tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751168318018401735.post5208326560106657852..comments2024-01-13T03:20:34.558-05:00Comments on Film Flammers: The Passion of Joan of Arcsiochembiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11487373396181856763noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751168318018401735.post-83584127473555297212012-08-17T17:10:51.977-04:002012-08-17T17:10:51.977-04:00There is definitely a modern sensibility to this f...There is definitely a modern sensibility to this film that other silents lack. It far outclasses its contemporaries.siochembiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487373396181856763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751168318018401735.post-58921726511837434372012-08-16T17:36:13.363-04:002012-08-16T17:36:13.363-04:00I saw this several years ago and I can still say t...I saw this several years ago and I can still say today that it is the best silent film I have ever seen. I am also not religious in the slightest, but that didn't hurt my appreciation for this film. Very good review.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751168318018401735.post-13723424790337021552012-08-06T16:40:33.067-04:002012-08-06T16:40:33.067-04:00Y'know, I can see this film being problematic ...Y'know, I can see this film being problematic to some. For me, it felt like an exploration of a very personal issue of mine; because it touched something very personal for me, I can understand it NOT necessarily touching others. So hey, I can understand your reluctance. <br /><br />It's always a little scary to watch a "classic great film" and not really like it. Trust me, I have plenty of those.siochembiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487373396181856763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751168318018401735.post-71043103251925215612012-08-05T04:52:08.288-04:002012-08-05T04:52:08.288-04:00Nice review. I just wish I agreed with you. Someho...Nice review. I just wish I agreed with you. Somehow this one did not click at all with me. Maybe the hype, maybe the monotony, maybe I can just take in so much pain. While I recognize that the acting is stripped of the melodramatic curse of the silents and that Dreyer's direction with all the close-ups is rather unusual for the period I really cannot see what it is doing up there in the top-ten of best movies ever.<br /><br />Sorry for being the controversial one.<br /><br />I will soon have to see it again to make my own commentary and I will try to pay close attention to all the other stuff to see what else there are to Joan in pain. You point out a lot of interesting details, I will keep an eye out for them.<br /><br />I will see if I can make my peace with this one.TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751168318018401735.post-7603572413025017862012-08-05T00:51:05.341-04:002012-08-05T00:51:05.341-04:00Some of my favorite dramas deal with the issue of ...Some of my favorite dramas deal with the issue of people questioning their faith/spirituality. <br /><br />I really don't want to sound sappy here, but your comment is very... comforting to me, from a faith perspective. So thank you.siochembiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487373396181856763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751168318018401735.post-1583572004353097292012-08-04T23:31:41.472-04:002012-08-04T23:31:41.472-04:00Yep. I'm not a religious person at all, but th...Yep. I'm not a religious person at all, but this film felt like a true spiritual experience to me. This is an incredible experience, and intense from start to end. It's gripping and amazing, and I was glued to it the whole time. <br /><br />It's okay to be non-spiritual in general but still have that thing that moves us in that direction. That there is something more to us than our physical bodies is a belief not inconsistent with being areligious.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.com