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Thread #141133 Message #3246679
Posted By: Dave the Gnome
29-Oct-11 - 11:10 AM
Thread Name: BS: 'Our Spirits Don't Speak English'
Subject: RE: BS: 'Our Spirits Don't Speak English'
OK - I'll stick to the point. As I did in my earlier post that was rejected on the basis that it 'made light'.
The point was a very important one. If people want to be taken seriously, as they should be on this very serious subject, they should not trivialise the plight by refering to spirits that speak to them. By doing so half the audience is lost in the film title. I would not watch a film called 'Our spirits don't speak English' any more than I would attend a KKK knees-up. And I know I am not alone. If the plight of any repressed people is to be taken seriously they need a better approach.
If they want to appeal to new age hippies and the generaly powerless internet feeders then by all means go for the spirit angle. If they want to make a real difference use a different approach.
Now, just to make it clear this is not about any individual person just ask yourself how many people watched this film compared to how many watched 'Soldier Blue'. How many have been affected by this film and how nay were affected by that one. And how much difference did either of them make to anyones plight in the end?