tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872511076454850581.post7483681611850495552..comments2023-07-16T04:49:49.838-07:00Comments on Great stories: Bitter chocolatePaula Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15257475233897059248noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872511076454850581.post-3983520086734338152008-08-18T04:22:00.000-07:002008-08-18T04:22:00.000-07:00Hi Paula,Well this post holds the record for the l...Hi Paula,<BR/><BR/>Well this post holds the record for the longest period of time I have needed to think about my comment. And in the end, I have answered your question (I think) with an entire blog post, so I won't clog up your comments section by repeating it here. Thanks for another brilliant post. XXX BecBechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13723810605485842824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872511076454850581.post-25567079105979063472008-08-13T19:48:00.000-07:002008-08-13T19:48:00.000-07:00I, too, got the guilts about my limited range of j...I, too, got the guilts about my limited range of jewellery after watching 'Blood Diamond', but I was impressed by the moviemakers offering us a feeling of empowerment at the end of the film ("make sure you check out where your jewellery has come from") rather than a feeling of helplessness ("what a terrible business, but what can I possibly do about it?"). By the way, Leo does some great stuff doesn't he?!<BR/><BR/>'Blood Diamond' is a bit different to other films that I can think of which 'have a conscience'.<BR/><BR/>There's your 'An Inconvenient Truth' and 'Fahrenheit 9/11' varieties which are obviously straight docos, probably preaching to the converted, however they do provide a call to action of sorts for the reader/ viewer. <BR/><BR/>Closer to 'Blood Diamond''s style might be your 'Erin Brocovich' or 'A Civil Action' both of which highlighted the little guys fighting for compensation for illnesses caused by toxic waste from big corporations. However, both of these stories simply told a story from a historical perspective - there was no right to be wronged by the time these stories were told.<BR/><BR/>I'd like to see the 'Bitter Chocolate' story told in a narrative rather than a doco style, I think its a powerful way to get a message across - of course with a brief call to arms for the consumer at the end of the story.Placeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03698156183605405173noreply@blogger.com