In this episode, Todd and Ken discuss High and Low. Is Mr. Gondo a Christ-figure? What is the value of a human being? Is the kidnapper really a madman?

SHOW NOTES:

0:30 - Intro, summary, and spiritual themes
8:40 - Mr. Gondo as Christ figure
14:33 - Scope of the narrative and responses to suffering
19:00 - Who gets saved and who doesn’t
22:00 - What is the value of a human being?
26:14 - Main Street vs. Wall Street - Can’t We All Get Along?
29:55 - The scandal of godly expectations

DON'T FORGET: You can contact us by emailing thethinplace@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!

In this episode, Todd and Ken discuss High and Low. Is Mr. Gondo a Christ-figure? What is the value of a human being? Is the kidnapper really a madman? SHOW NOTES: 0:30 - Intro, summary, and spiritual themes 8:40 - Mr. Gondo as Christ figure 14:33 - Scope of the narrative and responses to suffering 19:00 - Who gets saved and who doesn’t 22:00 - What is the value of a human being? 26:14 - Main Street vs. Wall Street - Can’t We All Get Along? 29:55 - The scandal of godly expectations DON'T FORGET: You can contact us by emailing thethinplace@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!

Episode #10: Akira Kurosawa's High and Low

Join Ken and Todd every two weeks as they explore films that are about or advance our understanding of issues of faith and spirituality. Some films may do so overtly, through a direct examination of these themes as subjects; others may be more subtle or even opaque in the way they prompt us to think on such things. Still other films may serve primarily as a catalyst for dialogue or discussion. Insights can be gleaned from a part of a larger whole, a scene, a shot, a moment. As the title suggests, such moments can be elusive, fragile, or obscured. <br />
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George MacDonald wrote about the thinness of the veil that separates the natural from the transcendent. How does art pierce that veil? When does film contain traces of the divine? Tune in to find out.

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Join Ken and Todd every two weeks as they explore films that are about or advance our understanding of issues of faith and spirituality. Some films may do so overtly, through a direct examination of these themes as subjects; others may be more subtle or even opaque in the way they prompt us to think on such things. Still other films may serve primarily as a catalyst for dialogue or discussion. Insights can be gleaned from a part of a larger whole, a scene, a shot, a moment. As the title suggests, such moments can be elusive, fragile, or obscured. George MacDonald wrote about the thinness of the veil that separates the natural from the transcendent. How does art pierce that veil? When does film contain traces of the divine? Tune in to find out.

Join Ken and Todd every two weeks as they explore films that are about or advance our understanding of issues of faith and spirituality. Some films may do so overtly, through a direct examination of these themes as subjects; others may be more subtle or even opaque in the way they prompt us to think on such things. Still other films may serve primarily as a catalyst for dialogue or discussion. Insights can be gleaned from a part of a larger whole, a scene, a shot, a moment. As the title suggests, such moments can be elusive, fragile, or obscured. <br>
<br>
George MacDonald wrote about the thinness of the veil that separates the natural from the transcendent. How does art pierce that veil? When does film contain traces of the divine? Tune in to find out.

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