Comments on: Holiday gifts and Mindfulness at the Movies http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/11/holiday-gifts-and-mindfulness-at-movies/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:16:24 -0700 hourly 1 By: Beth in the Fake Plastic Fish Tank http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/11/holiday-gifts-and-mindfulness-at-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-763 Beth in the Fake Plastic Fish Tank Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:02:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/11/holiday-gifts-and-mindfulness-at-the-movies/#comment-763 Thanks for the link, Heather. The movie looks cool. I'll try to find time to watch it. Thanks for the link, Heather. The movie looks cool. I’ll try to find time to watch it.

]]> By: Heather http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/11/holiday-gifts-and-mindfulness-at-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-762 Heather Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:24:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/11/holiday-gifts-and-mindfulness-at-the-movies/#comment-762 Wow, I never thought about movies that way. They are a major part of my cultural life, though. Maybe technology will improve so that more movies will be shot digitally. Here's a low tech example - Infest Wisely - you can download it. A very clever and funny film, made by 7 different directors. Here's the link: http://www.infestwisely.com/<br/>And I have no connection to the filmmakers other than I like Jim Munroe's work. Wow, I never thought about movies that way. They are a major part of my cultural life, though. Maybe technology will improve so that more movies will be shot digitally. Here’s a low tech example – Infest Wisely – you can download it. A very clever and funny film, made by 7 different directors. Here’s the link: http://www.infestwisely.com/
And I have no connection to the filmmakers other than I like Jim Munroe’s work.

]]> By: Dirty Girl http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/11/holiday-gifts-and-mindfulness-at-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-761 Dirty Girl Sun, 02 Dec 2007 04:08:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/11/holiday-gifts-and-mindfulness-at-the-movies/#comment-761 I find the whole movie industry to be incrediably wasteful and unsustainable as it is right now. They are spending $100 million per picture on average to make and market a movie. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3564377.stm)<br/>Since I have hope that consumerism is on the downward (not to mention that movie piracy is on the rise) it can't be kept up in this way. They are making way too many movies (and more frequently CRAPPY movies) for way too much money. <br/><br/>I love movies as much as the next person, but I don't have that much time to watch every new "blockbuster" that comes out. (That said, my husband has over 400 VHS movies) I find the whole movie industry to be incrediably wasteful and unsustainable as it is right now. They are spending $100 million per picture on average to make and market a movie. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3564377.stm)
Since I have hope that consumerism is on the downward (not to mention that movie piracy is on the rise) it can’t be kept up in this way. They are making way too many movies (and more frequently CRAPPY movies) for way too much money.

I love movies as much as the next person, but I don’t have that much time to watch every new “blockbuster” that comes out. (That said, my husband has over 400 VHS movies)

]]> By: terrible person http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/11/holiday-gifts-and-mindfulness-at-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-755 terrible person Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:32:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/11/holiday-gifts-and-mindfulness-at-the-movies/#comment-755 When I was in show business -- well, the consumer end -- well, OK, I worked in a movie theater -- I tried to make up for all the waste we generated by making my dress-code-mandated neckties out of film, from out-of-date trailers. I received many compliments on them. Of course, back in the day, the detachable collars of shirts were made out of celluloid (but that was before celluloid was made from oil), so I guess I've sort of come full circle. (Actually, relatively little of the stuff sold at movie theater concessions is in plastic. It's mostly paper. Well, coated paper: popcorn bags and buckets, soda cups. Candy is in boxes. There's some bottled water and other drinks, but theaters aren't crazy about water bottles because they roll down the inclines of the theaters and can be tripped on, causing lawsuits. Foods are eaten with the hands, so there isn't a lot of plastic cutlery. The tops of cups, and the straws, of course, are plastic.)<br/><br/>When I made my famous movie, <a HREF="http://www.bustafilm.com/show.asp?fid=24" REL="nofollow">Reservoir Jedi</a> (a parody of "Star Wars" as if done by Quentin Tarantino) -- I'm sorry, Beth, I had to mention it -- we shot on digital video rather than film. OK, the tape is plastic, but then we transferred to a hard drive. Soon, perhaps there will be disclaimers at the end of movies: "No plastic was used to make this film." <br/><br/>I guess that's part of what makes "Star Wars" stormtroopers so evil: they wear plastic armor! When I was in show business — well, the consumer end — well, OK, I worked in a movie theater — I tried to make up for all the waste we generated by making my dress-code-mandated neckties out of film, from out-of-date trailers. I received many compliments on them. Of course, back in the day, the detachable collars of shirts were made out of celluloid (but that was before celluloid was made from oil), so I guess I’ve sort of come full circle. (Actually, relatively little of the stuff sold at movie theater concessions is in plastic. It’s mostly paper. Well, coated paper: popcorn bags and buckets, soda cups. Candy is in boxes. There’s some bottled water and other drinks, but theaters aren’t crazy about water bottles because they roll down the inclines of the theaters and can be tripped on, causing lawsuits. Foods are eaten with the hands, so there isn’t a lot of plastic cutlery. The tops of cups, and the straws, of course, are plastic.)

When I made my famous movie, Reservoir Jedi (a parody of “Star Wars” as if done by Quentin Tarantino) — I’m sorry, Beth, I had to mention it — we shot on digital video rather than film. OK, the tape is plastic, but then we transferred to a hard drive. Soon, perhaps there will be disclaimers at the end of movies: “No plastic was used to make this film.”

I guess that’s part of what makes “Star Wars” stormtroopers so evil: they wear plastic armor!

]]> By: sallymoo http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/11/holiday-gifts-and-mindfulness-at-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-747 sallymoo Fri, 30 Nov 2007 04:27:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/11/holiday-gifts-and-mindfulness-at-the-movies/#comment-747 Don't fret, AMC theatres is leading the revolution from celluloid film to digital technology. They've already started upgrading their auditoriums nationwide, moving away from film projection, to digital. That's how they're able to show all of that new alternative content like the Garth Brooks concert and the performances of the Metropolitan Opera. So you really were doing a good thing for the environment by buying your holiday gifts there! :) Don’t fret, AMC theatres is leading the revolution from celluloid film to digital technology. They’ve already started upgrading their auditoriums nationwide, moving away from film projection, to digital. That’s how they’re able to show all of that new alternative content like the Garth Brooks concert and the performances of the Metropolitan Opera. So you really were doing a good thing for the environment by buying your holiday gifts there! :)

]]> By: Beth in the Fake Plastic Fish Tank http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/11/holiday-gifts-and-mindfulness-at-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-746 Beth in the Fake Plastic Fish Tank Fri, 30 Nov 2007 01:36:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/11/holiday-gifts-and-mindfulness-at-the-movies/#comment-746 Hi Michelle. That's why I decided to give movie tickets. I was thinking of giving everyone Klean Kanteens, but decided that Christmas was not the time to preach to them. And also how eco-friendly is it to ship all those Klean Kanteens if there's a good chance the recipients wouldn't use them in the first place. Hi Michelle. That’s why I decided to give movie tickets. I was thinking of giving everyone Klean Kanteens, but decided that Christmas was not the time to preach to them. And also how eco-friendly is it to ship all those Klean Kanteens if there’s a good chance the recipients wouldn’t use them in the first place.

]]> By: Michelle http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/11/holiday-gifts-and-mindfulness-at-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-744 Michelle Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:58:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/11/holiday-gifts-and-mindfulness-at-the-movies/#comment-744 I was thinking of giving decorated canvas shopping bags for Christmas, but I worry that the purpose of Christmas is to do something nice for someone else, not to make myself happy. I don't want anyone to think I'm criticizing them for not already using bags or that I disregarded their likes and interests in order to promote mine.<br/><br/>I don't mean to say that you should abandon your principles during the holidays, but I also don't think that you should use the holidays to try and convert friends and family. I was thinking of giving decorated canvas shopping bags for Christmas, but I worry that the purpose of Christmas is to do something nice for someone else, not to make myself happy. I don’t want anyone to think I’m criticizing them for not already using bags or that I disregarded their likes and interests in order to promote mine.

I don’t mean to say that you should abandon your principles during the holidays, but I also don’t think that you should use the holidays to try and convert friends and family.

]]> By: Tom http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/11/holiday-gifts-and-mindfulness-at-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-742 Tom Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:18:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/11/holiday-gifts-and-mindfulness-at-the-movies/#comment-742 Thank you for the inspiration!<br/><br/>Tom Thank you for the inspiration!

Tom

]]> By: har mar http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/11/holiday-gifts-and-mindfulness-at-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-741 har mar Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:54:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/11/holiday-gifts-and-mindfulness-at-the-movies/#comment-741 aw. i love netflix. i just got my mother in law a year subscription and made her a cute movie theater gift basket. my own mother is an avid movie collector and seriously has every movie that has ever won an award and she has them all put into this giant book with numbers so that you can find where the movie is. it's actually pretty ridiculous but it's her hobby and she loves it. my uncle who lives here in CA is actually on the panal to nominate movies and vote for the academy awards and they send him tons of movies to watch for free. lucky. aw. i love netflix. i just got my mother in law a year subscription and made her a cute movie theater gift basket. my own mother is an avid movie collector and seriously has every movie that has ever won an award and she has them all put into this giant book with numbers so that you can find where the movie is. it’s actually pretty ridiculous but it’s her hobby and she loves it. my uncle who lives here in CA is actually on the panal to nominate movies and vote for the academy awards and they send him tons of movies to watch for free. lucky.

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