NP - Cloud Atlas Trailer

[Bekah]

Yup - thoroughly enjoyale reading. 

Bek

On Jul 27, 2012, at 5:05 PM, Ian Livingston <igrlivingston at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes, I agree with David. A good read, rewarding without too much exercise.
> 
> 
> On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 3:01 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes.  It was enjoyable with a nice pace.  Not heavy lifting, but not
> dull or trite.
> 
> On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 4:36 PM, Alex Colter <recoignishon at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Would you folks recommend the book? Currently goin' through Le Guin and I'm
> > sure enjoyin' her.
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 4:29 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> This sounds more like it:
> >>
> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_Atlas_(film)
> >>
> >> The official synopsis for Cloud Atlas (film) reads, "an epic story of
> >> humankind in which the actions and consequences of our lives impact
> >> one another throughout the past, present and future as one soul is
> >> shaped from a murderer into a savior and a single act of kindness
> >> ripples out for centuries to inspire a revolution."
> >>
> >> On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 3:43 PM, Ian Livingston <igrlivingston at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > The Wachowskis do visually interesting work pretty steadily. Like Laura,
> >> > I
> >> > think the strong thread business is the screenwriters' interpolation,
> >> > but
> >> > then, the old movies v. books conflict is inevitable whenever Hollywood
> >> > scams a title. It's interesting that Mitchell appears in a cameo. Guess
> >> > he
> >> > endorses it?
> >> >
> >> > On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 1:12 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Each new era in the book had a thread connecting to the previous, but
> >> >> there was no sappy "love conquers all" message.  More to the point was
> >> >> unexpected results from fragments of a previous time.
> >> >>
> >> >> The trailer IS visually interesting...
> >> >>
> >> >> David Morris
> >> >>
> >> >> On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 2:41 PM,  <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:
> >> >> > That barrage of swelling, upbeat music is kind of off-putting.  I
> >> >> > didn't
> >> >> > think the various sections of the book held together thematically (
> >> >> > at
> >> >> > least, I couldn't detect a theme.  Anyone?), but surely it wasn't
> >> >> > supposed
> >> >> > to be this hogwash about eternal love and spirituality, was it?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Laura
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> >> >>From: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
> >> >> >>Sent: Jul 27, 2012 2:54 PM
> >> >> >>To: P-list <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> >> >> >>Subject: NP - Cloud Atlas Trailer
> >> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> >>http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hWnAqFyaQ5s#at=172
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>I think the Tom Hanks narration is going to kill it.
> >> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > "Less than any man have I  excuse for prejudice; and I feel for all
> >> > creeds
> >> > the warm sympathy of one who has come to learn that even the trust in
> >> > reason
> >> > is a precarious faith, and that we are all fragments of darkness groping
> >> > for
> >> > the sun. I know no more about the ultimates than the simplest urchin in
> >> > the
> >> > streets." -- Will Durant
> >
> >
> 
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> 
> -- 
> "Less than any man have I  excuse for prejudice; and I feel for all creeds the warm sympathy of one who has come to learn that even the trust in reason is a precarious faith, and that we are all fragments of darkness groping for the sun. I know no more about the ultimates than the simplest urchin in the streets." -- Will Durant
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