Comments on: “Mantra” – a new Buddhist horror film http://theworsthorse.com/2009/11/mantra-a-new-buddhist-horror-film/ the buddhist sub- and pop-culture site Mon, 21 May 2012 13:11:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Sharon Saw http://theworsthorse.com/2009/11/mantra-a-new-buddhist-horror-film/comment-page-1/#comment-5644 Sharon Saw Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:53:35 +0000 http://theworsthorse.com/?p=2872#comment-5644 Sounds like an interesting movie.. Hope it gets to Malaysia or is viewable online... Sounds like an interesting movie.. Hope it gets to Malaysia or is viewable online…

]]> By: Brian Wimer http://theworsthorse.com/2009/11/mantra-a-new-buddhist-horror-film/comment-page-1/#comment-5317 Brian Wimer Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:30:11 +0000 http://theworsthorse.com/?p=2872#comment-5317 Another review: The Zen Horror Movie that Works http://www.readthehook.com/stories/2009/11/05/ESSAY-Mantra-Review-Farrell-A.aspx Another review: The Zen Horror Movie that Works

http://www.readthehook.com/stories/2009/11/05/ESSAY-Mantra-Review-Farrell-A.aspx

]]> By: brian wimer http://theworsthorse.com/2009/11/mantra-a-new-buddhist-horror-film/comment-page-1/#comment-5267 brian wimer Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:49:56 +0000 http://theworsthorse.com/?p=2872#comment-5267 Yes, I was concerned that the film might turn out to be dharma-burger. Perhaps it did. I spoke to someone at the Ligmincha Institute in Charlottesville while the project was in development. And she counseled me to remove Buddhist iconograpy from the film - especially thangkas, which though dramatic and perhaps even for some horrific in their imagery could be very misconstrued (and the Bon tradition already has its problems hanging in there). So there's very little - if any visual reference to Buddhism. But the sparse script (don't say anything if it doesn't improve on silence) draws on the words of Thich Nat Hanh and other Buddhist writers. And the first 30 minutes of the film are basically silent. I've screened the film for various spiritual-minded people who told me straight up they didn't like horror films. Afterwards, i've been assured that the film isn't dharma burger - and have even been encouraged to submit it to the Spiritual Circle Cinema. It's not a perfect film. Which one is? Yes, I was concerned that the film might turn out to be dharma-burger. Perhaps it did. I spoke to someone at the Ligmincha Institute in Charlottesville while the project was in development. And she counseled me to remove Buddhist iconograpy from the film – especially thangkas, which though dramatic and perhaps even for some horrific in their imagery could be very misconstrued (and the Bon tradition already has its problems hanging in there). So there’s very little – if any visual reference to Buddhism.

But the sparse script (don’t say anything if it doesn’t improve on silence) draws on the words of Thich Nat Hanh and other Buddhist writers. And the first 30 minutes of the film are basically silent.

I’ve screened the film for various spiritual-minded people who told me straight up they didn’t like horror films. Afterwards, i’ve been assured that the film isn’t dharma burger – and have even been encouraged to submit it to the Spiritual Circle Cinema.

It’s not a perfect film. Which one is?

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