My parents were considering watching The Passion today but decided on a more family-friendly alternative dealing with the Passion, the 1959 version of Ben Hur. I have always found epics valuable and enjoyable but a slightly hard to take seriously (our family hasn't watched The Ten Commandments for years but still crack jokes about the corny line, "Moses, your hair!"). I find them often overdone and pretentious, and yes, a little corny on occasion.
But today I realised that in epic lines any scriptwriter of today would be mortified to publish, there is often a very sincere truth. The type of truth that I suspect we all have expressed in a very profound way in our own minds but tend to be too embarrassed to say aloud, even to those whom we know share the same convictions. We're queer creatures, aren't we? I don't think the human race was any less queer in 1959, but at least they didn't mind saying saying a few corny things for the sake of expressing a profound truth.
But today I realised that in epic lines any scriptwriter of today would be mortified to publish, there is often a very sincere truth. The type of truth that I suspect we all have expressed in a very profound way in our own minds but tend to be too embarrassed to say aloud, even to those whom we know share the same convictions. We're queer creatures, aren't we? I don't think the human race was any less queer in 1959, but at least they didn't mind saying saying a few corny things for the sake of expressing a profound truth.
Well it's 2:30 on Good Friday, which means I should be getting ready to go to Church, not blogging.
Wishing all a blessed Triduum and joyous Easter.
1 comment:
Heyyy! We watched Ben Hur too. We never get bored of it.
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