The painfully drawn out 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama had certain points which I found informational when it described the trials and tribulations of the Tibetan religious leader, but the overall shot choices and storyline had me losing interest very quickly.
The repetitive nature of the question asking seemed to be nothing more than a time filler and when the camera would zoom into the Dalai Lama's face as he answered each inquiry had me feeling entrapped in the face of the subject. Moreover, the Dalai Lama left me feeling with a bad Hollywood marriage of Yoda from Star Wars and James Earl Jones.
Finally, the point in the film which I found most distracting was during the interview, Rick Ray wore drab clothing in comparison to the Dalai Lama's. Not to say he should be wearing attire to compete with the vivacity of the red on the Lama, but Ray was sitting in front of a window that allowed the light to enter almost completely wiping him out of the scene.
Overall, the questions were not necessary to the plotline in my opinion and if an educational piece on the Dalai Lama needed to be recreated, it could have been done in a 10-15 minute spot.
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