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Can we please have an end to the ranting?

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ffrn:
Thank you Phillip for your post.  I don't know the background to the disagreements here and don't want to.  However, what I want to say is that this site is a wonderful way for those like myself who were deeply affected by BBM to talk about it with others from similar backgrounds.  As Phillip said,
--- Quote ---This site was created to help people figure out the film and then figure out how they are going to finish the story in their own lives and, with the support of a growing community of users here, help move beyond the film itself and open a new chapter in one's life.

The "trap" out there, for lack of a better name, is to get so caught up in the minute details of the film that one misses the greater point - the calling for one to not just see this as a film on a screen, but for many of us, a convincing call to awaken, evaluate, and evolve through change and growth.
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I'm mostly on Jess' feedstore thread because that's where I've found people with similar backgrounds to myself.  We know where each of us is coming from and can understand each other's perspectives on this film.  To others reading that thread, it might seem as though the film and the many layers in it are the last thing on our minds but underneath that and in PM's we are helping each other to grab hold of whatever it is we've taken from this film and apply it to our lives.  Whether that is in helping us to understand and relate better to our family and friends or actually changing the direction of our lives instead of just talking about it.  For that I'm so grateful for Phillip and this site.

2robots4u:
Ruthlessly...I, for one, did not get the impression that you were berating anyone with your comments.  In fact, I sometimes feel some posting are attacking, and other seem condensending, and occaisonally a "lecture" is probably needed.  So,  continue your comments and do not apologize for them.  This is a site for posting your thoughts, opinions, comments and interpretations of other postings, and we all should certainly be able to accept it without thinking it is a personal attack.

dly64:

--- Quote from: [email protected] on July 28, 2006, 01:04:03 am ---Ruthlessly...I, for one, did not get the impression that you were berating anyone with your comments.  In fact, I sometimes feel some posting are attacking, and other seem condensending, and occaisonally a "lecture" is probably needed.  So,  continue your comments and do not apologize for them.  This is a site for posting your thoughts, opinions, comments and interpretations of other postings, and we all should certainly be able to accept it without thinking it is a personal attack.


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2robots4u -

Ruthlessly has left us and many of us are very sad. Just enjoy your time here and ignore anyone who rubs you the wrong way. I love this board and I know you will, too.

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