EN63 Woolies dies but Consumerism lives on.
01/01/09 13:55 Filed in: 1 John
The Bible epilogue text can be found here (you will need to scroll down to find the exact part).
This piece took me a while because it was hard to work out exactly what I wanted to say. As part of the research into the event I asked a lot of people how they felt about the 99 year institution going under. I also made this short film with my mate Dean Puckett:
In the end it was yet another comment on consumerism. Read More...
EN43 Son-shield
01/04/07 13:53 Filed in: 1 John
The Bible epilogue text can be found here (you may have to scroll down a bit to find the exact part...).
Danny Boyle has made a few really decent films. His latest movie is the basis for this one. Read More...
EN28 March/Speech of the Penguins
22/12/05 13:51 Filed in: 1 Corinthians
The Bible epilogue text can be found here (you may have to scroll down a bit to find the exact part...).
March of the Penguins had come out and was doing very well with the christian cinema-going public. I have a number of friends who don't agree with the christian worldview and one thing I am quite keen on is trying to explain my perspective in the most effective way possible. This strip picks up on my unease with the so-called 'intelligent design' debate. Personally I think that it isn't the best way of 'selling' the christian faith because nothing gets there better than talking about Jesus. It has some value to reflect on good things in the world around us (and this is undoubtedly a strong point in the film) but to use it for some mildly political christian point is (to me) a bit of a shame.
I used the Balaam's Donkey idea of a talking animal here, and the pengui-logue reinforces it.
This is a good example of the EN editor's editorial insight. John Benton has occasionally stepped in to encourage me in one direction or another. On this strip he later commented on the need to avoid criticising christians, which is a good thing. My original 'pitch' for this strip was to do something jokey about church culture, but he came back to me with the better idea of taking a satirical view of the non-christian world - which has proven to be be a much more healthy exercise as I have been pushed to reflect on the world outside the church and how it does/does not relate to the perspective in the Bible. A good editor is a life-saver.
