tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776690750010577747.post3169940621071735410..comments2023-09-28T01:33:11.066+10:00Comments on Island Stories: Once Were Warriors by Alan DuffBeth Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421220468860738927noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776690750010577747.post-44962160762262259112011-02-03T14:09:12.980+11:002011-02-03T14:09:12.980+11:00Good to hear from you again. I found your comments...Good to hear from you again. I found your comments interesting. I guess I've always been a bookish person and I've never really enjoyed films the way most people do. I get so involved and lost in the characters that the emotions are overwhelming for me.<br />If you're interested in a Maori tale which details Maori history in all its gore and power struggles, Duff has written an equally violent but good book called Both Sides Of The Moon.<br />I hope one day you have time to read it. It was astonishing stuff.Beth Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421220468860738927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776690750010577747.post-91006148903293059822011-02-02T02:11:36.657+11:002011-02-02T02:11:36.657+11:00Hi Beth:
I have reviewed the FILM version of _Once...Hi Beth:<br />I have reviewed the FILM version of _Once Were Warriors_ on my own blog: http://pacificdreamsnewyorklife.blogspot.com/2010/05/review-essay-race-gender-and-tattoos-in.html. <br />What an excellent film! I know you say that you would hide behind a pillow the whole time, but I actually found parts of the story very uplifting, especially the experience of Boogie (the younger son), who is sent away to school and comes back having learned traditional Maori arts and culture. <br /><br />But anyway, I have actually never read the book! Ah, that's something that I need to do! You might find it interesting that I plan on using the film in an undergraduate college class I am teaching this summer on Pacific history. I look forward to seeing how my students respond to it!<br /><br />Cheers!Gregory R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01547461344710485684noreply@blogger.com