What do you think about the new "Knocking" video? It is supposed to be shown on PBS in May.
What do you think about the new "Knocking" video?
by cyberguy 3 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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Oroborus21
I think it is ok, rather average. None of the stories are particularly compelling.
My first impression was that the film would only really be appealing to JW folk. My comments to the forum regarding the film were posted here:
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/124447/1.ashx
But then I showed it to this Indian friend of mine who had no background or knowlege regarding JWs and she said she actually found it interesting so I thought that was surprising.
Her reaction led me to think that maybe it was precisely because I had a background being a JW and because I am aware of all of the deeper and more controversial issues and problems facing the Organization, that led me to be alternately bored or turned off by the tone and focus of the film and what I perceived to be its lack of substance.
So what I thought at first to be a disappointing and meaningless exercise on the part of the filmmakers might actually be a case where they succeeded in their goals, if their goal was to create a film that shed light upon JWs for non-JWs and those without any real knowledge of JWs.
In retrospect this does seem to be their goal, so I suppose it is a success in that way.
-Eduardo
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