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I'll bet $$ Martin Sheen and the Canadian woman wore jeans. And I did see one person on the Francés, a Fench man, wearing blue jeans in 2013. He allowed me to take a picture of him so I could send it to my son who, just to be contrary, says that when he does the Camino, he's going to wear blue jeans.Who wore jeans in the movie? I didn't notice that.
On the topic of jeans though, I did meet several people who wore jeans on the Camino. Strangely, they were all European men. I say strangely, because of how often folks on this board implore people not to wear jeans on the Camino, so I figured that was just common knowledge. Also, because if you're an American, everyone will tell you not to wear jeans in Europe because they will immediately identify you as a tourist.
Also, because if you're an American, everyone will tell you not to wear jeans in Europe because they will immediately identify you as a tourist.
Everyone I know in Biarritz wears jeans, everywhere, every day. We pick the tourists out as the ones who wear white sneakers, fanny packs and shorts.Huhdo you mean wear it on the camino and they know your a tourist or wear jeans anywhere in europe and they know your a tourist?
If the latter, is that really what americans tell eachother, if you dont want to look like a tourist in europe, DONT wear jeans? Hahaha....never heard that before. What do Americans think we Europeans wear then? If not jeans.
A fanny pack, YESSSS, that is the ultimate tourist accessorie. Maybe all americans have one of those.......to blend in?Everyone I know in Biarritz wears jeans, everywhere, every day. We pick the tourists out as the ones who wear white sneakers, fanny packs and shorts.
.......... and the hospitalero in Navarra who wanted to be a bullfighter.
No way would I ever wear a fanny pack, but I do have a small backpack thing. Is that bad?A fanny pack, YESSSS, that is the ultimate tourist accessorie. Maybe all americans have one of those.......to blend in?
Some of the nicest and best jeans in the world come from Europa (italy).......and Japan (not europa haha)
Hahaha, the fashion police has no issues with backpacks, big or smallNo way would I ever wear a fanny pack, but I do have a small backpack thing. Is that bad?
Don't know much about jeans. I only wear Levis....
Don't know much about jeans. I only wear Levis....
Life imitates art.
We stayed at the Hotel Akerreta (where those scenes were filmed) while on Camino last year. The hotel owner is a local man who lives on site with his wife and children. I kept thinking he was familiar, but could not place him.
Finally, he and I had a moment for a chat. Turns out he too had a dream; to be a Jai Alai player. And in fact had lived that life for awhile, here in my hometown in Florida. That is were I knew him from. We talked about our youth and the dreams that are now lovely, glorious memories.
That place, that time, that experience is very much a part of the tapestry of my Camino; an experience I owe completely to "The Way".
A fanny pack, YESSSS, that is the ultimate tourist accessorie. Maybe all americans have one of those.......to blend in?
Just curious, what did you not like about it?A little bit of attitude,
I don't like this movie.
The Way.
Pfffttt
And so it is proved once again what the old Romans knew as a maxim:
“De gustibus non est disputandum.”
B
Ordered the documentary Six ways to Santiago here today. Very curious about that
I love the movie and have watched it several times, I also met several pilgrims who were on the Camino after watching it and who made a snap decision to walk. They were totally unprepared but completed their Camino all the same. It is a remake of The Wizard of Oz of course but a lovely movie all the same.
Huhdo you mean wear it on the camino and they know your a tourist or wear jeans anywhere in europe and they know your a tourist?
If the latter, is that really what americans tell eachother, if you dont want to look like a tourist in europe, DONT wear jeans? Hahaha....never heard that before. What do Americans think we Europeans wear then? If not jeans.
I enjoyed the movie as much after the Camino as I did before. I noticed a handful of locations being
I mean wearing jeans in general. If you google, "How not to look like a tourist" you'll get a bunch of lists from various websites. And on most of those lists, they say something about not wearing jeans.
I'll also say, if you are going to start (yet another) thread attacking a movie you know is important to a lot of people on this forum, could you try to at least be articulate about your reasons/methodology? Don't get me wrong, I've been a pretty harsh critic of that film on here. But it just seems like this OP is almost trying to pick a fight for the sake of it. I'm trying to give you the benefit of the doubt that it wasn't, but you'd help you own cause by offering more than "pffft"A little bit of attitude,
I don't like this movie.
The Way.
Pfffttt
I think 75% of the people i know wear jeans on a daily basis and i think 95% of all people here have at least one or two pairs of jeans in the closet.
For anyone interested, Sheen and Estevez discussed the filming of 'The Way' in 2011 at a Pilgrimage Symposium at Georgetown University, which posted the video on YouTube. After much preliminary introduction the Sheen and Estevez segment begins at about 18 min. The backpack falling off the bridge was suggested by Sheen during the filming. After a stuntman almost drowned during the filming of this scene, Sheen volunteered to try and it is Sheen that you actually see in the movie.
'The Way' was loosely based on Jack Hitt's book "Off the Road" which my first exposure to the CdS. Hitt walked again later with his daughters which he described in a NYT article
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/21/travel/hiking-through-history-with-your-daughters.html?_r=0
A little bit of attitude,
I don't like this movie.
The Way.
Pfffttt
And this video is really good - ya'll should watch it. Lot's of great background info on the film. Plus those two (or the whole Estevez family) seem really lovely.For anyone interested, Sheen and Estevez discussed the filming of 'The Way' in 2011 at a Pilgrimage Symposium at Georgetown University, which posted the video on YouTube. After much preliminary introduction the Sheen and Estevez segment begins at about 18 min. The backpack falling off the bridge was suggested by Sheen during the filming. After a stuntman almost drowned during the filming of this scene, Sheen volunteered to try and it is Sheen that you actually see in the movie.
'The Way' was loosely based on Jack Hitt's book "Off the Road" which my first exposure to the CdS. Hitt walked again later with his daughters which he described in a NYT article
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/21/travel/hiking-through-history-with-your-daughters.html?_r=0
Here is my take, copied from a previous post.I hadn't thought of the Wizard of Oz analogy -- thanks for that!
I meant to mention earlier, but was posting from a pad, that I bought the DVD of the movie. I know you can watch it on Netflix. I wanted to get it for my parents to watch or other friends and family that asked more about it.
So, I watched the DVD with my family and was very pleasantly surprised that there was a director’s cut included with the DVD! A directors cut is where the movie is completely played again, BUT with the actor and directors talking about the movie and specific scenes and some of the crazy stuff that got it to happen, I enjoyed it almost as much as the movie.
The scene that really jumped out that they commented on ---- SPOILER ALERT, DO NOT READ IF you did not see the movie… I mean it… it could be a spoiler --- The scene where she comes to his hotel room for drinks caused many first viewers to comment, “Here comes Hollywood and we know what’s going to happen.” Only to realize that it was a good plutonic relationship and perhaps became her cure over an issue with men.”
This impressed me in keeping with the story line and not throwing in the trash which many require for entertainment. Just my two cents.
What a shame that people default into thinking that all they need to do is shout in their own language for others to understand. In this day and age, you can even download a translator onto your mobile phone if you need help! And learning a few necessary words in a foreign language is only common courtesy.I remember a couple about my age (65) proudly declare on the first night's pilgrim meal at Orisson that 3 weeks before they had seen the movie "The Way" and that the inspiration was so overpowering they couldn't wait. With gear, plane tickets and guidebook in hand, they arrived in SJPP with no other preparation.
I last saw them near Zubiri, exhausted and dejected trying to communicate their need for a taxi in a loud and demanding tone to a shop keeper who clearly was not accustomed to being shouted at in English.
I presume they eventually got a ride to Pamplona and then back to California, wondering how Martin Sheen was able to do it.
That follow the "Yellow Brick Road" song got stuck in my head every time I was hunting for the next arrow!Follow the Yellow Ar-row,
Follow the Yellow Ar-row.
I sense an air of resentment from some on here towards those who became aware of the CF via the movie "The Way"....
Camino snobs, it seems. Almost like they're thinking "my reasons are better than yours. Stay off my road". ha ha
Live and let live. Get over it, and drink a cold one. The more the merrier.....
My wife has dual citenzship (US and France) and is a Spanish Professor. She had wanted to do the Camino since college. She told me about it when we met and I replied "why would you waste an expensive trip to Europe walking across it?" My how times have changed. It next got brought up by my mom, who saw a travel show. By this point my wife and I were avid walkers, obsessed with the Basque Country, and one thing led to another and we were ready to go....We need a thread "true confessions on how I found out about the Camino"
I did not know what those were until explained to me by teenage nieces. ha haAlso, do Jeggings count?
We need a thread "true confessions on how I found out about the Camino" I had been to LePuy, and my wife had been to Santiago, but we didn't know there was a trail marked until we read about it in the great academic literary work, "The Lonely Planet Guide to Spain"!
Public television show here in the US called "Travel with Rick Steves"....We need a thread "true confessions on how I found out about the Camino" I had been to LePuy, and my wife had been to Santiago, but we didn't know there was a trail marked until we read about it in the great academic literary work, "The Lonely Planet Guide to Spain"!
We need a thread "true confessions on how I found out about the Camino"
My introduction to the Camino was from my brother....who had watched The Way. Knowing that I had been going through a bad spell he thought it would do me good to take time out to do this....I watched the film and did some Camino research and decided it was not for me.....that was a few years ago.....now for reasons I cannot fully explain walking the Camino has become a priority and a must do........roll on AprilWe need a thread "true confessions on how I found out about the Camino" I had been to LePuy, and my wife had been to Santiago, but we didn't know there was a trail marked until we read about it in the great academic literary work, "The Lonely Planet Guide to Spain"!
Well, that very nearly happened at the bridge entering Zuberi.....I jumped backwards up on the wall for a sit down....nearly overbalanced...bag still on my back!!......got the fright of my life when I saw the big drop into the river!.....I don't mind being as big an idiot as Martin Sheen!!!!!I liked the blue jeans.
And when Martin Sheen took his pack off at the edge of that bridge, and the inevitable happened. Now, how idiotic is that?!
I think I first saw the Camino referred to when I took an art history course as an undergraduate over 30 years ago. The text book showed examples of Romanesque and Gothic churches in northern Spain. The idea of walking the route has gnawed at me since, but until this year I have never had the free time to commit to it.
Yes I was kidding. HA.I did not know what those were until explained to me by teenage nieces. ha ha
I thoughtb the documentary gave a better feeling of what to expect including sore feet,blisters swollen knees etc. I liked them both but they are quite different.It is good, but it is just that, a documentary. It follows 6 people from different countries on their camino. I liked it, but enjoyed the movie better.
Thanks for pointing out they were from CaliforniaI remember a couple about my age (65) proudly declare on the first night's pilgrim meal at Orisson that 3 weeks before they had seen the movie "The Way" and that the inspiration was so overpowering they couldn't wait. With gear, plane tickets and guidebook in hand, they arrived in SJPP with no other preparation.
I last saw them near Zubiri, exhausted and dejected trying to communicate their need for a taxi in a loud and demanding tone to a shop keeper who clearly was not accustomed to being shouted at in English.
I presume they eventually got a ride to Pamplona and then back to California, wondering how Martin Sheen was able to do it.
Mark, I am embarrassed to say I learned about the Camino from a travel and cooking show called "On the Road Again" with Mario Batali and Gwyneth Paltrow in 2010. My daughter told me about the show after we had driven around Spain in the summer of 2010 while I was constantly asking her, "What are all those people doing walking all day long with backpacks?"Public television show here in the US called "Travel with Rick Steves"....
I think that is the trip/tv show that led to Paltrow publishing her "definitive" guide to Spanish cooking....written by a vegan. Not knocking vegans/vegetarian at all, but a a Spanish cookbook without pork? (scratches head)Mark, I am embarrassed to say I learned about the Camino from a travel and cooking show called "On the Road Again" with Mario Batali and Gwyneth Paltrow in 2010.
I am from California and I remember the walk to zubiri. I had shoes on that were just my size without any swelling room. I suffered a lot. I would have liked a cab, but I could not bring myself to go and get one. I had to complete this journey. I had come all the way from California, and the only way I could see my self going home was to go forward and walk to Santiago. (I will admit to buying a larger pair of shoes-lol)Thanks for pointing out they were from California
Based on the "likes" in this thread, the vast majority of Forum Members liked it!Some people liked it and some didn't.
Public television show here in the US called "Travel with Rick Steves"....
Well, that's a good a way as any to learn about it I suppose, and you got to see pilgrims walking firsthand before you ever researched it. That's pretty cool.Mark, I am embarrassed to say I learned about the Camino from a travel and cooking show called "On the Road Again" with Mario Batali and Gwyneth Paltrow in 2010. My daughter told me about the show after we had driven around Spain in the summer of 2010 while I was constantly asking her, "What are all those people doing walking all day long with backpacks?"
My apologies for having contributed heavily to diversion about tourists and jeans (BTW Levis are the only jeans I know.)
Truth be said I loved the movie and watch it from time to time to conger up memories both good and bad. In 2012 I walked with a man and a woman who were from totally opposite poles and mindsets and it was very hard to get away from them, believe me it does happen! You can delay a day, you can take a bus ahead for a day; but like "bad pennies" they keep reappearing like your worst nightmare.
As I returned on the train today to Biarritz all I could think about was the brilliant soundtrack. Tyler Bates and Alanis Morrisette were great choices for the background sound. I've seen Six Ways and while it is a very good documentary, there is some timelessness it is lacking, begging for a redo in ten years time, I don't feel that way about "The Way."
Ha ha.I think that is the trip/tv show that led to Paltrow publishing her "definitive" guide to Spanish cooking....written by a vegan. Not knocking vegans/vegetarian at all, but a a Spanish cookbook without pork? (scratches head)
It's amazing how we all come across things. Sometimes the oddest sources lead to the greatest things.
Or, conversely, like publishing a vegan cookbook and adding meat to every recipe.Ha ha.
Dat be like publishing a cookbook about south Louisiana with no meat the recipes......
That's pretty cool.I first heard about the Camino from Rick Steves as well. I was living in place with no cable and the only station I got on the antenna was PBS. I really didn't think anything of it at the time. I remember thinking, "must be nice to be able to afford to take a month off and go walking around Spain."
Then I heard a commercial on a Catholic radio station for The Way. One day I was looking for something to watch and Netflix had been recommending The Way to me for a few weeks, so I gave it a shot. My first reaction was, "Hey, this is the thing Rick Steves was talking about!" And I really liked the movie so I started looking more into the Camino. And after a few weeks, I started thinking, "You know, I could probably do this. I could save up enough and get a leave of absence from work." The more I thought about it and the more I learned, my thoughts became, "I HAVE to do this." Then, almost exactly 3 years from the first time I saw the Rick Steves show, I was standing in St. Jean Pied de Port thinking, "I'm actually doing this!"
So for me, The Way was not my first exposure to the Camino. But it was the catalyst that caused me to learn more about the Camino. And for that, I'm grateful for the film and everyone involved.
I'll also say, if you are going to start (yet another) thread attacking a movie you know is important to a lot of people on this forum, could you try to at least be articulate about your reasons/methodology? Don't get me wrong, I've been a pretty harsh critic of that film on here. But it just seems like this OP is almost trying to pick a fight for the sake of it. I'm trying to give you the benefit of the doubt that it wasn't, but you'd help you own cause by offering more than "pffft"
First I should have clarified, I didn't mean The Way with Martin Sheen. Its the other The Way, the documentary .
Was not intended to be an attack. Sorry
WhahahahahaFirst I should have clarified, I didn't mean The Way with Martin Sheen. Its the other The Way, the documentary .
Was not intended to be an attack. Sorry
Wait what?
This whole thread is discussing the wrong film? HA HA HA.
Which movie are you talking about? Link please.
This?And I apologize for not being online more. There is a self made movie " Camino de Santiago documentary Film called - The Way.
Lord people need to calm down some.
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