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I suppose that after 19,000+ views and 300+ comments, that I am very late to this party. Regardless, "The Way" inspired me to walk the Camino Frances in '12. Prior to seeing the movie, I had no knowledge of the Camino de Santiago. The Camino itself, drew me back in '18. I'm not sure how many movies inspire someone to actually do something? Kudos to the Estevez family and all involved in the '11 movie production. Happy New Year to all!I’m biased. I loved it despite it’s faults.
And it really annoys me when people dismiss it with the throw-away line “Hollywood Movie” with every derogatory implication that goes with it. Just today I read that the modern popularity of the Camino derives from "Coelho, MacLain, Hollywood". I take the point, but did you mean "Coelho, MacLain, Estevez"?
Credit where credit is due folks. It was a labour of love by the Estevez family, INDEPENDENTLY financed, and intended as a homage to their own family heritage. Estevez himself describes it as a film inspired by a grandson, made by a son, starring a father, honouring a Galician grandfather, or words to that effect.
The making of that film owed nothing to Hollywood. Give it a break.
"The Way" will always be extremely special to me, because like you, I had never heard of the Camino and seeing the movie was the only reason I have walked five caminos since 2015...this past year was to have been my 6th.I suppose that after 19,000+ views and 300+ comments, that I am very late to this party. Regardless, "The Way" inspired me to walk the Camino Frances in '12. Prior to seeing the movie, I had no knowledge of the Camino de Santiago. The Camino itself, drew me back in '18. I'm not sure how many movies inspire someone to actually do something? Kudos to the Estevez family and all involved in the '11 movie production. Happy New Year to all!
I know! Over Christmas somebody told me that "Casablanca" doesn't accurately portray life in Vichy controlled Morocco!Everybody's a critic!!!!
If it had been that empty, Joost would have sat at another table and wrecked the plot!Below is a photo of the spot where Tom and Joorst first met.
it's all pretend anyway, but I suppose the character of Tom could have easily gone to one of the outdoor equipment shoppes in SJPdP and purchased what could not be salvaged from the corpse of his son of from the bacpack. After all Tom got monster credit card power lol
This thread comes back to my attention as I do a lot of personal paperwork cleanup. I did post on the thread early on, something to the effect of "no big deal one way or another". Some things rooted out today suggested to me that my post probably lacked grace."The Way" will always be extremely special to me, because like you, I had never heard of the Camino and seeing the movie was the only reason I have walked five caminos since 2015...this past year was to have been my 6th.
This is an incredibly touching and beautiful story, @simply B. I fall squarely in the camp of not liking the movie itself, but there's no denying it has changed more than a few lives.I'm am going to have to say that it was a great movie. (But, you don't have to like it.)
There's an old piece of film - on YouTube? - of a priest and two boys pushing a handcart along the Camino - can someone help me find? Thank youIf I hadn't seen "The Way", I wouldn't have known about the Camino and it wouldn't have changed my life.
I can't think of another film that has had such an impact on me.
Therefore, I can only express gratitude to Emilio for making it, and to everyone who had a part in its production.
No film can ever encapsulate a Camino, for every single one is unique and separate.
But watching "The Way" showed me another world, and in so many ways.
As for contrivances, geographical inaccuracies and dramatic tricks, so what?
The journey was the story - not the route that was taken.
Possibly ‘I’ll push you’There's an old piece of film - on YouTube? - of a priest and two boys pushing a handcart along the Camino - can someone help me find? Thank you
Oh Yeah? My family name is Jack. I come from Ireland. I totally disagree with the moronic part ascribed to a certain character who constantly says "I'm Jack, from Ireland". What family heritage relates to THAT !I’m biased. I loved it despite it’s faults.
And it really annoys me when people dismiss it with the throw-away line “Hollywood Movie” with every derogatory implication that goes with it. Just today I read that the modern popularity of the Camino derives from "Coelho, MacLain, Hollywood". I take the point, but did you mean "Coelho, MacLain, Estevez"?
Credit where credit is due folks. It was a labour of love by the Estevez family, INDEPENDENTLY financed, and intended as a homage to their own family heritage. Estevez himself describes it as a film inspired by a grandson, made by a son, starring a father, honouring a Galician grandfather, or words to that effect.
The making of that film owed nothing to Hollywood. Give it a break.
I think I'll Push You is about someone pushing his wheelchair-bound friend on the Camino, rather than about a priest and some boys pushing a handcart, but that is just going by the trailer.Possibly ‘I’ll push you’
There is a whole thread on it.
link below - scroll to #25 @chinacat included a link to the video.
"I'll Push You" is an incredible true story about a friendship that knows no limits and their resilience to persevere to the end of their journey. It was very emotional for me to watch, and even now evokes the same feelings as I am reminded of the film.I think I'll Push You is about someone pushing his wheelchair-boubd friend on the Camino, rather than about a priest and some boys pushing a handcart, but that is just going by the trailer.
Thanks - a very moving(!) story - but I'm thinking of some black and white archive footage from the 1950s or 60sPossibly ‘I’ll push you’
There is a whole thread on it.
link below - scroll to #25 @chinacat included a link to the video.
"I'll Push You" is an incredible true story about a friendship that knows no limits and their resilience to persevere to the end of their journey. It was very emotional for me to watch, and even now evokes the same feelings as I am reminded of the film.
Movie and book have only one subject, it's not about the Camino but a boring self-gratification of a third-rate celebrity; not even close to The Way. Sorry Roland, my opinion.Dear fellow pilgrims,
If you look at the statistics you will have a clue that it is not only "Hollywood", Coelho and MacLain had an impact on the Caminos.
Most of the german / german speaking pilgrims are attracted to the CF by the book "Ich bin dann mal weg" ("I'm off then" in english) written by the famous german comedian Hape Kerkeling. He walked in 2001 and the book was released in 2006.
Many german speaking readers had read the book from Coelho, but the impact of Kerkelings book is far greater, that's for sure.
Your opinion doesn't change the great impact on the "germanification" of the CF since release of the book and movie. Just take a look at the statistics.Movie and book have only one subject, it's not about the Camino but a boring self-gratification of a third-rate celebrity; not even close to The Way. Sorry Roland, my opinion.
@Roland49, I don't dispute at all that Kerkeling made the Camino tremendously popular in Germany.Your opinion doesn't change the great impact on the "germanification" of the CF since release of the book and movie. Just take a look at the statistics.
BC
Roland
Most irritating for me was the way the Kerkeling movie portrays almost all (German) women-peregrinas as frustrated whackos; I certainly hope and know, that this is not why so many Germans are attracted by the Jakobsweg! But then, I am puzzled, what is the actual reason? In this film, there is none of the gayety, laughter, and friendliness I experienced on my five past Caminos and that I am so longing to revisit. As a German-speaking Swiss, I often mingled with Germans on the way, and I saw none of such negative attitude and humorless sarcasm.....His judgmental attitude really annoyed me. There were precious few people that he met along the way that he had anything good to say about. Just by looking at someone he seemed to think he could tell you exactly who they were and what motivated them.
Yip, that is fact.@Roland49, I don't dispute at all that Kerkeling made the Camino tremendously popular in Germany.
But I felt exactly like @tomnorth:
Most irritating for me was the way the Kerkeling movie portrays almost all (German) women-peregrinas as frustrated whackos; I certainly hope and know, that this is not why so many Germans are attracted by the Jakobsweg! But then, I am puzzled, what is the actual reason? In this film, there is none of the gayety, laughter, and friendliness I experienced on my five past Caminos and that I am so longing to revisit. As a German-speaking Swiss, I often mingled with Germans on the way, and I saw none of such negative attitude and humorless sarcasm.
I concur with that, let's call it a day.I can't tell you the reason why so many Germans are attracted to the Camino after the release of the book and movie.
But it is an irrevocable fact that the rise of the numbers of german pilgrims did correlate to the releases of book and movie.
BC
Roland
Strongly disagree! My attachment to the Camino ( 2003) predates the film and is all the stronger for that. I did not need a film to remind me of it or to spur me on ever since! That would be worshipping the coffee jar instead of the contents!Thank you for this very perceptive insight. Like Camino Chrissy I think I probably belong in that category.