On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Dennis Claxton <ddclaxton at earthlink.net>wrote:
> At 01:37 AM 2/19/2009, Chris Doss wrote:
>
> the camera panning over the statues of Jesus and the serpent (a serpent,
>> people!) in Alex's room. It's a classic Christian meditation on free will
>> and the capacity to do evil
>>
>
>
> Last night I saw Amarcord on the big screen. I mention it because in a
> recent thread there was discussion about differences between "Classic
> Christian meditations" you were presenting, while others were saying they
> don't always jibe with individual experience of Christian/Catholic
> upbringing and teaching.
>
> At one point you said people need to read more theology. I think if you
> want a better understanding of what your interlocutors were saying you
> should see Amarcord, especially the schoolroom and confession scenes.
>
> There you see very funny disconnects between a teacher in religion class
> and sleepy eyed students aroused more by fart jokes and involved classroom
> pranks than by the mysteries of the trinity. In the confession scenes the
> priest asks a series of boys "do you touch yourself." One of them says no
> while we hear and see the fantasies he's keeping to himself, introducing
> each one with "what does he know about [insert fantasy].
>
> Both these scenes are on youtube. There are no subtitles but it's Fellini
> so who needs them really?
>
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCBlEE-kx7c&feature=related
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMvGTiU1o0o&feature=related
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