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November 23, 2005
Bee here now: how conscious is Season?
Indiapost.com gets the Hare Krishna perspective on Bee Season, which includes Aaron, a young man played by Max Minghella, finding a devotee (played with Hare Barbie gleam by Kate Bosworth) almost as irresistable as her religious beliefs. A statement released by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) reads, "We appreciate the filmmaker's sincere efforts to accurately depict the Hare Krishna movement. At the same time, we are concerned that, despite those efforts, viewers and members of the media may misinterpret some of Aaron's actions to be representative of our policies or beliefs."
Reports Indiapost, "In the film, Aaron is shown deceiving his parents to stay at a Hare Krishna temple... ISKCON maintains a rigid policy that requires minors to provide written parental consent before they may stay at a temple. "Interfering between a child and his or her parents, no matter how eager the child is to take up the Krishna faith, is unacceptable and strictly prohibited," says ISKCON spokesman Vyenkata Bhatta."
Posted by pride at November 23, 2005 12:47 AM
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