eroticohio asked:
There are several movies about the life of Jesus, but I don’t know of any about the life of the Siddh?rtha (except for a documentary). Perhaps there is a foreign film I have overlooked? India has a major film production industry (”Bollywood”), so it seems odd to me that there wouldn’t be some dramatic feature film portraying the Buddha’s life.
There are several movies about the life of Jesus, but I don’t know of any about the life of the Siddh?rtha (except for a documentary). Perhaps there is a foreign film I have overlooked? India has a major film production industry (”Bollywood”), so it seems odd to me that there wouldn’t be some dramatic feature film portraying the Buddha’s life.
By the way, I think the Buddha’s story could appeal to a large Western audience. He was the son of a king and as a child was raised in a life of total luxury. (For example, he several palaces and had innumerable beautiful women attending to his every need.) He married a beautiful girl and they had a son together. But at age 29 he kissed his wife and kid goodbye then wandered off into the forest to seek enlightenment. It seems to me that this has the basic elements for a great dramatic story.
Octavio
November 28th, 2009 |
Tags: Palaces, Western Audience
Temptation! Of course! I don’t know how I forgot that one.