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THE LANCE October S. 1988
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Christ is bewildered. How could it
have happened when he did not die?
Sharon L. Fields
I had the occasion this summer to
view the controversial movie. The Last Temp
tation of Christ This movie was released amid
the controversy that it contained blasphemous
material.
Many people wanted to ban the
movie and in many rural areas that unfortu
nately has occurred. This banning is ridicu-
lc»js in America and that is what should be
prevented.
The movie is basically about the
struggle that Christ had lo deal with as being
“of the flesh” of man. What is one of the most
basic temptation of any human?. That wonder
ful three letter word, S-E-XH! Yes, sex. This
movie was not based upon the Gospels, but
upon one man’s interpertation of the struggle
of Christ, with sex.
The Dream sesquence that took place
while Christ was upon the cross, was, I
thought, rather absurd. Christ’s ‘guardian
angel’ came and told him that he was hot the
Messiah, that he did not have to die and that he
could come off the cross right now. After
comeing down, he wanders into the wildreness
and marries Mary Mageline.
They have a happy but short time
together. She then dies while giving birth to
Christ’s child. Christ then goes to live with
two other women, who had helped him during
the ministry. He lives with them and has an
abundance of children, working as a carpenter.
One of the major points in this part of
the film is that all women are one, it is just the
face that changes. This then allows Christ to
take another woman to bed.
Bob Dylan Captivates
Eric Faircloth
He has continued to assert his position as
rock’s poet laureate on dozens of recordings and
on the concert stage for more than twenty-five
years, seeing him through almost every phase of
the rock era and always seeing him come out on
the top of the genre.
Dylan has never been known as the
most dynamic showman in rock, using the stage
as a means of bringing his songs to the public in
stead of showing them as part of a “Broadway”
package.
His show in Chapel Hill was about as
stripped-down as one could get, with Dylan
being accompianied by an excellent three-piece
band consisting of O.E. Smith on guitar, Kenny
Aaronson on bass .1 Christopher Parker on
drums.
There were m- special cffects or laser
beam extravaganzas lo detract from the presen-
uuion of Dylan’s songs, making it a show given
in ihe best rock-n roll traditions of simplicity and
groove.
The Dylan of the late 1980s seems to be
returning to the simplicity and clarity of the
Dylan of the 1960s, who committed a major
taboo among his folk peers by appearing onstage
with an electric guitar and made records with a
full band.
Overall, Dylan was in very good form
as he played such favorites as “Subterranean
Homesick Blues”, “Maggie’s Farm”, “Masters
of War”, and “Don’t Think Twice, it’s Alright”.
He also showed himself to be a formidable
acoustic guitarist on “It Ain’t Me, Babe” and
several other duets with G.E. Smith.
The only low points of the concert were
The final scene of the dream se
quence is when Christ is on his death bed and
the disciples come and find him. They tell him
that he was the Messiah. Judas was very upset
because he had to betray Christ so that the
work of God could be carried out, but then
Christ jumps off at the last minute.
Finally, we learn that the guaridan
angel is not that, but actually Satan tempting
Christ for the Last time, thus the tide of the
movie. This ties in with the earlier part of the
movie when Christ was tempted in the desart.
Thus, the problem that I can see that
most people have with this movie is the fact
that in this dream, Christ has sexual relations
with three women.
However, I think it is important to
remember that it was a dream, and one man
dealing with the struggle of his beliefs (the
author of the book by the same title), knowing
that Christ too was a man.
The movie was not in poor taste.
From what I could see there was a lot of
research and time put into this movie. Per
sonally I would have enjoyed an inclusion of
more bibilical stories, since I thought that the
actors and the director did a wonderful job of
portraying that period of time.
This movie was a move into a new
area of film making and it challenges all
people to think about the world we live in.
Whenever something new is presented, there
is usually an uproar, because it is against the
‘norm’, and that is exactly how this film has
been met.
Some people are set in their way and
do not want to think about the radical changes
Audience in Chapel Hill
a rather weak version of “Like a Rolling S tone”,
and the fact that Dylan did not speak to the audi
ence except for a quick “thank you” at the very
end.
Never one to turn concerts into recitals
of his greatest hits, Dylan left out such obvious
classic.s as “Blowine in the Wind” and “Tangled
up in Blue in order to play more obscure, less
heard material.
radical?
If you have the occasion to see this
movie, please do. It will be a landmark in the
history of movie making, and maybe even in
our society.
Susan Russo
Thursday, September I5th, wit
nessed this year’s second Fortner Writers
Forum in Mecklenburg Lounge. Three poets
met to read their works to the general public.
Writer-in-Residence Ron Bayes in
troduced Jon Pargas, David Southwood-
Smith, and alumnus E. Waverly Land.
Pargas, this year’s Director of the
Writers Forum, read both new and old poetry.
Southwood-Smith, a member of the soccer
team, orated on, among other things, his dog
Ralph. E. Waverly Land, a student in Ron
Bayes’ first class at St. Andrews, traveled
from Washington D.C. to read his poetry. The
authors were well received by the audience.
The Writers Forum has scheduled
readers every Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Meck
lenburg lounge, with a half hour Open Mike
following.
Beth Russo
From October 1, to January 31,
1989, the Egyptian architectural exhibit en
titled “Ramesses the Great: A Pharoah and His
Time” will be at the Mint Museum on 2730
Randolph Road, in Charlotte.
The exhibit is reputed to be the larg
est and most comprehensive collection of
Egyptian artifacts to be shown in the United
States. The exhibit will be open seven days
a week, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Ticket reserva
tions can be made through a toll free number I -
800-233-4050. Adult tickets are $7.50 each.
Included in the exhibition is the 19
pound solid gold collar, known as the Gold of
Valor, a three ton granite statue of the Pharoah,
as well as the first known clock. This
appearance is the final stop in the United
States, before the exhibit moves to its perman-
ant home at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
Bob Dylan is one of the few living legends
in rock music as well as one of the few artists
of his stature who has neither fallen into a
fomulaic rut nor become a Vegas style carica
ture.
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