his holiness, the dalai lama; spiritual and political leader of tibet, living in exile in india. the director was granted 10 questions and 45 minutes with him, for 3 months in the future. during the time leading up tot he interview, rick ray learned more of tibetan history, the history of the 14th dalai lama; the life of a monk; the life of average citizens. he didn't want to waste his questions; he didn't want to embarrass himself; he didn't want to waste the lama's time. it was fascinating to learn more about this man and this culture than i ever knew before. i now understand the issue with china, which seeks to destroy the history, culture and people of tibet through systematic torture, murder and annihilation of all things buddhist. i thought china was buddhist, but this is the communist dictatorship. the film is full of historic clips; current images and face to face with the man himself. the dalai lama seems to laugh a lot; takes a traditional non-violent approach to his enemies, and possess the wisdom of someone who spends great amounts of time in contemplation.
this film represents the end of my year of documentaries. i watched 92 this year; an average of one every four days. a long shot from my original goal of one a day, but still pretty impressive to my mind. i've learned a lot. some weren't too good, but most were quite satisfying. i've enjoyed reviewing my list in the last few days. i don't know as yet what, if any, goal i'll have for the coming year. i guess i have to decide soon.........ha thank you again to keith for the smart tv which allows me to easily access documentaries of all kinds i still have over 120 in my queue, with more being released all the time. here's to 2015!!
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