this movie was sooo stupid
keanu reeves looked rediculous he talked with a horrible accent and he had a great mystic tan that mad him look indian.. not
and dont even get me started on the stupid little boy named jessie.. he needs to be slapped for sure
i totally agree! my english teacher is making us watch it because we're reading siddhartha, and its the worst movie ever. if they wanted to make it slightly better, they could have at least found someone else to play siddhartha, maybe someone who was actually from wherever he was supposed to be from.
and it's not jesse i want to slap. its his parents! they're such bad actors. and they have weird reactions to everything that's happening.
definitely a horrible movie.
It may be a little late for this, but you might want to let your English teacher know that there is a movie that was *specifically* based on Herman Hesse's novel (also called Siddhartha, from ... 1973, I think).
really, I've got to side with those who think this movie sucked.
For the sake of argument though, I suspect it might have been really badly misrepresented--it wasn't a particularly intriguing philosophical film, it was certainly not outstanding as a documentary or history of the story of Siddhartha's life, but it WAS a fine children's movie--not too boring or complicated.
I would say a stupid movie is COnstantine for example.
This is a good movie, I think Keanu played the role very well, and if you don't think so is that you don't know the story well.
i dont even know why reeves is popular! he can't act worth $hit and he really isnt that good looking.
he SUCKED in this movie
Keanu Reeves is fricken gorgeous...I didn't even pay attention to the plot cuz I was staring at him...and his fake tan is sexy!
Much Love
Okay, so keanu reeves is a good actor, and he is a bad actor. He is also a good looking actor, and not so good looking an actor.
Therefore, he is neither a good or bad actor, nor is he good or bad looking.
It's an illusion.
its a matter of opinion. i dont mind this movie. we're watching it in religions...but, i guess bc of the context im seeing it in, i have a different perspective
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I don't even mind if Keanu played Buddha at all its about the movie's plot not the actors. Well I liked his haircut in the movie when he was with the aesthetics his hair was perfect =P. Anyway I happen to be Buddhist as well so I like this movie alot. If you want a bad movie....check Street Fighter the Movie (Jean-Claude Van Damme)
shareaesthetics :DDDDDDDDDDD lolll!!! You must mean the ascetics.
shareOkay, so keanu reeves is a good actor, and he is a bad actor. He is also a good looking actor, and not so good looking an actor.
Therefore, he is neither a good or bad actor, nor is he good or bad looking.
It's an illusion.
We were watching this crap in English class today. I noticed that the guy didn't look Indian and it didn't take me long before I realized it was Keanu Reeves with a spray tan and a terrible fake accent. He looked so out of place next to real Indians in that movie.
Make like a tree and get out of here!
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I think what people forget about this movie is that the telling of the life of the Buddha/Prince Siddhartha, is from a child's book. It is written so a child understands. Keanu was not told he was to talk in an accent until he got to Nepal and they were going to start filming. Also, there are writings that describes what Prince Siddhartha looked like prior to his becoming the Buddha and they really nailed the look itself with Reeves. The whole story of Siddhartha is suppose to have an ethereal, dream like quality.
To those who refer to the book Siddhartha, please note the book is not about the Buddha, but rather about an Indian named Siddhartha also and who comes into contact with the Buddha's teachings while the Buddha is still alive and teaching.
Buddhists don't all take the stories of the Buddha's conception, birth, life, etc. as gospel truth. A lot is symbolic.
As an intro to Buddhism 101 for people who know little if anything about the Buddha or Buddhism. This is a wonderful film. Also, Keanu Reeves truly tried to live the life of a monk while filming. He wore the monastic robes. He also fasted for weeks to do the scene where he is so skinny he is close to death. reeves started going into kidney failure for real. The part where he's in the river and is talking to the water buffalo was all improvised and the waters were full of alligators. During many of the Enlightenment scenes, while they filmed Reeves was terribly sick with food poisoning....terrible cramps and diarrhea, yet he still managed to look healthy and serene.
As a Buddhist I recommend it to newer Buddhists and those wanting to know more about Buddhism.
The Buddha was Indian although his birthplace is now in Nepal instead of India.
Be well and happy,
~Sangye~
There ought to be an age restriction for watching this movie. All these immature comments from ignorant children!!! Watch it again when you are over 30 and see what it really means.
Tthe comments I have read so far in this thread are about superficial aspects of the movie, which is not what you should be watching it for.
I think people hate him a little too much- he's put in some decent performances. That said, this movie was really corny. He just needs to stop trying to do accents, his attempts made things a whole hell of a lot worse.
shareI think people hate him a little too much- he's put in some decent performances. That said, this movie was really corny. He just needs to stop trying to do accents, his attempts made things a whole hell of a lot worse.
i liked the parts about Sid, but that little kid just reminded me too much of Anakin from the Phantom Menace.
shareyour lives must be so sad.
kill yourselves.