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Vajra Sky Over Tibet (2006)
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Reviews Counted:20
Fresh:11
Rotten:9
Average Rating:6.3/10
Theatrical Release:Sep 8, 2006 Limited
Synopsis: The Buddhist community in Tibet forms the focus for this documentary, which eschews interview footage and instead relies on moving pictures and a soundtrack by local musicians to tell its tale.
Director: John Bush
Reviews for Vajra Sky Over Tibet
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Beautifully photographed in dazzling colors and with hypnotic chanting music... . Full Review |
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2/4 |
In order for audiences to better appreciate the underpinnings of Buddhism and the risks involved with modern-day practice in Tibet, the man who made Vajra would've needed to get his documentarian's hands a little dirty. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Not only the year's best documentary, but it is also among the finest films ever made about religion. Full Review |
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However honorable the intent, Bush's epic journey carries all the raw, visceral excitement of watching someone else's holiday slides. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
Eventually you can't help wishing for some human contact. While the lulling narration by Bush and two exiled Tibetans is informative, it doesn't quite fill the gap. Full Review |
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C |
Provoking more ideas than it presents, Vajra Sky Over Tibet is a sketchy introduction to a fascinating subject. Full Review |
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3/4 |
The material is so compelling that we keep watching. Full Review |
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2/4 |
The images of gods and ordinary Tibetans that Bush captures are more eloquent that his turgid narration, and overall the film works better as a travelogue than an introduction to Tibetan Buddhist beliefs or history. Full Review |
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1.5/5 |
Vajra Sky Over Tibet demonstrates one alternative for moviemaking inside Tibet: the rhetorically inflated vacation video.
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2/4 |
The film simply takes too long to deliver its message. Full Review |
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A- |
It’s a loving effort, and an important addition to the body of films about this extraordinary, sacred region of the world. Full Review |
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4/5 |
A well-photographed inside look at a fascinating culture and its people. Full Review |
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Traditions of 'wisdom' and 'compassion' are talked about in 'Vajra Sky Over Tibet,' but a non-storyline film must be at a loss to image such concepts. Full Review |
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3/4 |
A gorgeous, meandering travelogue that only gradually bares its teeth. Full Review |
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3/5 |
... feel more like the kind of underground political exposes that have previously captured life under the Taliban or the North Korean regime of Kim Jong-il. Full Review |
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A tonic for Buddhists, no doubt, it offers many pleasures to atheists as well. Full Review |
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[A]n illuminating meditation on that deepest of Buddhist philosophical concerns -- impermanence. Full Review |
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[A] reverential act of bearing witness to a culture and religion being systematically erased... Full Review |
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