Friday, March 04, 2005
The Man of the Western
Just about every conservative hated Million Dollar Baby.
STOP READING IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN IT. SPOILER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, it is not very religious. Yes, it is about assisted suicide.
It is also a very brilliant film that makes you think about life and it's value. Great art asks questions. That is an over used cliche. But it is true. This movie makes us think about friendship and pain.
One thing hit me hard. The priest is a failed man of the cloth. When Clint goes to him, he frames everything in Clint's interest. "You will be lost." This is not persuasive. But at the end the movie never implies that Clint is not "lost." But he chooses to do what his friend wants at the risk of his own soul. Would that we were all such friends.
STOP READING IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN IT. SPOILER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, it is not very religious. Yes, it is about assisted suicide.
It is also a very brilliant film that makes you think about life and it's value. Great art asks questions. That is an over used cliche. But it is true. This movie makes us think about friendship and pain.
One thing hit me hard. The priest is a failed man of the cloth. When Clint goes to him, he frames everything in Clint's interest. "You will be lost." This is not persuasive. But at the end the movie never implies that Clint is not "lost." But he chooses to do what his friend wants at the risk of his own soul. Would that we were all such friends.
