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To: Teófilo

Sorry, but I hated it. Cardboard characters (several surely invented out of thin air), a contrived whiff of a romantic interest to sex up the plot, and cartoon bad guys. I went back to it several repetedly as it aired to see if it'd improve, but was unable to keep watching more than 5 or 10 minutes at a time. A professional production, but irredeemably shallow IMHO.


4 posted on 08/24/2005 9:31:00 AM PDT by Romulus (Der Inn fließt in den Tiber.)
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To: Romulus
Sorry, but I hated it. Cardboard characters (several surely invented out of thin air), a contrived whiff of a romantic interest to sex up the plot, and cartoon bad guys. I went back to it several repetedly as it aired to see if it'd improve, but was unable to keep watching more than 5 or 10 minutes at a time. A professional production, but irredeemably shallow IMHO.

Wow. I suppose it can be seen that way too. :-(

Let's lower our expectations a bit and understand that this is not a documentary, but a docu-drama. This is theater, an interpretation of Pope Wojtyla's life and not a rigurous biography.

Perhaps if you approach it that way you may learn to enjoy it.

-Theo

7 posted on 08/24/2005 1:16:24 PM PDT by Teófilo (Visit Vivificat! - http://www.vivificat.org)
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To: Romulus

Sorry, but I hated it. Cardboard characters (several surely invented out of thin air), a contrived whiff of a romantic interest to sex up the plot, and cartoon bad guys.

--I hate to agree, but Romulus is half-right: the subject matter is more than worthwhile; it's the presentation that left something to be desired. If you take it with a gram of salt, that TV biographies have to add the expected cliches, this does rate a second look. I admit I don't feel guilty about not watching it again, though it can't be worse than the later planned biographies on the networks. Word is that our blessed John Paul saw this and approved, so make of it what you wish.


14 posted on 08/24/2005 7:16:47 PM PDT by PandaRosaMishima (she who tends the Nightunicorn)
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