All in all, once DiGiovanna's political views on Tibet are excised from his review of the film as an artistic venture, Kundun shows itself to have been an interesting and reasonably well made movie, one which unfortunately hardly anyone knew was playing. The most annoying thing about DiGiovanna's trendy secular cynicism is that it keeps him from paying attention to what is going on in his heart. Or maybe he just hasn't been informed as to its location. I am all for a good rip at movies now and then, even when they don't deserve it. Stacey Richter can really make me roll with her critical razor.
Intelligent criticism is one thing, very interesting.
Humor is another thing, very funny. That hideous mentor of maniacal terror, the Dalai Lama is at it again, folks, and boy is he ever unfair to all of those dummies who love him. DiGiovanna should stay awake when reviewing films so that he can review the film, not international politics. Someone who hadn't read the capsule review in question would be under the impression that I used the movie Kundun as an opportunity to support Chinese rule of Tibet. Apparently, Mr. Wind believes that by mentioning that Tibet was not paradise prior to the coming of the Chinese I have asserted the propriety of Chinese rule.