With its themes of forgiveness and redemption, and a primary character who is lead to seek healing for both himself and his friend (in spite of his trauma induced mental illness) I'd say Terry Gilliam's 'The Fisher King' is a very Quaker film.
Thanks, I really enjoyed this one. In the Peter Jackson film of the Hobbit Galadriel asks Gandalf why he has chosen Bilbo Baggins, to join such a perilous quest. His answer is fascinating and forms one of the hinge-points of the drama. He tells her; “Saruman believes it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. I found it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love. Why Bilbo Baggins? Perhaps because I am afraid, and he gives me courage.” As far as I know this is not an original Tolkienian dictum, but it quite perfectly captures the essence of Gandalf’s approach through the corpus of stories, and to my mind its quite a Quakerly stance.
Thanks for the discussion. I agree that hobbits have Quakerly qualities, but the characters that always remind me of Quakers are the Ents, who take a very long time to say anything: “don’t be hasty.” My favorite quote from LOTR is: ” I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” Peace and best wishes to you.
I’ve often said that if you want to recognise a Quaker surname, see if it sounds like a Hobbit surname. I can imagine Hobbits called Fry, Cadbury, Pennington, Rowntree. I think this is probably a coincidence though.😂
This is a magnificent example of spiritual geekery, which is something I've always wanted to explore more thoroughly. Off the top of my head, I'd say Moana deals with themes that are relevant.
With its themes of forgiveness and redemption, and a primary character who is lead to seek healing for both himself and his friend (in spite of his trauma induced mental illness) I'd say Terry Gilliam's 'The Fisher King' is a very Quaker film.
Thanks, I really enjoyed this one.
In the Peter Jackson film of the Hobbit Galadriel asks Gandalf why he has chosen Bilbo Baggins, to join such a perilous quest. His answer is fascinating and forms one of the hinge-points of the drama. He tells her;
“Saruman believes it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. I found it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love. Why Bilbo Baggins? Perhaps because I am afraid, and he gives me courage.”
As far as I know this is not an original Tolkienian dictum, but it quite perfectly captures the essence of Gandalf’s approach through the corpus of stories, and to my mind its quite a Quakerly stance.
Very nice! Perhaps I could do a WHOLE OTHER VIDEO on the Hobbit? The subscribers would be THRILLED, I am certain...
"Do not be so quick to deal out death and judgement, even the wisest cannot see all ends"
Another great quakerly quote from the Mines! 🤣
I love The Lord of the Rings! Ready to learn…
Thanks for the discussion.
I agree that hobbits have Quakerly qualities, but the characters that always remind me of Quakers are the Ents, who take a very long time to say anything: “don’t be hasty.”
My favorite quote from LOTR is: ” I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
Peace and best wishes to you.
Oh my goodness, that’s spot on! 😂
That’s one of mine too, that entire conversation is gold!
I’ve often said that if you want to recognise a Quaker surname, see if it sounds like a Hobbit surname. I can imagine Hobbits called Fry, Cadbury, Pennington, Rowntree. I think this is probably a coincidence though.😂
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This is hilarious!
Love this!
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This is a magnificent example of spiritual geekery, which is something I've always wanted to explore more thoroughly.
Off the top of my head, I'd say Moana deals with themes that are relevant.
Glad you enjoyed it! Shall have to check out Moana as I never finished it!
"I wasn't dropping no eaves sir!"