Talk:Seven Years in Tibet
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[edit] 1953
I find the changes by User:24.207.55.128 suspicious
- Thanks, I reverted the changes based on the fact that the book is listed as being published in 1953 in every source. - Bobet 23:21, 27 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Stilted
The spelling, grammar and punctuaion in this entry is awful. I have done some amendments, but sections will need a total re-write as the English is often very stilted. Jonobass 10:03, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Book and film shouldn't be merged
WOuldn't it be better to have two articles? The book is one of the great travel writing classics - translated into 53 languages but this seens to 80% about the film and its accuracy.--JBellis 17:53, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
- I agree Rlfb 13:15, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
- Ok, I've now looked into it, and Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Films based on books quite clearly states that the book and film should not be merged, and here's how to do it: User:Eagle 101/films that are also novels list. This seems to be the standard across Wikipedia, so at some stage this is what needs to be done. Rlfb 23:18, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Claims
The article stated: It was also revealed by the German magazine Stern that the real life Heinrich Harrer was a member of Adolf Hitler's Nazi party and a member of the Austrian SS. In the movie, however, he is shown to have contempt for the Nazis. [1]
The link is not exact, and it does not support the claims made. Further, Harrer's connection the Nazis was not exactly new, so it did not need to be "revealed". Actually, it is shown in the movie itself. -- Zz 14:08, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Film synopsis
The article said: [...] although incredibly intrigued by his looks. Statements like these completely miss the point of an encyclopedia. The entire film synopsis lacks neutrality and gives much too much detail. -- Zz 11:36, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
- I agree. I see two options:
- split the page so one page talks about "the" film (there is an earlier film, made in 1956, which isn't mentioned at all at the moment) and the other about the book;
- drastically reduce the detail about the film, or (even better), swap the "synopsis" of the film for a (shorter) synopsis of the book, and mention that two films have been made, perhaps giving some small details like a cast list.
- I personally favour the second course of action. Rlfb 15:14, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
I would hate to see the amount of information greatly reduced. If you want to improve it, fine. Otherwise, please leave it alone. If you feel covering the book and two films thoroughly in one article is too much, give them each an article. They are worthy. 69.87.200.41 03:10, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
After seeing the Pitt movie on VHS, and trying to read this article and fix it, I am forced to agree that this article needs a lot of work. The only serious neutrality problem I see is the vexing issue of whether the Chinese "really" invaded Tibet. But the wording needs to be improved (more), and there really is too much detail. But it takes a lot of thought to cut things out in a good way! The Film synopsis sort of ends before it quite gets to the end of the movie -- so after condensing what is there by about half, more should be added. The synopsis as it stands seems to mostly be from the movie, with some from the book. It would be good if the differences were clarified, and good to have more material about the earlier movie. 69.87.204.231 02:13, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
After further reflection, I am more accepting of the great detail in the article. It isn't hurting anything, really -- no one is forced to read it! The intro is a fair summary; casual readers can stop there. The section divisions help the browser find the material that they may be interested in. The photos are nice on the whole. It could certainly benefit from some more improvement of wording. Some reduction in the amount of detail would be OK, but is not that important, and would take a lot of effort to do well. The NTSC VHS is 136 min ISBN 0-8001-2511-8 UPC 4339621813 1997 1998. What would most improve the article would be a bunch of good links to reviews of the book and movies -- but I am not sure that is allowed here in WP-land... 69.87.200.42 14:09, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
Ok, so it seems keeping the detail might be the best policy. However, I still believe that the article that currently exists talks way too much about the synopsis of the Pitt movie, rather than about the original book on which it is based - a travesty given the book's historical importance and status as one of the great classics in the world of travel literature (ok, so saying that on the actual page would violate NPOV, but I hope you get my point that its significance really does outweigh both of the films made about it). I've not read the book recently so I don't intend to do anything in the immediate future at any rate. Rlfb 10:45, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
You are all acting as if the article reads really boring it doesn't it is actually very good -just needs to compare the book now Ernst Stavro Blofeld 13:07, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Titles
I think all the titles in this article are one size too big, i.e. we should replace =Title= with ==Title==, and so on. Looking around, this seems more consistent with the rest of wikipedia. Any objections? Rlfb 18:57, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
