RLG332H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Impermanence, Hagiography, 14Th Dalai Lama
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Kundun is good at this making the dalia lama. How visual imges are staged, framed and photographed. Creates a symbolic geography of the frame: if there isn"t than there is a reason. Cinema has taught us how to think and to break it down ideologically. People are influenced by entertainment: simplistic narratives (classics) talk more about the essence of movies, the crap movies we watch are more about how the religious aspects are used. 1959, dalia lama lives in india since he fled from tibet. July 13, 2016: goal is to move from bodhisattva to parinivana (full and complete enlighten after death) Mahayama and vajrayana buddhism: remain bodhisattva until all living beings reach enlightenment. Vajrayana is what dalia lama is: bodhisattva from vajrayana who made a commitment to help all beings. Music is used heavily to try and describe the mood. Realistic elements are the mountain shots, tibetan people and tibetan chants.
