tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10624981.post112065564056201857..comments2024-03-02T05:18:13.619-05:00Comments on standBy Bert: Devil's PlaygroundElizabeth Cranehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12506529878062016297noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10624981.post-1156441516123053832006-08-24T13:45:00.000-04:002006-08-24T13:45:00.000-04:00Hello, As I am one of those ex-Amish kids (meanin...Hello, <BR/> As I am one of those ex-Amish kids (meaning I left that way of life,) I can tell you the movie was very accurate and although you wanted them to go deeper,I don't think that's possible because the Elders don't want to be video taped or have pictures taken of them they are extremely private people. I used to so resent the stares and whispers, but now I realize I was dressed differently therefore I had to realize people are naturaly curious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10624981.post-1120671601234224952005-07-06T12:40:00.000-05:002005-07-06T12:40:00.000-05:00Exactly my thoughts, Ken. And yes, it's easy to ad...Exactly my thoughts, Ken. And yes, it's easy to admire certain aspects of the culture Anne, I think so many of us "english" don't have that sense of community. I feel like I do now, but I didn't always.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10624981.post-1120663589529830902005-07-06T10:26:00.000-05:002005-07-06T10:26:00.000-05:00southwest michigan is lousy with amish. they're al...southwest michigan is lousy with amish. they're all over the place around here. it's a fascinating culture. one i admire greatly, in some ways. our friends simon and dan's grandparents were excommunicated. they said true amish won't eat food prepared by english hands.<BR/><BR/>to me the weirdest scene in that movie is the huge party the kids throw on the farm while the parents are inside pretending to ignore it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10624981.post-1120660116233495292005-07-06T09:28:00.000-05:002005-07-06T09:28:00.000-05:00I grew up surrounded my Amish, and I was intereste...I grew up surrounded my Amish, and I was interested in seeing this film, because I had never heard of this practice of going out into the world and then making a choice of where you belong. The film disappointed me, because it seemed to focus exclusively on kids who chose to do drugs--if I remember correctly, one is a real speed freak by the end--and this seemed to distract the filmmakers from doing more on the actual Amish, which is what would interest me. I can see speed freaks anytime I want, so I don't need a film about them.Ken Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07021435284463986549noreply@blogger.com