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1. If you are a first time pilgrim:
A. Was the Emilio Estevez and Martin Sheen movie "The Way" the first you'd heard about the Camino and,
B. Did it start the spark that motivated you to walk the Way?
C. If you had known of the Camino...did the movie convince you that now is the right time?
2. If you have previously walked the Camino:
A. Did the movie rekindle in you a desire to walk the Way again?
B. Did you suggest to someone, who you know had never considered walking the Camino, to see the movie and, after seeing it, they decided to walk the Way?
... and therefore be prepared accordingly on the Camino, whether hospitaleros or caminantes.Rebekah Scott said:I think we may see a "Way Wave" this year, akin to the Paulo Coelho wave of Brazilians and the Kerkeling Wave of Germans and the Japanese and Korean Waves of the past few years, all inspired by books or documentaries or movies.
Arn said:Hi,
Ivar recently posted that the Forum is "on fire"...well, any good arson investigator will tell you that the cause of the fire can usually be determined with a degree of certainty.
So, here are my questions:
1. If you are a first time pilgrim:
A. Was the Emilio Estevez and Martin Sheen movie "The Way" the first you'd heard about the Camino and,
B. Did it start the spark that motivated you to walk the Way?
C. If you had known of the Camino...did the movie convince you that now is the right time?
Arn said:Hi,
Ivar recently posted that the Forum is "on fire"...well, any good arson investigator will tell you that the cause of the fire can usually be determined with a degree of certainty.
So, here are my questions:
1. If you are a first time pilgrim:
A. Was the Emilio Estevez and Martin Sheen movie "The Way" the first you'd heard about the Camino and,
B. Did it start the spark that motivated you to walk the Way?
C. If you had known of the Camino...did the movie convince you that now is the right time?
Arn
David said:I have now watched it 22 times - what can you say ....
texastrekker said:the book on martin sheen is now available from amazon--i just ordered it today--thanks for heads up.
falcon269 said:Since neither Martin nor Emilio have walked a camino, the book is definitely not about the camino! It pretty much has to be about Hollywood celebrities learning there is more to life than being a Hollywood celebrity...
David said:If you look it up you will see that although the title of the book is "Along the Way" the subtitle of the book is "the journey of a father and a son". and it is about their lives as father and son, not about the Camino de Santiago
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Since neither Martin nor Emilio have walked a camino ......
Paddyc83 said:Yes it did planing on walking from Leon or aorgusta next may I'll have two weeks will that be enough time and will I get the two stamps in Dublin and one in Leon if I'm starting in augsta or do you get the stamp from where your starting your walk thanks
Arn said:A. Was the Emilio Estevez and Martin Sheen movie "The Way" the first you'd heard about the Camino,
From a blog of a pilgrim who is currently walking.Rick, the fellow with whom I had breakfast and lunch yesterday in León, said that while "The Way" generally paints an accurate picture of the Camino, the Emilio Estevez–Martin Sheen film fails to make A significant point: This pilgrimage is more difficult than it looks. Since we left St. Jean Pied de Port three weeks ago, we have heard of three people dying on the Camino while we have been on it. And every day or so you pass a monument erected to the memory of a martyr of Caminos past. People show up for a hike and find themselves on a death march. The first day's climb over the Pyrenees alone is a baptism by fire. Estevez's character dying there is not just a screenwriting twist. It really happens. Not infrequently.
Blisters are not life-threatening, but we know people who have abandoned the Camino because of them. My friend Lindsey showed me a blister yesterday that has taken up residence under one off his toenails, fergodsake. I didn't know that was possible. I asked him to put his foot back in his shoe immediately. Please. I didn't want to look.
Congratulations!almostfamous73 said:I have posted quite a bit on here about my thoughts, feelings, and future. The movie began my inspiration. I was only going to do 10 days from Sarria to Santiago. But then I began reading the forum more, praying more and decided that at this time in my life I need to do the whole camino. So I resigned my $100K job, put my $375K debt aside and been planning this trip since May. I arrive in Paris on Sept. 6th, and plan on walking around the 9th. I have hope and faith when I come home I will find a new job and understand myself more. As of my first Pilgrimage, I plan to walk each step with an open heart to hear God, feel harmony and balance. No time limits, just the sounds of nature.
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