Monday, July 17, 2006
CULT FILM SHOWS EXAMPLE OF HOW SOCIETY NEEDS A HERO
The recent discussion of the most recent "Superman" movie at my church this past weekend has also taken me off the beaten path of where that topical film was related to the Bible and Jesus.
Most recently in the news, one of the producers of the film, "Napoleon Dynamite" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374900/maindetails
spoke in an interview with the Minneapolis Star-Tribune Entertainment section writer, Jeff McCants. Sean Covel and fellow Producer Doc Wyatt are in the cities this week to give a seminar at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design on the ins and outs of making a hit indie film. In the Interview, Covel revealed his disclosure to the investor of the film from the very beginning of the project that they might lose all of the money given to produce it. Turns out, of course...the film...which cost two hundred thousand dollars to make...grossed more than $45 million dollars after it developed a cult following that still has fans quoting the film's quirky lines. Some, which you, too...can revisit at the following link, with the assistance of downloading and an audio player, of course.
http://www.gotwavs.com/Movies/Napoleon_Dynamite.html
This past weekend, just over 400 visitors showed up in the tiny Southeastern Idaho town of Preston, where the movie was filmed and based....all thanks thanks to a dorky high-school kid who was portrayed as having troubles both at school and at home, and whose only outlets were tetherball and the Happy Hands Club until he helped the new kid at school run for president. A report from Seattle Television Station, KONG, says over fifteen thousand people are estimated to have at least traveled through the tiny berg since the movie was released in 2004.
Yes, indeed...all these people willing to spend their hard-earned money on something that makes them laugh and feel good about life in general has revitalized the tiny community of around forty six hundred people...raising moneys for schools, community projects, and general tourism dollars. Patrick Zook, the real-life Rex Kwon Do, a testosterone-fueled martial artist in the movie, sells items that features the logo of his dojo to raise money for a boys and girls club.
All because people decided to believe in something as worthwhile to see!
To quote Napoleon...."YESSSSSSSS!"
Most recently in the news, one of the producers of the film, "Napoleon Dynamite" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374900/maindetails
spoke in an interview with the Minneapolis Star-Tribune Entertainment section writer, Jeff McCants. Sean Covel and fellow Producer Doc Wyatt are in the cities this week to give a seminar at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design on the ins and outs of making a hit indie film. In the Interview, Covel revealed his disclosure to the investor of the film from the very beginning of the project that they might lose all of the money given to produce it. Turns out, of course...the film...which cost two hundred thousand dollars to make...grossed more than $45 million dollars after it developed a cult following that still has fans quoting the film's quirky lines. Some, which you, too...can revisit at the following link, with the assistance of downloading and an audio player, of course.
http://www.gotwavs.com/Movies/Napoleon_Dynamite.html
This past weekend, just over 400 visitors showed up in the tiny Southeastern Idaho town of Preston, where the movie was filmed and based....all thanks thanks to a dorky high-school kid who was portrayed as having troubles both at school and at home, and whose only outlets were tetherball and the Happy Hands Club until he helped the new kid at school run for president. A report from Seattle Television Station, KONG, says over fifteen thousand people are estimated to have at least traveled through the tiny berg since the movie was released in 2004.
Yes, indeed...all these people willing to spend their hard-earned money on something that makes them laugh and feel good about life in general has revitalized the tiny community of around forty six hundred people...raising moneys for schools, community projects, and general tourism dollars. Patrick Zook, the real-life Rex Kwon Do, a testosterone-fueled martial artist in the movie, sells items that features the logo of his dojo to raise money for a boys and girls club.
All because people decided to believe in something as worthwhile to see!
To quote Napoleon...."YESSSSSSSS!"
