Comments on: WT03.06 Breaking the Waves (1996) http://stevebrownetc.com/podcasts/watching-theology/wt0306-breaking-the-waves-1996/ This blog needs a description! Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:00:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Davey Morrison http://stevebrownetc.com/podcasts/watching-theology/wt0306-breaking-the-waves-1996/#comment-97166 Davey Morrison Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:36:47 +0000 http://stevebrownetc.com/podcasts/watching-theology/wt0306-breaking-the-waves-1996/#comment-97166 I just posted a brief review examining the movie "Happy Feet" from a theological and philosophical perspective, if you're interested. http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-9888-Salt-Lake-City-Movie-Events-Examiner~y2009m7d31-Review-Happy-Feet-dir-George-Miller-2006 Still looking forward to "Brigham City" and "In Bruges"! :) I just posted a brief review examining the movie "Happy Feet" from a theological and philosophical perspective, if you're interested.
http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-9888-Salt-Lake-City-Movie-Events-Examiner~y2009m7d31-Review-Happy-Feet-dir-George-Miller-2006
Still looking forward to "Brigham City" and "In Bruges"! :)

]]> By: Daniel Crooke http://stevebrownetc.com/podcasts/watching-theology/wt0306-breaking-the-waves-1996/#comment-94707 Daniel Crooke Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:33:30 +0000 http://stevebrownetc.com/podcasts/watching-theology/wt0306-breaking-the-waves-1996/#comment-94707 I have yet to listen to this episode (still waiting for Breaking the Waves to come on TV...) but I'm a big fan of WT and WTD. I'm sure this has been suggested before, but have you ever considered featuring 'It's a Wonderful Life' on WT? It seems like there are numerous themes, both theological and not, within the film that would be interesting to hear you discuss. I have yet to listen to this episode (still waiting for Breaking the Waves to come on TV…) but I'm a big fan of WT and WTD. I'm sure this has been suggested before, but have you ever considered featuring 'It's a Wonderful Life' on WT? It seems like there are numerous themes, both theological and not, within the film that would be interesting to hear you discuss.

]]> By: J Raines http://stevebrownetc.com/podcasts/watching-theology/wt0306-breaking-the-waves-1996/#comment-93623 J Raines Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:18:55 +0000 http://stevebrownetc.com/podcasts/watching-theology/wt0306-breaking-the-waves-1996/#comment-93623 you may be interested in this book, blog, and podcast: "a year of hitchcock" i'll leave out the link as i believe they are forbidden. just google the title along with the word "podcast" to find the site. jr you may be interested in this book, blog, and podcast:
"a year of hitchcock"

i'll leave out the link as i believe they are forbidden.

just google the title along with the word "podcast" to find the site.

jr

]]> By: sam l. http://stevebrownetc.com/podcasts/watching-theology/wt0306-breaking-the-waves-1996/#comment-93069 sam l. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:02:28 +0000 http://stevebrownetc.com/podcasts/watching-theology/wt0306-breaking-the-waves-1996/#comment-93069 Have you considered doing Wise Blood? Seems like a interesting movie, theologically. Have you considered doing Wise Blood? Seems like a interesting movie, theologically.

]]> By: Davey http://stevebrownetc.com/podcasts/watching-theology/wt0306-breaking-the-waves-1996/#comment-91999 Davey Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:43:51 +0000 http://stevebrownetc.com/podcasts/watching-theology/wt0306-breaking-the-waves-1996/#comment-91999 This was maybe the single most difficult movie-watching experience I've had when I saw it a year or two ago. I thought there was a lot of great stuff in the film, but didn't think I'd ever want to see it again. Your podcast made me reconsider. I think one of the most important things you didn't bring up, however, is whether or not Bess really is communicating with God, or whether she is mentally ill--the characters within the film ask this question, and it's impossible (for me, at least) to watch Watson's incredible, heartbreaking performance without asking it myself. I think that question is central to the film's success, and part of why the epilogue really worked for me, and still seemed to retain a good degree of ambiguity (again, for me, at least). Great episode though, one of my favorites in awhile--and thanks again for the shout out! Looking forward to both "In Bruges" and "Brigham City" (and "Falling," sometime). This was maybe the single most difficult movie-watching experience I've had when I saw it a year or two ago. I thought there was a lot of great stuff in the film, but didn't think I'd ever want to see it again. Your podcast made me reconsider. I think one of the most important things you didn't bring up, however, is whether or not Bess really is communicating with God, or whether she is mentally ill–the characters within the film ask this question, and it's impossible (for me, at least) to watch Watson's incredible, heartbreaking performance without asking it myself. I think that question is central to the film's success, and part of why the epilogue really worked for me, and still seemed to retain a good degree of ambiguity (again, for me, at least). Great episode though, one of my favorites in awhile–and thanks again for the shout out! Looking forward to both "In Bruges" and "Brigham City" (and "Falling," sometime).

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