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_______________DHARMA BUM BY DWIGHT GARNER (10/10/97)

The movie "Seven Years in Tibet" was not a disappointment. Consider the difficulty of making a movie with no sex and very little violence. Consider that this movie attempts to explain a remote foreign culture as diametrically opposite the United States as one could imagine; probably the most devout and religious culture in the world.
I have never seen a major movie of this caliber endeavor to explain something as deep and profound (and obscure) as Tibetan Buddhism.
Brad Pitt's acting was solid and convincing. Roger Ebert said the movie made you want to know more about the young Dalai Lama, which it does. The few scenes of violence were not senseless, but showed the callousness of the Chinese army while invading Tibet. It also showed by contrast how peace-loving the Tibetans were.
If the movie was a half hour longer it could have detailed more about the young Dalai Lama and Buddhist philosophy.
--Scott Palczak
Longmont, Colo.

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_______________DHARMA BUM BY DWIGHT GARNER (10/10/97)
	The movie "Seven Years in Tibet" was not a disappointment. Consider the difficulty of making a movie with no sex and very little violence. Consider that this movie attempts to explain a remote foreign culture as diametrically opposite the United States as one could imagine; probably the most devout and religious culture in the world. I have never seen a major movie of this caliber endeavor to explain something as deep and profound (and obscure) as Tibetan Buddhism. Brad Pitt's acting was solid and convincing. Roger Ebert said the movie made you want to know more about the young Dalai Lama, which it does. The few scenes of violence were not senseless, but showed the callousness of the Chinese army while invading Tibet. It also showed by contrast how peace-loving the Tibetans were. If the movie was a half hour longer it could have detailed more about the young Dalai Lama and Buddhist philosophy. --Scott Palczak Longmont, Colo.