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Almost Famous (2000)

Information at Internet Movie Database

Review at Cinema in Focus

Movie Parables review.

Looking Closer, review by Jeffrey Overstreet, "searching for truth, beauty and meaning in the movies."

Roger Ebert Review, Chicago Sun-Times

"Almost Famous and the Distinction between Fan and Journalist," Steve Lansingh, TheFilmForum: Christian Conversation about the Movies.

Review, Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality & Health - Spiritual Practices for Human Being.

Themes

Difficulty Recognizing Evil

"The desire for significance, of which fame is a tempting substitute, is found in reality from living deeply committed and faithful lives." (See review at Cinema in Focus)

Loneliness/Despair

The emptiness/loneliness of fame. (see review at Cinema in Focus)

Love

"Songs about love by people who don�t know how to love, is the ultimate deception." (See review at Cinema in Focus.)

Temptation

In Almost Famous we see the seductive nature of temptation. William is suppose to stay objective so he can be "honest and unmerciful" in his criticism of the band. Instead, he's drawn into their world. He becomes their friend -- they treat him as if he's cool -- his real goal, but not his job. My read on the Jesus temptations stories is that Satan seeks to give Jesus what he wants -- not what he is here to do. (Darrel Manson, Artesia Christian Church, Artesia CA)

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