scott_harpell Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 ...for the first time since i was a little boy. egoyan's ararat was amazingly intense. the protrayal of the armenian genocide watched with my armenian best friend was a bit too much for comfort. for all of you who are not aware of the various atrocities committed in turkey, ukraine or (in modern times) the congo, check out this adam egoyan film. Quote
HRoark Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 I saw that movie and I thought it was pretty good. I was a little confused as to why he called it "Ararat" when the mountain really is not in the story. Except that maybe Ararat is some sort of national/cultural symbol in Turkey? Anyway, it was good. I thought he portrayed how the story of the genocide was really swept under the rug by the Turks. Quote
scott_harpell Posted January 7, 2004 Author Posted January 7, 2004 It has to do (i think) with the biblical connotations (as the armenians are not only an ethnic group but a religious on based in russian orthodox faith) as well as the role it played in the painter's early life and perhaps also the general mystique about ararat given it is a banned zone and the converging point of so many hostile countries. also interesting is the juxtaposition of the religious aspects of ararat and the desacration by the smuggling (of gas and drugs). dunno though. brilliant film maker for sure. Quote
HRoark Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 I hear "Ararat 2" is coming out: John Woo directs Chris O'Donnell and Bill Paxton as they do a siege ascent and break out the nitro to blast Noah's Ark free from the ice. Scott Glenn returns as the hippy with a troubled past and a score to settle. Word has it that Ed Viesturs has a cameo with the line, "Who'd climb a mountain to look at a ship? Someone's going to get killed." Quote
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