Little Buddha (Widescreen): Amazon.ca: Keanu Reeves, Bridget Fonda, Ruocheng Ying, Chris Isaak, Alex Wiesendanger, Raju Lal, Greishma Makar Singh, Sogyal Rinpoche, Ven. Khyongla Rato Rinpoche, Ven. Geshe Tsultim Gyelsen, Jo Champa, Jigme Kunsang, Bernardo Bertolucci, Mark Peploe, Rudy Wurlitzer: DVD

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In many ways Little Buddha is a companion piece to Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor. A beautiful travelogue and history lesson unfolds in the two parts of this film: a historical text of Siddhartha (Keanu Reeves) and the contemporary quest of Lama Norbu (Ying Ruocheng), who believes he has found the reincarnation of his former teacher in a Seattle child. The ancient, magical tales sweep away the blasé contemporary action. Ruocheng's presence drives the story of discovery as the child learns about the teachings of Buddhism. A visual feast that will dazzle both young and old. In fact, were it not a religious icon, the youngsters might want Siddhartha dolls after viewing his magical on-screen adventures. Beautiful cinematography by Vittorio Storaro. --Doug Thomas

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5.0 out of 5 stars This movie works on many levels, Oct 19 2010

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bernie "xyzzy" (Arlington, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This is a Bertolucci movie so it will naturally have his style. This is a different story so it should be told differently from his other films. In my opinion this is his best. It is based on a true story; this means he did not wake up in the middle of the night with a radical idea. The story is used not only for the individual incident but as an allegory for today's Tibetan (there are many other types) Buddhist way of thought.

These are not two parallel stories in contrast. With out one the other makes no sense. The section in Seattle is filtered in blue; I may have some deeper meaning; I see the blue filtered scenes as the superficial environment. These differences help with the description of impermanence.

The Selection of actors is excellent.. You do not want the actor personalities to overshadow the character. It is too late for me. I will always think of Siddhartha as looking like Keanu Reeves.

Just as with Cecil B. DeMille's "The Ten Commandments ", the film story does not actually follow the written story of Siddhartha. However, as this is the one that I watch, therefore I will always think of this when some one mentions Buddha.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Informative and insightful, May 11 2010

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The juxtaposition between modern day life and that of the Buddha Siddhartha is subtly done. The plot is full of contrasts, such as, old Buddhist monks vs young children, modern Seattle vs. spiritual Tibet, modern building vs. temple, Buddhist spirituality vs. childhood fantasy, etc. While Dean Conrad (Chris Isaak) was an architect and his wife Lisa (Bridget Fonda)was a teacher, Buddha Siddhartha was also an architect and teacher as he founded Buddhism which flourishes to our present times. I have found this film well done as it enables us to understand Buddhism better.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great teaching tool, May 20 2009

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I teach Philosophy in an Ontario high school and this film is great for teaching basic concepts in Eastern philosophy, particularly, of course, Buddhism. The East / West focus of the plot and the great visuals and storytelling quality ease students into what is, for most of them, a very different world view.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Synopsis
Bernardo Bertolucci attempts to mix Buddhist spirituality with childhood fantasy in Little Buddha. When Dean Conrad (Chris Isaak), a Seattle architect, comes home from work one... Read more

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