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Rented Napoleon Dynamite and watched it last night – we just
finished watching the skit online. GREAT!
Loved the ‘message’ – Frank wonders how much further it (the teens’ sketch) can
be taken with different areas while keeping
the Christian content – ie. Situations teens – and
then college students – run into.
It might be worth
seeing if the movie website has a blog and posting a
link on that. (smile)
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Hi Kristi:
These high school students processed their video vignette in about
3 days.....'adapting' a generic idea from one of those
'skit' books for teens; brainstorming between the two, writing the script,
doing the dress and makeup.
It was shot in about 25 minutes and edited by Daniel in a couple
hours. The soundtrack was lifted from a CD; there are 'famous lines' on the
internet....Daniel made a Dance Mix for our Fellowship Hall supper before our
program began. The video was shown before a sermon about ‘contentment’. The
deadline (Friday,
Pastor Steve Stoppe was the guest preacher for our
Youth Rally: The Gospel according to Napoleon Dynamite
(the impetus for creating this sketch). Pastor Steve (from fbc
We will probably ‘do’ The
Gospel According to Napoleon Dynamite a
couple more times in other towns.
Thanks for the feedback.
yatukutay
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I just watched the Napoleon clip
and laughed up a storm. I'm sure everyone in the library thinks I'm crazy.
Daniel totally hit the nail on the head on that one ('ughhh, freakin
idiot.' hahaha).
I'm makin sure to get the word out about the site to
all the hardcore Napoleon fans out here.
Jerry
Patterson Coldwater,
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An internet
review: submitted by Natalie from Singapore
Looking for a place to sharpen your skills? Look no more!
In this Original Vignette by the Epicenter's own Creative Production Team of Napoleon Dynamite, Aimee Sayre as the insistent Summer Wheatley and Daniel Patterson as the renowned Napoleon Dynamite are impressive in acting out their respective characters. The plot presents a conflict between Napoleon’s desire for an uncomplicated life and Summer’s quest for him to jump on the bandwagon of materialism. Her weapon of choice was neither a bowstaff or a freakin’ 12 gauge but rather something a little more common – a credit card.
Having watched the
Aimee portrayed Summer’s condescension accurately as seen in her review of Napoleon’s
room. Her dramatization was equally perfect with “Do you want them to starve?”
Her sharp retorts and convictions also injected humor, spice and color to her
character. Summer’s definition of a happy life is clearly the anti thesis of
Napoleon’s who is “pretty contented with “ what he
has.
Napoleon’s indifference towards Summer’s
claims that the American dream as well as the extravagant lifestyles of the
rich and famous would make him happy, stems from his contentment with the
simple life he leads. Like many of us, he desires to have many things but he
understands that his wants may not be what he truly needs. The television
set he owns may not be a state-of-the-art 42” plasma TV and his furniture may
not match but contradictory to what Ms. Wheatley affirms, these are not
important for happiness. And it is through such ingenuous simplicity in thought
that truly makes Napoleon larger than life.
Kudos to all who made the Napoleon Dynamite—Galt Style. so awesome…Gosh!
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