srnumber9
Joined May 2005
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I remember this from Elementary School on 16mm. It is kind of brutal, but it makes its point: there are rules, reasons for the rules, and consequences for breaking the rules.
It's kind of cheerfully macabre, but over 40 years later I remember it, and that I should ride with traffic, obey stop signs and not ride two on a bike!
-let's give it some credit: for the sake of a few fictional (and humorous) deaths and injuries, it's entirely possible this saved real lives.
(They just need a 10th monkey who forgot his helmet for the remake!)
It's kind of cheerfully macabre, but over 40 years later I remember it, and that I should ride with traffic, obey stop signs and not ride two on a bike!
-let's give it some credit: for the sake of a few fictional (and humorous) deaths and injuries, it's entirely possible this saved real lives.
(They just need a 10th monkey who forgot his helmet for the remake!)
This is the way to make an educational film: lighthearted, funny, friendly to the audience. Unlike the thousands of other educational films that the kids may have seen that they forgot even while they were still up on the screen, this one was probably discussed among the kids and certainly remembered.
What a shame that a great many educational materials can't have a little heart and a little showmanship like this. I've always been told that you are supposed to write about things you care about, but from the way many educational films and books are created it doesn't seem that way.
Bill Mason had a talent for talking about important things in an accessible way. Part of it was his failure to ever go to film school so he thought less in filmic terms and more in human ones. This film is a classic example of how that works on screen!
What a shame that a great many educational materials can't have a little heart and a little showmanship like this. I've always been told that you are supposed to write about things you care about, but from the way many educational films and books are created it doesn't seem that way.
Bill Mason had a talent for talking about important things in an accessible way. Part of it was his failure to ever go to film school so he thought less in filmic terms and more in human ones. This film is a classic example of how that works on screen!
I collect films on Super-8, and managed to snag a full length print of this one last week on E-bay. It looks like at least for the moment, this is the only way to see this film in a country having NTSC video. I have seen it available on Region 2 DVD many times, but never Region 1.
I just finished watching it a few minutes ago and I am amazed by it. It's a powerful testament to freedom and finding your own place in the world. The photography and music were wonderful, and I really felt empathy for some of the characters.
I kind of like the idea that I was probably the only one in the USA watching "When the North Wind Blows" tonight!
Long Live Avakum!!
I just finished watching it a few minutes ago and I am amazed by it. It's a powerful testament to freedom and finding your own place in the world. The photography and music were wonderful, and I really felt empathy for some of the characters.
I kind of like the idea that I was probably the only one in the USA watching "When the North Wind Blows" tonight!
Long Live Avakum!!
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