Milarepa

Name: Milarepa
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama
Released: September 7, 2007
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 52

2007

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Luminous Velocity Releasing | Release Date: September 7, 2007 | PG

Summary: Nine hundred years after his death, the visionary, wizard, saint, and poet, Milarepa remains Tibet’s greatest mystic. Yet his youthful rage and black magic brought death and destruction upon his own family. This is his story—a tale of vendetta, demons, murder, and redemption. (Shining Moon Production)

Director: Neten Chokling

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama

Rating: PG

Runtime: 90 min

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Desson Thomson

What really reaches us is the collective presence of the cast, most of them monks and other acting amateurs. They seem uniformly imbued with inherent grace and effortless spiritual bearing. And their smallest of gestures exude the kind of un-self-conscious gravitas that constitutes all fables. Read full review

Russell Edwards

Buddhist legend brings warnings of bad karma in Milarepa, a worthy and engaging period pic from Bhutan. Read full review

Richard James Havis

Those expecting a reflective Buddhist piece will be surprised. First-time director Neten Chokling's film actually is a powerful revenge drama. Read full review

John Anderson

It's doubtful Milarepa will be opening in Beijing any time soon; all the more reason it deserves a look. Read full review

Laura Kern

There are stunning locales but not much subtlety on display in Milarepa, a straight-as-an-arrow mythical-historical telling of a mystic’s early life. Read full review

David Wiegand

The spectacular scenery and compelling message counterbalance the somewhat plodding pace and wooden performances. Read full review

Janice Page

Despite timely and worthwhile subject matter, there is nothing very inspired or inspiring in what makes it to the screen. Maybe they're saving all of that for the sequel, too. Read full review

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LeZee

May 7, 2014

A biopic of a greatest Tibetan yogi, Milarepa, who was earlier known as Thopaga, that set in the first century of the second millennium. This story was classified into two parts. This one was the first which covers the story from his childhood to becoming an adult who then later turn into aA biopic of a greatest Tibetan yogi, Milarepa, who was earlier known as Thopaga, that set in the first century of the second millennium. This story was classified into two parts. This one was the first which covers the story from his childhood to becoming an adult who then later turn into a great magician in the history of Tibet for the sake of his mother.

He was like the Japanese Zen Buddhist teacher, Dogen Zenji, to the Tibetans who comes in the later century of the history. In the Milarepa's story he learns tricks to avenge people who were not fair to his family after his richest father's death. Then later he changes his course from vengeance to serve the people after realising that it goes on and on and never ends.

‘‘One man's pleasure
is another man's pain’’

The movie was very inspiring from its negative side of the thoughts. I mean it gives a good lesson about our path towards the mistakes. We won't choose it, but forced to take it. Some of the scenes really got deep into me, especially one of them where Milarepa uses his magic power against his enemies and an old woman in his nearby wipes tears falling from her eyes and leaves the place without saying anything. It was so quiet, but was filled with meaningful. That is where the movie really got me.

So sad the movie about a great personality was incomplete. I mean in the end of the first installment they said the follow-up is in due to release very soon, but they did not make it. I believe it might be a financial issue. I am very desperate to know the rest of his life story and now I had to prefer the book about him instead waiting for a sequel. Hope you guys won't miss this movie or books about this wonderful man.

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