tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860308562279203907.post4361760584725465771..comments2024-01-20T05:27:34.690+01:00Comments on Toward an LDS Cinema: Please tell me: Can the Spirit be in a Work of Art?Trevorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00817545149801983520noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860308562279203907.post-78968363812780757932008-06-10T20:18:00.000+02:002008-06-10T20:18:00.000+02:00I personally believe that truth can come from any ...I personally believe that truth can come from any source, but must be communicated by the Spirit. Also, that truth doesn't have to be intentional.<BR/><BR/>I frame the issue as one of truth because the Doctrine and Covenants states that spirit, truth, and light are one in the same. That opens a great metaphysical discussion that I think directly relates to the craft of filmmaking. I would love toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860308562279203907.post-8367739320183382452008-05-23T01:30:00.000+02:002008-05-23T01:30:00.000+02:00Great comments everyone.Dennis, thank you especial...Great comments everyone.<BR/><BR/>Dennis, thank you especially for the Heidegger. I wasn't familiar with this phrasing, and I'm very grateful for it.<BR/><BR/>My Heidegger has been very sporadic, and unfortunately with little context, but that hasn't stopped me from taking issue with much of what I have read. Especially in this light I think that I'll need to re visit him. <BR/><BR/>I love Trevorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00817545149801983520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860308562279203907.post-57862071848351863082008-05-22T07:52:00.000+02:002008-05-22T07:52:00.000+02:00Sorry, correction:"There really IS something about...Sorry, correction:<BR/><BR/>"There really IS something about the art itself that does this..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860308562279203907.post-70547837308152645302008-05-22T07:51:00.000+02:002008-05-22T07:51:00.000+02:00Trevor,Are you familiar with Heidegger's The Origi...Trevor,<BR/><BR/>Are you familiar with Heidegger's The Origin of the Work of Art?<BR/><BR/>I think that Heidegger -- infused with LDS philosophy, which he probably would resist -- can answer this question quite nicely.<BR/><BR/>The work of art opens a space in which truth can enter into being -- if anything happens at all. There really isn't something about the art itself that does this, but the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860308562279203907.post-49086963211805743232008-05-21T20:52:00.000+02:002008-05-21T20:52:00.000+02:00I think you pose an interesting question. My first...I think you pose an interesting question. My first inclination was that, yes, there are some works of art that should - if tuned in to the right place - evoke a spiritual feeling no matter what. But after thinking about it for a little while I think that's wrong. When I was in high school I saw Life is Beautiful and had an extremely spiritual experience. However, when I go back and view that filmwhitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06048153758556096552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860308562279203907.post-21770081407664877672008-05-21T05:51:00.000+02:002008-05-21T05:51:00.000+02:00I do not believe it is doctrinally accurate to say...I do not believe it is doctrinally accurate to say that the Spirit can inhabit an inanimate object, if that's how "in" is being defined here. That isn't part of His role as a member of the Godhead.<BR/><BR/>I do, however, believe that the things we do and create build an atmosphere that is either conducive to the Spirit or not. Certainly works of art (including film) can stir up feelings and Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08014603435354864124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860308562279203907.post-19095244469840211532008-05-21T04:00:00.000+02:002008-05-21T04:00:00.000+02:00That is something I have often wondered about. I ...That is something I have often wondered about. I don't know the answer. But since you asked for our experiences, I will share mine. <BR/><BR/>I have had far more experiences with the Spirit while partaking of some form or art (poetry, visual art, theatre, film, music, etc) than I have had while participating in church services of one kind or another. However, I firmly believe that I would Bringhurst Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05257669069987588006noreply@blogger.com