Sunday, May 08, 2022
Little Buddha
- Who's watched: M & G, many times
- Mentions: *1* *2* *3* *4* *5* *6*
- Commentary: This is a sort of "grahsshoppah" movie, for me, but of a somewhat more serious vein, like listening to Alan Watts tapes.
Mom enjoys the movie, as well, as adult religio-spiritual fairy tale. We actually view this movie, or parts of it, a lot.
I know there are many detractors of this movie. I don't care.
I know people take swipes at the acting, especially that of Keanu Reeves. I don't care, and further, he was playing an icon, being introduced to children in the form of a myth. What the hell were you expecting? I know the story seems implausible, but the point of the movie isn't to relate a true story, it's to relate a story, like the book that is read to one of the children in the movie. Finally, if you want to be a film critic about this movie, fine, but, I can't explain why, I can't critique this movie. I love this movie. I watch it at least a couple times a year and have since I acquired it in 2005 (I'm having to rewrite this post on 5/7/2022 because, somehow, while working on this journal, I deleted it). I always watch it with pleasure and in rapt attention, and I suspect I will until the day I die.
Update 5/08/22: This is a reposting of a previous post dated 2/7/2005 that I managed to recover.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Keanu Reeves Prince Siddhartha Chris Isaak Dean Conrad Bridget Fonda Lisa Conrad Alex Wiesendanger Jesse Conrad Ying Ruocheng Lama Norbu Raju Lal Raju Greishma Makar Singh Gita Sogyal Rinpoche Kenpo Tenzin
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1993
Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci.
Labels: dramaC, dream2, keanu-reeves, pseudo-cgi-animation, religion1, shared-favorite, spiritual2
