I had extremely low expectations for this one. I have no particularly interest in the Dalai Lama (except in regards to Dave Emory’s claims about his Nazi ties), and I was fairly skeptical about Scorsese’s ability to handle genres outside his comfort zone after watching Age of Innocence, but this was surprisingly enjoyable, if not particularly groundbreaking (though I am kind of amused that Scorsese is really sticking with that “looking through telescope” effect he came up with for the opening of Age of Innocence). I was particular pleased with the depiction of pre/non-Buddhist pagan elements in Tibetan Buddhism, which I don’t feel often get included in depictions of the religion.