http://www.continuumarts.com/2009/12/15/film-review-julie-and-julia/ Engaging Culture with Culture Through Acts of Creative Excellence Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:25:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.continuumarts.com/2009/12/15/film-review-julie-and-julia/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Jim Allman Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:00:45 +0000 http://www.continuumarts.com/?p=309#comment-108 I think my favorite part of the whole movie was its willingness to deal with disappointment and discouragement as necessary hurdles to the creative process. It’s not just hard work and consistency at that work, it is the willingness to endure through those dark hours. I heard once that most professions not only had exams or skills that were necessary to acquire through some regimen, but also some brick wall that is scalable only by the most dedicated. In some cases this might be a course in school like organic chemistry in pre-med, or in writing it is the scores of rejection letters. Perseverance. Not always fun, but somehow reassuring to note that EVERYONE is subject to its necessity and that as an artist I am not alone. I think my favorite part of the whole movie was its willingness to deal with disappointment and discouragement as necessary hurdles to the creative process. It’s not just hard work and consistency at that work, it is the willingness to endure through those dark hours. I heard once that most professions not only had exams or skills that were necessary to acquire through some regimen, but also some brick wall that is scalable only by the most dedicated. In some cases this might be a course in school like organic chemistry in pre-med, or in writing it is the scores of rejection letters. Perseverance. Not always fun, but somehow reassuring to note that EVERYONE is subject to its necessity and that as an artist I am not alone.

]]> http://www.continuumarts.com/2009/12/15/film-review-julie-and-julia/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Gardner Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:58:01 +0000 http://www.continuumarts.com/?p=309#comment-54 Sounds awesome. I didn't plan on seeing it, but you've swayed me :) Sounds awesome. I didn’t plan on seeing it, but you’ve swayed me :)

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