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jackmstewart
Reviews
Our Burden Is Light (2000)
Terrible, Pseudo-Philosophical Crap
Since when did "being creative" and "loving yourself" become the highest goals of man- and womankind? How about "making good art" or "actually caring about other people" or even "understanding film-making before you do it"? What a solipsistic hunk of phlegm this "movie" is. I bought it (discounted at a second-hand store, btw) because it looked like Nate Mendel contributed to it. Was he drunk? I feel like I just read a 15-year-old's journal, and that kid couldn't even spell. A question for the "filmmaker": Who wants to watch two hours of your rewarmed New Age bullshit packaged as "lyrical" and "edgy" (which, don't fool yourself, it is NOT)? Answer: No one. Well, maybe Yanni. If he's high. Audiences, even the awful kind of audience that wants only a mirror from a film, should look ANYWHERE else if they want to be "uplifted." Like try Children of the Corn IX. The people writing positive reviews of this film appear to be a) the "director" herself and b) "disciples" of the "director"'s "life coaching" business (simply Law of Attraction garbage repackaged as her own "philosophy"). She should stick to that. If they're dumb enough to pay for her advice, they deserve it. www.denisecoates.com