The Straight Story (1999)
- Information at Internet
Movie Database
-
Looking Closer, review by Jeffrey Overstreet, "searching for truth, beauty
and meaning in the movies."
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Cinema in
Focus, a social and spiritual commentary by Hal Conklin and Denny Wayman.
- Movie
Parables review
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"Bringing
Out the Dead and The Straight Story: One the Ailment, the Other the
Cure," Steve Lansingh, TheFilmForum:
Christian Conversation about the Movies.
- Roger
Ebert Review, Chicago Sun-Times
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Review, Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality & Health -
Spiritual Practices for Human Being.
- Themes
- Aging
- it's a film about aging, what's important, how we
change, the power and need for reconciliation, wisdom, the heroic
within. it's all shot as thru the eyes of an older person as
well so the pace is slow and contemplative. (submitted by
Sandi)
- Determination
- it's a film about aging, what's important, how we
change, the power and need for reconciliation, wisdom, the heroic
within. it's all shot as thru the eyes of an older person as
well so the pace is slow and contemplative. (submitted by
Sandi)
- Alvin Straight's slow, arduous journey on his lawn
tractor to bring reconciliation with his brother is a powerful
witness to the patience and tenacity that is required if we are to
make things right; if we are to tear down walls that separate.
Alvin's serendipitous encounters on his journey with ordinary,
caring folk underscore the Good News that even though the journey to
reconciliation may be painful, we will be surprised by joy in doing
what it right in the sight of God. (The Rev. Bob Naylor)
- Journey
- "Alvin's journey to his brother is a journey
into his past. He remembers when they were young and filled with
wonder. He tells a stranger, "I want to sit with him and look
up at the stars, like we used to, so long ago." He remembers
his courtship and marriage. His Army service as a sniper whose aim,
one day, was too good. And about years lost to drinking and
nastiness. He has emerged from the forge of his imperfections as a
better man, purified, simple, and people along the way seem to sense
that.
" Roger
Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times Review
- Reconciliation/Forgiveness
- it's a film about aging, what's important, how we
change, the power and need for reconciliation, wisdom, the heroic
within. it's all shot as thru the eyes of an older person as
well so the pace is slow and contemplative. (submitted by
Sandi)
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