At the end, just before Hugh and Cora are to do their song, Hugh says something about the Dalai being shocked. And also why the song was not 'steamy/something" but was called shanti shanti? I think it was a tongue in cheek ref., but couldnt make out what they say.
Help.
Thanks
<<.. the stories that are easiest to write are the hardest to read ..>>
I'm not sure about the rest of it, but I do remember Hugh telling Drew that Cora thought the Dalai Lama was actually a llama.
shareSometimes hard to make out some of the dialogue...
When she hears the simple piano intro, Sophie asks, "whatever happened to 'steamy and sticky'?" referring to Cora's request for a steamy and sticky beat during the demo of the new opening for the song. Alex explains that Cora was convinced to change it to help win Sophie back, as, despite thinking that "the dalai lama, was, incredibly, a LLAMA, she is in fact quite the romantic."
But hey, earlier in the film when Hugh Grant's line is "I'd like to talk to you," it sounds a lot like "I'd like to torture you." :D
this is probably why it is better to watch some movies on DVDs, for the subtitles. And why god invented the Internet. Or was it Gore, I confuse between the 2 do gooders.
lol
(Seriously, we really like Gore, here in the rest of the world)
<<.. the stories that are easiest to write are the hardest to read ..>>
To answer your question about Shanti Shanti....Shanti is a word in Sanskrit that simply means "peace". It's part of a Buddhist and Hindu mantra, which is Om Shanti Shanti Shanti. The shanti is repeated three times, as are many chants in Buddhism. In Buddhism as well as in Hinduism the threefold Shanti is generally interpreted as meaning the Threefold Peace in body, speech, and mind (i.e. peace in the entirety of one’s being).
Hindu teachings typically end with the words Om shanti shanti shanti as an invocation of peace, and the mantra is also used to conclude some Buddhist devotional ceremonies.
The character of Cora is a pop singing diva (like Madonna, Brittney, etc.) who was, as I interpret it, somewhat of a follower of Buddhism, and a representation of the unusual behavior some pop and rock stars exhibit. She obviously didn't understand much about it, since she only says Shanti twice as opposed to the three times that it is supposed to be repeated, and when Hugh Grant's character Alex tells Drew Barrymore's character Sophie that Cora thought the Dalai Lama was a llahma, that was a dig at her. Also, her using a statue of Buddha on stage was a send-up of Madonna doing the crucifix thing and whatever she did in the video for "Like A Prayer". Hope that helps you!