Page 6 Movie Review By Shirley Stevens Have you ever imagined what it would be like to live secluded with television as your major source of sensory input? And then after 40 years to be forced out into society? This is the premise of "Being There," a new release starring Peter Sellers, Shirley Ma cLain e and Melvyn Douglas. If humans learn behavior by watching other humans, then it should come as no surprise that Chauncey Gardiner (Sellers) is a one-di mensional character, who re gards the activities of real humans from a spectator's point of view. His relation ships with real people on the outside are at first separated by a symbolic screen that does not transmit or receive emo tion. Chauncey Gardiner's lit eral interpretation of the world around him is at once regarded as eclat by the out side world, which rushes in to We are Open Mon. - Thurs. 0:45 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Friday 1:45 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Have You Been There? impose meaning on it. His discourse is always botanical ly - oriente. His job during , seclusion was that of a gar dener, and consequently, gar dening is his only field of expertise. To prove his knowledge and gain employment, he never misses a chance to bring gardening into the con versation. But his discursive attitude only predisposes others to believe that his ramblings are prophetic. The growing season, as explained by Chauncey Gardiner, is even paraphrased metaphori cally in the President's speech to the nation to palliate dis content over the worsening economy. As Chauncey Gardiner makes an impact on the out side world, so does the world change Chauncey Gardiner's life. The glazed spectacles through which Chauncey Gardiner views life's events eventually come off. If fear is first learned during the Thursday, March 27, 1980 trauma of birth, the,C.G. has learned fear through expul sion from his lifelong home and exposure to a harsh en vironment. Yet he has also found joy through human in teraction. And finally, per haps most humanizing of all, he has learned pain through loss of a friend. For the first time there is some indication, in his reaction to his friend's death, that C.G. is just a plain man, a gardener - not the learned man, speaker of eight languages and holder of de grees in law and medicine that the world thinks him to be. Melvyn Douglas was su perb as C.G.'s friend Ben Rand. Perhaps because he is old, his appearance lends genuiness to the character- - ization. Yet whether he's por traying as ailing mind in a healthy body (the dotard in "Joe Tynan"), or a healthy mind in an ailing body (Ben Rand dying of bone cancer), his performances are so natu ral you're inclined to believe Have you had ONI in the last 2 months? Make $5O right now! If you have or have had mononucleosis in the last 2 months you could receive $5O each time you donate plasma - for a possible total of $4OO a month! Call: saA TIC 11010WAIS US REILY STREET, HARRISBURG Hobbit Here With Hutsah J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy, The Hobbit, will be presented on April 10, 1980, at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium. The Hutsah Puppet Theatre will bring dwarfs, elves, and trolls to life as part of the two-hour prelude to Tolkien's trilogy, The Lord of the Rings. The six-member Hutsah Puppet Theatre will manipu late more than 30 almost-life size puppets. Rusty Steiger, an actor and musician, directs the troupe. Steiger composed the musical score and built most of the puppets for the show. The troupe has also per formed a series of television he's portraying himself, which is testimony to his ability as an actor. This movie can be catego rized as entertainment or "think" material. Apparently some viewers even thought it was a comedy. It is one of the better movies, regardless. Perhaps not so much while you're sitting watching as lat er, when you play it back - as you inevitably will. Have you ever had occa sion to wonder, for example, 232-1901 C.O Reader commercials and "Singing through the Trees," a child ren's musical. The Hobbit, however, was chosen because of its popularity among col lege students. "I think its a shame that fantasy is often set aside in adolescence in the name of growing up and being cool. Why is it appropriate for a kid to watch a puppet show or a cartoon or play kick-the-can, but, riot an adult?" says Steiger. All ages can enjoy ' The Hobbit as performed by the Hutsah Puppet Theatre. The public is invited to attend. Admission for the show is $l. Gardiner's real name is Mr. Chance) or your own strength of will that determines your fate? Or a combination of both? Or neither? If your placid nature bas enjoyed the distinction of remaining free of such vexing arguments un til this late in life, then per haps you don't want to see this picture. 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