Review: Fascinating Look at Hollywood and Heaven!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 30, 2013
A engrossing take on society's belief systems, including the afterlife, ghosts, angels, and reincarnation as mirrored in the movies, the author shows how films reflect those beliefs as well as mold common concepts. He observes that movies, being entertainment, must also absorb the movie goer, pointing out that our picture of heaven is the resolution of all conflict, which is boring, so movies skirt "heaven" to feature other themes.Weaving in interesting flashes of own beliefs, his education in various religions unwittingly shows as he makes keen comments regarding karma in the film "Audrey Rose." His psychological observations on both society and the movies are also profound."People like to be frightened by movies, but they don't necessarily like it when a film projects icy fingers of psychological terror into their minds and robs them of their joy."And noting special effects"...therein lies a lesson to all cinematographers, many of whom today think that spectacular special effects can carry a movie and impart a true sense of being afraid of ghosts. True terror lies within us - within belief systems - not on the movie screen."An excellent read, especially if you like to think. Highly recommended.