It has come to my attention that some people haven't been able to participate in the Top 25 nomination process, because the forum is invisible to them. I apologize! Can you all take a look here and make sure you can read and post?
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Top 25 Pilgrimage Movies 2012
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Anna J
, Jan 03 2012 01:39 PM
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Christian
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Posted 03 January 2012 - 01:42 PM
I can see it now. Better late than never.
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Posted 03 January 2012 - 01:53 PM
I'll take nominations and seconds from any latecomers if you have them.
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Posted 03 January 2012 - 02:03 PM
Which forum was the original discussion in?
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Anna J
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Posted 03 January 2012 - 02:08 PM
The original discussion opened up about a year ago on the heels of the previous list, in the Top 100 2011 forum.
http://artsandfaith....showtopic=26292
http://artsandfaith....showtopic=26292
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Posted 03 January 2012 - 09:16 PM
Anna J, on 03 January 2012 - 01:53 PM, said:
I'll take nominations and seconds from any latecomers if you have them.
I know this question is late in the game, but do immigration dramas count as "pilgrimage movies"? I just watched "Le Havre," which centers on an older man but deals with a young boy en route from Africa to England. I'm wondering if that type of story "counts."
Criminals-on-the-run -- that type of story doesn't count, does it?
Forced migration? That doesn't seem right. Although Amistad came to mind.
Edited by Christian, 03 January 2012 - 09:18 PM.
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Posted 03 January 2012 - 10:27 PM
We've been defining the term very loosely so far. There are some good points from the Greg here on "eligibility" as regards to theme & content. Without having seen it, I'd say Le Havre fits the bill.
The voting process will be the ultimate arbitrator when it comes to what films are most meaningful as pilgrimages.
The voting process will be the ultimate arbitrator when it comes to what films are most meaningful as pilgrimages.
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Posted 03 January 2012 - 11:29 PM
FWIW, I wouldn't say Le Havre fits the bill, because the story itself does not follow any sort of migration; rather, it concerns one person who tries to help a migrant in his geographically-confined situation. If the film had actually followed the migrant's journey in some way, then I would have no problem considering it a "road movie" or "pilgrimage movie" under some very loose definition of the terms, but as it is...
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Posted 04 January 2012 - 01:56 AM
What Peter said.
Le Havre is as much a road movie/pilgrimage movie as E.T.
Le Havre is as much a road movie/pilgrimage movie as E.T.
Edited by Overstreet, 04 January 2012 - 01:58 AM.
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Posted 04 January 2012 - 11:05 AM
Overstreet, on 04 January 2012 - 01:56 AM, said:
What Peter said.
Le Havre is as much a road movie/pilgrimage movie as E.T.
Le Havre is as much a road movie/pilgrimage movie as E.T.
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Posted 05 January 2012 - 12:22 AM
Overstreet wrote:
: Le Havre is as much a road movie/pilgrimage movie as E.T.
Oh, that's a brilliant comparison.
On that note, and in contrast, I wouldn't necessarily have a problem with considering Close Encounters of the Third Kind a "road movie" or "pilgrimage movie" -- given how loose our definitions are -- because that film does very much follow one or two characters on a journey from one place to another (and the destination in question does take on a sort of quasi-religious significance).
: Le Havre is as much a road movie/pilgrimage movie as E.T.
Oh, that's a brilliant comparison.
On that note, and in contrast, I wouldn't necessarily have a problem with considering Close Encounters of the Third Kind a "road movie" or "pilgrimage movie" -- given how loose our definitions are -- because that film does very much follow one or two characters on a journey from one place to another (and the destination in question does take on a sort of quasi-religious significance).
