May 7th, 2008
“The King of Masks” (by Wu Tianming), a heart-warming (if a bit melodramatic and, according to a friend, emotionally manipulative) Chinese film with English subtitles.
Loved it. And am recommending that you take the time to watch it.
Reasons to watch it:
) It features a monkey.
2) It has nudity. (Extreme close-up!) Hahaha!
3) It has the “Living Bodhisattva” in it.
4) It underscores the “non-essentiality”/accidentality of some of our societal masks (like gender, for instance) in what truly matters.
5) It’s about having passion and developing compassion.
6) It’s about the interweaving of life, art, and love.
Don’t miss it, especially if you’re an actor/performer.
Best regards,
thesp-ian
May 14th, 2008 at 11:57 am
[...] The awareness of the shamanic aspect of acting (the actor as an agent of positive change in society) is one of the things that I liked in “The King of Masks.” [...]