| movie therapy |
[Nov. 6th, 2006|04:04 pm] |
This semester I read a wonderful book called "Strangers Gods and Monsters" by Richard Kearney. He's said that one of the most amazing gifts we have inherited as humans is our narrative imagination -- our ability to craft stories and myths to "explain the unexplainable." These narratives are the tools with which we make sense of lives -- particularly our deepest pains, fears, sorrows and suffering.
Over the past few days, I have felt deep appreciation for the ways in which film provides space for conversation. The narratives provide images and concepts with which to unpack our own. Thus I offer thanks to Shortbus, The Secretary and The Joy Luck Club - each of which has offered room and possibility in ways I thought unimaginable. |
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