In a message dated Wed, 19 Dec 2001 11:43:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, "Tom Derderian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I think one can't and shouldn't make movies about running. The drama of training and >racing is it's own theater. One can make movies about plot, character, and action in >a running setting but if one tries to make a movie to show the viewer how it feels to >race, and how it feels to watch a race it will always fail when compared to the real >thing.> Actually, one can't and shouldn't make movies about anything that has a truly personal effect on anyone. Which "all" movies try to do, so the rule should actually be "don't got and see a movie about something that's near and dear to your heart." As in, Lord Of The Rings was great yesterday, but it's still not the quasi-religious experience that reading the books is. gh
