tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259631.post112171011651145662..comments2023-12-07T03:01:28.197-06:00Comments on Tangled Weblog: Your suggestions, please.JMGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163521274652768781noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259631.post-1121912996108784902005-07-20T21:29:00.000-05:002005-07-20T21:29:00.000-05:00I'm seconding these movie choices:Spanglish, Shado...I'm seconding these movie choices:<BR/>Spanglish, Shadowlands<BR/>adding: <BR/>Napolean Dynamite (funny or not?)<BR/>Cinderella Man (sports & romance)<BR/>Gone With The Wind (historical viewpoints, racial relationships, roles of men and women, societal moires, psychology of poverty, movies that last four hours))<BR/>A River Runs Through It (relationships)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259631.post-1121812117836293762005-07-19T17:28:00.000-05:002005-07-19T17:28:00.000-05:00The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003, Miramax, very ...The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003, Miramax, very good and modern)<BR/><BR/>Good Will Hunting!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>The Elephant Man (old but powerful)<BR/><BR/>My Bodyguard (old, but great theme)<BR/><BR/>Shadowlands (very powerful but no cussing and no violence; might be lost on todays youth)<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.tonyarnold.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Tony</A>Tony Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497055762329338990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259631.post-1121808689181494652005-07-19T16:31:00.000-05:002005-07-19T16:31:00.000-05:00Thanks, WW! I'll check that out!Thanks, WW! I'll check that out!JMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15163521274652768781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259631.post-1121796211866276842005-07-19T13:03:00.000-05:002005-07-19T13:03:00.000-05:00Have you ever considered using short films? Like ...Have you ever considered using short films? Like five or six 20 minute films or even a few 5 minute films and a 30 minute film?<BR/><BR/>The reason I ask is because I have access to some really wonderful films that have been shown at "The Damah Film Festival" (www.damah.com). The films are not Christian per se, but they do have a spiritual impact. Check them out on-line and let me know if you would like me to send you a few that I have access to for free in DVD format :) "Light of Darkness" has been really though provoking for most audiences. <BR/><BR/>Let us know what you decide to use :)Bar L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11100008292699584336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259631.post-1121776111893449262005-07-19T07:28:00.000-05:002005-07-19T07:28:00.000-05:00Wow, I'm gonna have to rent a lot of movies this s...Wow, I'm gonna have to rent a lot of movies this summer!<BR/><BR/>This past semester one of my classes watched <I>Ladder 49</I>. I had not seen it yet, and I have to say I wasn't all that impressed. I mean, it was a good portrayal of the situation, and the acting was good, but there just wasn't much under the surface. Some of my students even said that the movie seemed like an attempt to cash in on the post 9/11 hero worship of firefighters. A pretty astounding observation coming from 18-year-olds!JMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15163521274652768781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259631.post-1121735820072722122005-07-18T20:17:00.000-05:002005-07-18T20:17:00.000-05:00Looks like you are getting some good ideas--I don'...Looks like you are getting some good ideas--I don't see many movies and then when I do it's the strangest thing--I immediately forget them. Does someone want to diagnose me??? <BR/><BR/>Seeing a movie in freshman english would have to be a good class though. I really believe in mixing it up in class--I enjoyed using bizarre things that really caught the students off guard.<BR/><BR/>Let us know what you use and how it works out.<BR/><BR/>JBjettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04351615360394477260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259631.post-1121732663666081582005-07-18T19:24:00.000-05:002005-07-18T19:24:00.000-05:00You can't go wrong with Shawshank Redemption. Wha...You can't go wrong with Shawshank Redemption. What a great movie. Another Tim Robbins movie that comes to mind is Mystic River. It is a greatly entertaining movie that is distended with ethical struggles.David Kearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17186331498574851542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259631.post-1121730913783271982005-07-18T18:55:00.000-05:002005-07-18T18:55:00.000-05:00Lilies of the Field, The Browning Version, Spangli...Lilies of the Field, The Browning Version, Spanglish, Schindler's List, Fight Club...Janahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12440130347585324534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259631.post-1121714630802448042005-07-18T14:23:00.000-05:002005-07-18T14:23:00.000-05:00What about The Laramie Project, Donnie Darko, I he...What about <I>The Laramie Project</I>, <I>Donnie Darko</I>, <I>I heart Huckabees</I>, <I>Seven Years in Tibet</I>, or <I>Signs</I>? Those are some of my favorites that have plots, twists, ethics, and morals that go pretty deep.<BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/><BR/>MikeDr. Mike Kearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084390874645801690noreply@blogger.com