Here is a filmed review of "Of Gods and Men" that aired this weekend on PBS's "Religion & Ethics Newsweekly." It features a wealth of beautiful clips from this beautiful film.
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Of Gods and Men: PBS Review...and Clips
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Many aspects of Pope Francis’ remarkable program of ecclesial renewal weare prefigured in Hans Urs von Balthasar’s vision for the church.
Pixar’s best films understand that kids are capable of profound emotional intelligence. As they try to regain their former success, I think that is what they should focus on.
Sister Camille D’Arienzo “didn’t toe the line. She said what she believed. She is a progressive woman who had a very big pulpit, which was over three million listeners a week.”
Twenty years ago, David Foster Wallace delivered one of the most widely shared and admired graduation speeches of all time. It still rewards close analysis.
I saw the film and thought it was extremely well done. I did not find it ''self indulgent'' at all, which is perhaps one reason (among others) why Hollywood overlooked it. It is reflective, and compels the viewer to empathize with the real fear that these men must have faced. It also beautifully conveys their deep sense of fidelity to God and to their fellow humans which eventually results in the communal, as well as individual, discernment that they should stay in the face of certain death. If that's plastic, give me plastic.