tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post4254669010440506392..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: As it is in heavenbyron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-63516557525831951352011-03-30T16:07:09.876+01:002011-03-30T16:07:09.876+01:00It has been a while since I have watched this movi...It has been a while since I have watched this movie and feel psychodougie and Paul both have valid points on reconcilliation etc.<br /><br />I remember watching the movie and even with its faults, thinking "if only".<br /><br />Since leaving a certain church in Sydney, church has been the last place I found community. I found it more in a pub filled with hardened people and alcoholics Andreanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-85299112591847116532008-03-28T03:11:00.000+00:002008-03-28T03:11:00.000+00:00Hi Byron, a very interesting perspective on this m...Hi Byron, a very interesting perspective on this movie. I initially had the opposite experience, I thought it was an entertaining and well produced film, but couldn't find anything helpful from the themes/ideas presented ... there seems to be little hope for this Christ-like conductor beyond the pleasure of listening to his people sing (which should not be understated either) and then there is Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02788762631953593999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-17569733382679410582008-03-27T23:43:00.000+00:002008-03-27T23:43:00.000+00:00yeah i was thinking babette's feast all the way th...yeah i was thinking babette's feast all the way thru. embracing the good.<BR/><BR/><I>real reconciliation of deep hurt generally takes time</I><BR/>do you think there was something in the way theu did seem to just move on tho? not seeming to be super affected by the hurts?<BR/>indeed, providing an atmosphere where people feel welcome to share their hurts with a view to reconciliation?<BR/><BR/>psychodougiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11355975567290588909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-80452930296942332322008-03-27T06:47:00.000+00:002008-03-27T06:47:00.000+00:00And as for Babette's Feast: you should drop everyt...<I>And as for Babette's Feast: you should drop everything and see it right away.</I><BR/><BR/>Drop.everything.NOW.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773963984084893424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-44050241117890057292008-03-27T06:42:00.000+00:002008-03-27T06:42:00.000+00:00Oh no, I haven't given up on necromancy — but with...Oh no, I haven't given up on necromancy — but with Karl Barth in his grave, I figured Thielicke was a waste of a perfectly good chicken.<BR/><BR/>And as for <I>Babette's Feast</I>: you should drop everything and see it right away. It's one of the most beautiful films ever made!Ben Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-63775900500099682612008-03-27T06:34:00.000+00:002008-03-27T06:34:00.000+00:00JM - Not sure - haven't seen BF.Ben - very nice. A...JM - Not sure - haven't seen BF.<BR/>Ben - very nice. And I'm glad you've given up necromancy; recordings are so much simpler and save on dead chickens and suchlike.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-76934967345302006022008-03-27T06:28:00.000+00:002008-03-27T06:28:00.000+00:00Does it have any similar themes as Babette's Feast...Does it have any similar themes as Babette's Feast?<BR/><BR/>Both Scandinavian...<BR/><BR/>(Edit Grammar.)Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773963984084893424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-49669019338365590752008-03-27T06:27:00.000+00:002008-03-27T06:27:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773963984084893424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-58120734164578101172008-03-27T05:36:00.001+00:002008-03-27T05:36:00.001+00:00Sorry, just to clarify: I heard this anecdote in a...Sorry, just to clarify: I heard this anecdote in a recorded lecture by Thielicke...Ben Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-19934775361259746432008-03-27T05:31:00.000+00:002008-03-27T05:31:00.000+00:00This reminds me of an anecdote that I once heard f...This reminds me of an anecdote that I once heard from Helmut Thielicke: he was giving a sermon in his rather broken English, and after the service a woman approached him and said: "Professor Thielicke, the German language is not nearly as difficult as I had imagined. By the end of your sermon, I could understand nearly every word!"Ben Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-17263035763162417512008-03-27T04:53:00.000+00:002008-03-27T04:53:00.000+00:00Psychodougie - I'm not talking about a protracted ...Psychodougie - I'm not talking about a protracted series of forced apologies and acceptances, but simply about the fact that real reconciliation of deep hurt generally takes time.<BR/><BR/>Gordon - Om jag kunde tala Svensk den skulle bli nöje.<BR/><BR/>Nico - it is a bit of a 'mum' film. Oops - location now fixed.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-57552637323991987152008-03-27T02:54:00.000+00:002008-03-27T02:54:00.000+00:00hi byron,haven't seen the film on the basis that m...hi byron,<BR/><BR/>haven't seen the film on the basis that my mum loved it (a pretty good bellwether of my inverse enjoyment), thanks for the review though!<BR/><BR/>the orpheum is in cremorne though (not rozelle), and yes, it's still showing.<BR/><BR/>nicnicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122774919449324922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-40977162367785170842008-03-27T01:38:00.000+00:002008-03-27T01:38:00.000+00:00Hej, jag talar Svensk! It's pretty darn easy reall...Hej, jag talar Svensk! It's pretty darn easy really, the vocab is small and if you know German as well, along with English, away you go. Put a mouthful of porridge in, don't swallow and you can manage Dansk as well.Gordon Chenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07588151868151940982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-44455045684502139532008-03-27T00:30:00.000+00:002008-03-27T00:30:00.000+00:00what a harsh tone to your review!you wrote, for ex...what a harsh tone to your review!<BR/>you wrote, for example <I>the film would portray the dramatic outburst of hidden emotions, but not the long and sometimes slow process of working it through to reconciliation.</I><BR/>but wasn't the point that in this community there was such an openness to one another that reconciliation wasn't protracted series of forced apologies, forced acceptances; but apsychodougiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11355975567290588909noreply@blogger.com