Subject:
|
Re: The Brick Testament parts the Red Sea
|
Newsgroups:
|
lugnet.off-topic.debate
|
Date:
|
Tue, 26 Nov 2002 22:40:13 GMT
|
Viewed:
|
1463 times
|
| |
|
|
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Hietbrink writes:
> > In lugnet.build.ancient, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > > In lugnet.build.ancient, Ronald Scott Moody writes:
> >
> > > > Thanks for such a
> > > > great was to use Lego to honor our Creator!
> >
> > > Well that's certainly ONE view of what he's doing, yes. Please forgive me
> > > for snickering out loud when I read the above paragraph, though. Ronald, you
> > > may want to check your assumptions a lot more carefully before you proclaim
> > > that you're sure you know what Brendan's motives were.
> >
> > Just to throw in my two cents, I'm a highly religious person who very much
> > enjoys Brendan's work. He is being fairly true to the text*. So a view of
> > the impact of his work really rests on your view of the underlying text. If
> > you are a person who holds up this text as divine revelation, then anything
> > pointing to that text is a good thing. If you find the text to be
> > ridiculous, then anything that shines a light on the text heightens the
> > ridicule.
> >
> > But then, I also loved the Simpsons episode where they retold Bible stories
> > using the Simpsons, and Life of Brian, and the Last Temptation of Christ
> > (though the book is infinitely better and deeper than the movie), etc etc
> > etc, so I suppose some people within religious circles would look askance at
> > my opinions on the matter.
> >
> > Bruce
> >
> > *There have been a couple of places where I have disagreed on
> > interpretation, though his interpretation has not been without merit, and a
> > couple of stories where I wish he had gone a few versed more.
>
> And I completely concur with Bruce. I know that RBPS is not a church
> going/God believing person, but that does not negate my appreciation of his
> retelling of the Bible in LEGO one little bit!
If anything, the true beauty of The Brick Testament (aside from the
incredible modelling and stunning photography) is that it avoids controversy
almost completely by simply telling the stories of the Bible without
actually changing them. Who can object to that?
Of course, there is a subtle something-or-other that hints at the author's
opinion of all this. Maybe it's the rating system. Maybe it's the facial
expressions. Maybe it's the appearance of Jar Jar Binks as an Egyptian
idol. Whatever it is, I laughed at practically every frame.
- Chris.
|
|
Message has 1 Reply:
 | | Re: The Brick Testament parts the Red Sea
|
| (...) I too have laughed at more than one depiction of Biblical events as portrayed in brick on Brendan's site. I would add to this debate that God very likely has a sense of humor about these things too. Afterall, if we were created in his image, (...) (22 years ago, 27-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
|
Message is in Reply To:
| | Re: The Brick Testament parts the Red Sea
|
| (...) And I completely concur with Bruce. I know that RBPS is not a church going/God believing person, but that does not negate my appreciation of his retelling of the Bible in LEGO one little bit! I look forward to the latest additions to his (...) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
|
205 Messages in This Thread:
(Inline display suppressed due to large size. Click Dots below to view.)
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
This Message and its Replies on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
