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Hypocritical?

posted 16 years ago by cherrypacker
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It has been quite a while since I saw this but did it cross anyone else's mind that this film was hypocritical? It showed animosity towards technology, yet illustrated this through the medium of film, a technological achievement of man. As well as this it clearly venerated nature which is also ironic. I'm no environmental warrior, but imagine the pollution caused by flying to locations all around the world. I still found the film thought-provoking, with brilliant images and a fine message but I couldn't respect it entirely, due to the inherent irony. Any thoughts?

If someone else has mentioned this on the boards before, I'm sorry, but dont be an arse about it.

le mot juste

[–] Eudocia508 13 years ago

I don't want to get into any debate here--(and I saw nothing in your post that indicated anger). I just wanted to say the idea of the irony you mentioned also struck me, that's all.

I was extremely disappointed as it is being performed tonight at Lincoln Center with the NY Philharmonic and the Philip Glass Ensemble along with showing the film. I was really looking forward to going but it's completely sold out!

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