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"Blue Like Jazz" by Donald Miller spent 43 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list and has sold over 1.5 million copies to date
. The semi-autobiographical story was adapted for the screen by Miller, Steve Taylor and Ben Pearson. In "Blue Like Jazz," Don (Allman), a pious nineteen-year-old sophomore at a Texas junior college, impulsively decides to escape his evangelical upbringing for life in the Pacific Northwest at one ofthe most progressive campuses in America, Reed College in Portland. Upon arrival, Reed's surroundings and eccentric student body proves to be far different than he could possibly imagine from the environment from which he came, forcing him to embark on a journey of self-discovery to understand who he is and what he truly believes. The film boasts a cast of rising stars including Marshall Allman ("True Blood"), Claire Holt ("The Vampire Diaries," "Pretty Little Liars"), and Tania Raymonde ("LOST").
Simply put, were raising money! Blue Like Jazz, the successful bestselling book by Donald Miller was to become a film. On September 16th, Don posted on his blog that despite a strong screenplay, a stellar cast, and rave reviews, the film would be put on hold indefinitely - because there was not enough funding. We thought that since the book itself is so unique, why should the funding come traditionally? We submit that the funds for this movie should come from the people who the book actually impacted. It should come from the more than a million people who bought the book. It should come from the fans. We are raising $125,000 in time for the film to enter into production on October 25th.We're just a couple of normal guys who decided to take a chance. When we heard the news about the film being halted, we thought to ourselves; Theres got to be another way. We dreamed big and now here we are. We know this is possible. Blue Like Jazz has reached a massive amount of people, and if it were to become a film, it would reach even more. Most importantly, we believe that this is going to be an incredible story. Think about it investors back out, the movie's put on hold, then the fans step up and say; No, we will fund this movie. That is a story we want to be a part of. Will you join us?
An adaptation of Christian author Donald Millers New York Times bestseller listed memoirs, Blue Like Jazz is a film that is going to face an unusual level of critique, scrutiny and judgment, likely to come particularly from those at both ends of the religious spectrum. A challenging book to turn into a film due to its stream of consciousness narration, director Steve Taylor and crew have for the most part succeeded in turning out a generally entertaining film, but one that will probably be too centered on Christianity for those averse to religion and too edgy for those of the Christian faith who like their films Kirk Cameronesque.
Taking liberty with Donald Millers actual story, Blue Like Jazz presents Miller (Marshall Allman) as an 18-year old freshman, just leaving behind his Texas and Southern Baptist home to attend the very liberal and progressive Reed College in Portland, Oregon. In reality, he was a 30-year old writer when he audited classes at Reed, but that evidently wasnt as good of a story. Thats not the only fictionalization the movie carries out, presenting Millers mother (Jenny Littleton) as having become pregnant by his very ridiculous and very married youth pastor, Kenny (Jason Marsden). In the movie, this hypocritical act is the final straw that causes Miller to pack up his bags and flee to the college that his pot-smoking, jazz-listening father (Eric Lange) has managed to get him admitted by pulling a few strings.
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Once Miller is at Reed hes confronted with behavior that he finds shockingthere are atheists and people eat magic brownies and openly challenge Christian thoughtand at the same time liberating. He soon friends attractive lesbian, Lauryn (Tania Raymonde), who lets him know how square he is and that if he wants to have any chance of getting along at Reed, hed be better off hiding any Christian leanings. Another of his friends is campus celebrity The Pope (Justin Welborn), an outspoken atheist perpetually clad in ironic papal clothing. Of course, he also friends and romantically pursues Penny (Claire Holt), the social conscience of the film who is involved heavily in humanitarian causes but is also openly a member of a church near campus and she seems to be getting along fine on Reeds campus.Miller initially sheds his Christian faith, experimenting somewhat with the local bohemian culture and even openly mocking the faith expressions of others in classroom discussions. It is after his involvement in a prank involving the mild defacement of church property that he seems to begin to veer back toward faith. Unbeknownst to him, the church that was targeted was the same church attended by Penny, who tearfully tries to explain to him the damage that the prank has caused among the faithful.
The films narrative arc ends with Donald Miller again back in the folds of the Christian faith but no longer a person lacking in doubt or sincerity, with a faith far removed from the Southern Baptist cultural Christianity he had brought with him to Reed. But the shift will probably be too slight or subtle to be understood by many outside of the Christian worldview. In fact, the first question that was thrown at Steve Taylor and Donald Miller at the South by Southwest post-screening Q&A I attended was along the lines of So the character starts off really Christian and ends up really Christian. Whats the point?While I was able to appreciate the shift in Millers spirituality, I was more struck by a lack of depth in the some of the characters presented in the film, particularly the ones from Millers Texas church roots. Kenny the youth pastor is a one-note joke of a character that is mostly a caricature. Ive had my own experiences with the type so I know the presentation is grounded in reality but I couldnt shake off the feeling that presenting him in such a way was the easy way out. In fact, the whole storyline of Kenny impregnating Millers mom seemed forced to me.
While the film contains enough material to warrant its PG-13 rating (and rumor has it they had to cut footage in order to avoid an R rating), which will be enough to guarantee that those in the more conservative Christian circles will probably avoid or dislike the film, I couldnt help but feel that the film only skirts around the darker side of college life. Sure there are scenes of people drinking and there are some magic brownies and people are handing out free condoms, but theres never any real sense of consequence from any of this and not much sense that Miller himself was that involved.Where I think the film is successful (beyond being generally entertaining) is in its presentation of Millers exposure to a more diverse world and his acceptance of others. Theres a moving scene where a heartbroken Lauryn comes to Millers dorm room late at night looking to be comforted and ends up spending the night next to him in his bed. Likewise, the emotion-laden closing interaction between Miller and The Pope is moving and feels authentic. The message that we are all flawed creatures worthy of each others respect and that believers and nonbelievers alike can benefit from dialogue and friendship with each other is one that hopefully will be well received.
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