/>I particularly like your point about repetition of these messages, Benjamin, because it's the oversaturation with the Disney perspective that leads to the danger you describe. The Miyazaki approach Adam K. K. Figueirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00332366019568841848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860308562279203907.post-82137495433847085232008-06-26T19:01:00.000+02:002008-06-26T19:01:00.000+02:00"I don't mean to say that this distinction doesn't...<I>"I don't mean to say that this distinction doesn't exist, just that the embodiment of these moral polarities in characters (over and over) may unfortunately contribute to a false judgment of people (and not their actions).</I><BR/><BR/>Youre right and, as you say, this needs to be pointed out more often. I've been having conversations elsewhere in the blogosphere that are about how we can Adam K. K. Figueirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00332366019568841848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860308562279203907.post-19855796142163227032008-06-26T18:36:00.000+02:002008-06-26T18:36:00.000+02:00Thanks everyone for your comments. I think that A...Thanks everyone for your comments. I think that Adam makes a good point about making sure that we help children understand 'good' and 'evil.' I don't mean to say that this distinction doesn't exist, just that the embodiment of these moral polarities in characters (over and over) may unfortunately contribute to a false judgment of people (and not their actions). After all, only perfected beingsBenjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040389580220325603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860308562279203907.post-74402980141398483842008-06-25T17:57:00.000+02:002008-06-25T17:57:00.000+02:00Benjamin, You make some really great points here. ...Benjamin, <BR/><BR/>You make some really great points here. I like this film, too. <BR/><BR/>I think that the type of complexity you're describing in approaching good and evil is useful to children (and all of us) by itself, but even more useful when paired with the polarized "Disney approach." While the one teaches us not to see people in black and white, the other helps define the elements thatAdam K. K. Figueirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00332366019568841848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860308562279203907.post-39663464307004589152008-06-23T21:46:00.000+02:002008-06-23T21:46:00.000+02:00Benjamin,Great post.I know that this wasn't your m...Benjamin,<BR/><BR/>Great post.<BR/><BR/>I know that this wasn't your main point, but I wonder if you could expound a bit on the 'Old Testament' ideology of hero versus villain.<BR/><BR/>While I'm trying to think of exceptions, and I can't, I wonder what specifically you see there.Trevorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00817545149801983520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860308562279203907.post-44392394683147930542008-06-23T02:17:00.000+02:002008-06-23T02:17:00.000+02:00Thanks for this. Because they are complexed and m...Thanks for this. Because they are complexed and multi-layered, Miyazaki's films remind us that real life decisions are not as simple as portrayed in Disney's Hero vs. villain pantomimes.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10499459661899325622noreply@blogger.com