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Year
1988
Runtime
360 min.
Director
-
Genre
Documentary
Rating *
8.9
Votes *
635
Checks
44
Favs
11
Dislikes
0
Favs/checks
25.0% (1:4)
Favs/dislikes
11:0
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    Siskoid

    Get ready to have your mind properly blown. In 1988, Bill Moyers sat down with mythology expert Joseph Campbell for a series of interviews edited into a 6-part PBS series on The Power of Myth. You can stream the series on Netflix with the introductions recorded for the 2012 DVD release. While not entirely ignorant of Campbell's interpretations of myth, I was perhaps unprepared for the eloquence and verve he brings to the subject, and though it'd be fair to say a couple episodes go a long way - the amount of insight may force you to take a break so you can process it all - I found myself wanting to binge-watch what is essentially just an extended conversation between two smart and prepared people, often challenging one another's thinking and beliefs. It's not all rote on either's part. Fascinating. The way Campbell talks about the spiritual experience quite often made me weepy, his taking to task religious literalists felt almost more relevant today than it was then. Do I agree with everything he says? No, but where I don't, Moyers comes to my rescue, daring to argue the point with a world authority. Powerful stuff, and I hope you'll allow your own beliefs be challenged by this. It's all about transformation, after all. 5 years 8 months ago
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