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dakinigrl
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dreaming
[Read the article: "Beowulf" vs. "The Lord of the Rings"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The days Hollywood dreams are the best days to stumble into a movie theatre. "Beowulf", unfortunately was not one of those days. I loved how this article underscored the loss of dreaming in Hollywood's vision. Or, at least, it's scarcity.
Carl Jung gave us the science of what dreams and myth mean to us in our human psyches. Joseph Campbell collected the treasure trove of human archetypes and how they echo throughout our culture. If only our most popular story-tellers paid more attention to their lessons.
I have avoided seeing "Beowulf" so far... likely I will continue to do so. I would rather feed my soul in other genres and wait for a good dream to come around.
dakinigrl
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