Comments on: Free Movies http://docucinema.com/500_words/2010/05/free-movies-that-change-everything/ 500 Words on Thursday by Lee Schneider Fri, 27 May 2011 19:51:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David Ackert http://docucinema.com/500_words/2010/05/free-movies-that-change-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-493 David Ackert Fri, 28 May 2010 15:05:14 +0000 http://docucinema.com/500_words/?p=1272#comment-493 Interesting and well-articulated piece as usual, Lee. Many of the arts have seen this trend. I think about the theater scene - unless it's a broadway smash, theatrical productions have long been obsolete as profitable business ventures. So they rely heavily on grants, sponsors, and private donors. Still, a handful of quality theater gets put up every year amidst the many amateur flops and artless showcases. Where there is a will, there will always be a way. Interesting and well-articulated piece as usual, Lee. Many of the arts have seen this trend. I think about the theater scene – unless it’s a broadway smash, theatrical productions have long been obsolete as profitable business ventures. So they rely heavily on grants, sponsors, and private donors. Still, a handful of quality theater gets put up every year amidst the many amateur flops and artless showcases. Where there is a will, there will always be a way.

]]> By: Bob Ellal http://docucinema.com/500_words/2010/05/free-movies-that-change-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-492 Bob Ellal Fri, 28 May 2010 14:22:23 +0000 http://docucinema.com/500_words/?p=1272#comment-492 Hi Lee, I think you have something here. Film/video is the most powerful medium ever conceived (it used to be great books--but then more than 1% of the population would have to read them). I watch and listen to many youtube broadcasts--not a tough choice when there's nothing intelligent on the 70 cable channels one pays for. I have a suggestion: a video on the philosophy of Diogenes, done in a satirical Tarantino style. It would upset people's materialistic applecart and show them how stupid social climbing is--a tremendous waste of tiime and energy. A terrible thing to focus one's life on when so many in this world just need food to eat and a roof over their heads. One of my favorite anecdotes of all time: Alexander the Great, the most powerful man of his time, decides to visit Diogenes--a man who lived his philosophy: Diogenes, essentially homeless, sitting in his tub in Athens, eating an orange; Alexander stands in front of him, holds his arms wide and says "Is there anything I can do for you?" Diogenes looks up at him, motions with his hand, and says: "Yes--you can step out of the sunlight." Later Alexander remarks to his generals: "If I was not Alexander, I would wish to be Diogenes." No doubt apocryphal, illustrating the character of both men. Bob Hi Lee,

I think you have something here. Film/video is the most powerful medium ever conceived (it used to be great books–but then more than 1% of the population would have to read them). I watch and listen to many youtube broadcasts–not a tough choice when there’s nothing intelligent on the 70 cable channels one pays for.

I have a suggestion: a video on the philosophy of Diogenes, done in a satirical Tarantino style. It would upset people’s materialistic applecart and show them how stupid social climbing is–a tremendous waste of tiime and energy. A terrible thing to focus one’s life on when so many in this world just need food to eat and a roof over their heads.

One of my favorite anecdotes of all time: Alexander the Great, the most powerful man of his time, decides to visit Diogenes–a man who lived his philosophy:

Diogenes, essentially homeless, sitting in his tub in Athens, eating an orange; Alexander stands in front of him, holds his arms wide and says “Is there anything I can do for you?”

Diogenes looks up at him, motions with his hand, and says: “Yes–you can step out of the sunlight.”

Later Alexander remarks to his generals: “If I was not Alexander, I would wish to be Diogenes.”

No doubt apocryphal, illustrating the character of both men.

Bob

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