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Seven Wonders of the Buddhist World (2011)
Perspective is key
6 January 2024
Beautiful scenery and some good information. Buddhism is an Eastern practice, yet 70% of the interview time is given to white Westerners. The film describes itself as a view of the most remarkable Buddhist sites in the world, but is really more of the host's own interpretation of the merits of Buddhism as viewed through a Western gaze. All of the scholarly analysis is by white male professors. The film doesn't even end in the East, and its purpose seems to be to leave the viewer with a sense of wistful hope that this beautiful cultural practice can lend "character" and "color" to our sad, materialistic lives here in the West. Thus, it's not really about the East at all.
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