two journeys on the screen in two days: yesterday, i watched "Into the Wild" - the film that is based on the book written by Jon Krakauer. i read the book some years ago, the life story of Alex/Chris Supertramp, who finished college and then went for a long journey to the southern border of the US, then to the north, into the wild of Alaska, to leave civilization behind for a while, taking just some basics, and some books.
and this afternoon, i went to see "Dolpo Tulku - Returning Home to the Himalaya" - a film docu about the life and work of a nepalese monk, who tries to bring some basics of civilization into the Dolpo region of Nepal: schools. hospitals. electricity. roads.
such a counterpart, and at the same time, so many parallels: vast landscapes. books. thoughts about the essentials of life. the charisma of Alex. and of Dolpo Tulku. the different ways they say the same thing: that life isn't about having fun. and of course, the mountains. silent and huge and eternal.
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2 comments:
i am tempter to see both now.
thanks
daniela
about seeing the films: "Into the Wild" is a hollywood production, so it should be easily available on dvd.
"Dolpo Tuluk" is a german production, it’s new, and not a commercial film, and show now in small cinemas in germany - it looks like it isn't shown in other countries yet, and isn't yet available on dvd.
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