Originally posted by DianaT
| Quote: | Originally posted by motoged
I have tried recently to keep my opinions from dancing through my fingers onto the BN forum....but I have to admit that I totally agree with David K.
on his take on the mini-video.
I think these two young men are on a self-indulgent fantasy of grandiosity that it far more about themselves than Baja.
A trip to bring littering and waste to the attention of others? So why break a discarded bottle and leave the shards on the ground?
And I doubt they traveled hundreds of miles without seeing anyone.....geez, everytime I have thought I was in the middle of BF Baja and wanted some
privacy, sure enough, a Mexican walks by with a rope in his hand.... (small exaggeration....). There are pangas out on the chuck, there are surfers
hiding out, there are cowboys following a few cows, there is a guy or his wife/kids watching the goats....stuff like that.
I remember the romanticism of my youth....and have held onto enough of it to still have dreams that I pursue.
I don't think these guys have an important story to tell that anyone over the age of six doesn't already know.....
My hat is off to them for the hardships of parts of their trek....and that's about it.
Just sayin' |
I have not found any writer who has written ANYTHING profound about Baja since Steinbeck, no one, except for maybe a couple of current academic books
about border culture and/ or the human traffic trade. Everything else, while possibly interesting, is either an expanded trip report and or tour
guide. That is not to say they might not a fun read.
I don't believe these two had or have any wild delusions about writing or filming something profound. They have been off on an adventure and
hopefully they will make money from their adventure through National Geo.
Whether someone has walked Baja unknown, or used it as a way to gain attention and/or write books to earn money, those who have walked Baja have done
it for themselves, not for Baja. And these guys are not different --- it is just a different adventure and they were honest about hoping to make
some money from it.
I loved the dogs for this sample as it is something not many focus on at all and they are everywhere----backing dogs are very much a part of Baja. I
suspect there is a story about the bottle as these two are very involved in environmental things --- It will be interesting to see that story. It did
not look good. We will need to wait and see --- this video was just a teaser.
It all will very interesting to see the film --- entertainment only and I suspect very entertaining and then around here, there will be some who will
criticize it heavily because it is not their idea of what Baja is.
| Quote: | Originally posted by rts551
some think art is dancing around a pole. others think the barking dog has aesthetic pleasure... personally, I thought the fotos of the dogs
intriguing. Can you imagine the number of dogs that they met along the way... And some of them they caught the moment.
PS I find this clip more entertaining than the repetitive tire tracks down the beach....but to each their own...verdad?
[Edited on 5-30-2013 by rts551] |
Dancing around a pole??  |
