--- In [email protected], "qntmpkt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 1. "You, Me, and Dupree". While Michael Douglas was playing the CEO, a > worker gently placed some flowers on a state of the Buddha in a pool > behind the CEO's office. > > 2. In "Lady in the Water", the camera followed the lead character into > a back room in the Chinese Lady and Daughter's house. Though the > Daughter had lost her Buddhist roots, the elderly lady still carried on > with her traditional roots by having a splendid statue of the Buddha >in > the room. > > On the whole, "Lady in the Water" had a strong current of paganism, > with a Spielbergian influence (except at the very last scene); and > perhaps a dose of Casteneda: various allies or enemies in animal and > human form. I though it odd that although Shyamalan is from India > (isn't he?); there are no obvious Hindu themes, or no statues of > Ganesh around. Some of the human allies were "Seven Sisters", > which sounds rather Greek.
I'm not sure I understand your point. Are you in charge of 'product placement' for Hindu dieties in Hollywood films or something? :-) I haven't seen it, but I hear that "The Lady in the Water" was originally made up by Shyamalan as a story for his kids. He probably drew on whatever images popped into his mind, from among the many he'd encountered in his life. My "take" on him is that he's always been (as a filmmaker) far more interested in *imagery* than in symbolism. In other words, the often fantastic images and characters in his films don't really symbolize anything; they're there because they are wonderful images that he likes the look of. Like Dylan. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
