Comments on: Qatari Firm and Matrix Producer Plan Epic about Prophet Mohammad

By: aziz

aziz — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:32:00 +0000

Did I mention that I saw TMBG live in Madison a couple of weeks ago?

*brag brag*

The Sun is a mass of incandescent gas/miasma, of incandescent plasma, forget about that other song

By: muffy

muffy — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:54:11 +0000

I’m assuming you’re talking about “Ben Hur.” Ironically, in the case of that movie, the intention was to make Jesus seem more, not less, divine. I saw the movie about Mohammed that I believe johnpi is referring to, and I thought the technique had the same effect — It made Mohammed seem less like a man and more like a divine figure. That was probably the opposite of the intention of the (I believe Muslim) film maker. Not a good technique.

By: Buzz

Buzz — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:01:12 +0000

Or the white veil over his face. Islam has so much wisdom.
The decision not to depict the Prophet is one of many stunningly brilliant moves.
It proves he was a Prophet.

By: skevin

skevin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:29:54 +0000

Or, just use CGI to envelop his head in flames, as was done with paint in Persian miniatures.

By: shams

shams — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:50:36 +0000

more bettah.

And now it is your turn
(your turn to hear the stone and then your turn to burn)
The stone it calls to you
(you can’t refuse to do the things it tells you to)

And as the screaming fire engine siren fills the air
the evidence will vanish from your charred and smoking chair
and what they found was just a statue
standing where the statue got me high
and what they’ll find is just a statue
standing where the statue got you high

By: razib, murtad fitri

razib, murtad fitri — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:30:39 +0000

nurd.

By: aziz

aziz — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:29:08 +0000

TMBG reference!!!!

By: razib, murtad fitri

razib, murtad fitri — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:28:06 +0000

my parents have one of those movies. it felt like “experimental film” or something art house/avante guarde. i don’t think that was the intent…..

By: Buzz

Buzz — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:24:00 +0000

I think the timing is right for western audiences to see a well-done drama about Islam.

By: Buzz

Buzz — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:22:49 +0000

There was a Charleton Heston movie where everyone starred like deer caught in headlights at an off camera Jesus. Not a very compelling mechanism.