Comments on: Samsara – Movie Review

By: Samsara… « Tokyo City Blues

Samsara… « Tokyo City Blues — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:01:35 +0000

[...] a rather common theme, and one that is only reinforced within this film, sadly. The review i read here goes on to say that Tashi goes on to his much deserved enlightenment. I have to disagree with this. [...]

By: md afzal

md afzal — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 13:14:23 +0000

this earth is fools paradise,everybody try to tell in their own style

By: TaughtMyselfBuddhismInTheSchoolOfLife

TaughtMyselfBuddhismInTheSchoolOfLife — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:17:06 +0000

The movie is full of inaccuracies. Anybody who’s spent a little time among the Tibetans or Ladakhis will notice this straight away. No distinction is made between Tibetan culture and Ladakhi culture. Perhaps the director thinks that everyone in the Himalayan region is the same.
Also many incorrect aspects of Vajrayana Buddhist activities are portrayed. For example, old monks do not sit by themselves in front of Buddha statues and play the gya-ling (the oboe-like musical instrument). It ’s an instrument played in public, at the beginning of ceremonies or teachings, or when an important lama arrives. Almost always it’s played by young monks.
These are just a couple of examples of inaccuracies, far too many to list here. Maybe proper research was too time-consuming, or there wasn’t budget for it!
The gratuitous and explicit sex scenes were unnecessary. But certainly they are an effective cinematic tool to spruce up a film that’s going nowhere.
The overall message I got from this movie was that someone learned a little bit about Buddhism, didn’t like meditation, got frustrated very early, then made a film about it.
The Tibetan word for a Buddhist practitioner is “nang-pa”, which means “insider”. The director has clearly expressed his position on his chosen subject. He is an outsider, looking in.

By: KC

KC — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:34:18 +0000

This certainly gives me a better understanding of the movie. I was more than impressed by “Samsara,” and agree that the level of your understanding of Bhuddism is proportionate to the insight the movie will give you in return. However the meaning of the movie’s ending is debateable. Thanks and more power to your blog!

By: Asha

Asha — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 06:40:03 +0000

Movie sounds great… Hope I watch it sometime..