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Sunday, November 18, 2007
Day 18
In the comment section of this post write a review of a movie/cd/book you have seen/heard/read lately. How did this movie/cd/book help or hinder your faith?
5 comments:
Anonymous
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happy feet.
it helps you that you can keep your spirit high through song and dance.
Ratatouille Directors: Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava Actors: Patton Oswalt, Lou Romano
This computer animated film sets out to accomplish a lot. First and foremost is to entertain both older and younger viewers. Second, and even more difficult is to sell the audience not just on talking animals but on a cute, cuddly animal: a rat. Wait, it gets better, a rat that will be successful in the restaurant business.
The craziest thing of all, Pixar totally succeeds. This story has Remy, a young food loving rat (Oswalt) exploring the world of French cooking as he is separated from his family.
I found this movie to be a refreshing breath of fresh air. “Anybody can cook” may have been the motto that inspired Remy, but its less about cooking than it is about inspiration, dedication, creativity, and in general trying to do something you really care about. The emphasis in this motto is “anybody can.” A rat cooking is just wacky enough to make our goals seem all the more attainable and our obstacles that much easier to overcome.
The movie didn’t talk about God. As a Christian watching the film I felt that a major part of the story was Remy dealing with who he was. From a Christian point of view, this involves the question, “who did God make me to be.” Remy’s ability to overcome peer pressure (and occasionally his failure to do so) stood out as further topics of interest in “running the race” as Christians.
Mr. Brookes Director: Bruce A. Evans Actors: Kevin Costner, Demi Moore, William Hurt
This psychological drama explored the deranged mind of a serial killer. Mr. Brookes (Costner) seemed like a decent guy to the outside world. In fact, we meet him as he is being awarded “Man of the Year” in the opening of the film. Appearances can be deceiving as Mr. Brookes not only has split personality featuring a seductive alter-ego (Hurt), but a passion for murder.
This movie is not for everyone. It contains graphic violence, sadistic characters, sexuality making it a poor choice for younger viewers. Unlike most “serial killer” movies the protagonist is the killer.
However, for older viewers, this movie offers some worthwhile thoughts about life. The film is an extended metaphor for daily struggles with sin and addiction. This is not a black and white dichotomy of good and evil. Instead, Hurt is both charming and seemingly warm, at one point in the film holding Costner in a warm embrace as Costner struggles with the consequence of his daughter’s sin.
This story tells the story of a true Scrooge who has no compassion for the poor or Christmas giving. By the end of the book he has noticed that he is wrong and every one is equal the same no matter how much money you have.
This story helped my faith in the fact that Christmas is the season of giving and to be courteous. God sees everyone as equals and after that book I felt great.
5 comments:
happy feet.
it helps you that you can keep your spirit high through song and dance.
matthew czar
TRANSFORMERS
it tells me to always stay strong and never lose faith for wat u believe in
Brian c
Ratatouille
Directors: Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava
Actors: Patton Oswalt, Lou Romano
This computer animated film sets out to accomplish a lot. First and foremost is to entertain both older and younger viewers. Second, and even more difficult is to sell the audience not just on talking animals but on a cute, cuddly animal: a rat. Wait, it gets better, a rat that will be successful in the restaurant business.
The craziest thing of all, Pixar totally succeeds. This story has Remy, a young food loving rat (Oswalt) exploring the world of French cooking as he is separated from his family.
I found this movie to be a refreshing breath of fresh air. “Anybody can cook” may have been the motto that inspired Remy, but its less about cooking than it is about inspiration, dedication, creativity, and in general trying to do something you really care about. The emphasis in this motto is “anybody can.” A rat cooking is just wacky enough to make our goals seem all the more attainable and our obstacles that much easier to overcome.
The movie didn’t talk about God. As a Christian watching the film I felt that a major part of the story was Remy dealing with who he was. From a Christian point of view, this involves the question, “who did God make me to be.” Remy’s ability to overcome peer pressure (and occasionally his failure to do so) stood out as further topics of interest in “running the race” as Christians.
Mr. Brookes
Director: Bruce A. Evans
Actors: Kevin Costner, Demi Moore, William Hurt
This psychological drama explored the deranged mind of a serial killer. Mr. Brookes (Costner) seemed like a decent guy to the outside world. In fact, we meet him as he is being awarded “Man of the Year” in the opening of the film. Appearances can be deceiving as Mr. Brookes not only has split personality featuring a seductive alter-ego (Hurt), but a passion for murder.
This movie is not for everyone. It contains graphic violence, sadistic characters, sexuality making it a poor choice for younger viewers. Unlike most “serial killer” movies the protagonist is the killer.
However, for older viewers, this movie offers some worthwhile thoughts about life. The film is an extended metaphor for daily struggles with sin and addiction. This is not a black and white dichotomy of good and evil. Instead, Hurt is both charming and seemingly warm, at one point in the film holding Costner in a warm embrace as Costner struggles with the consequence of his daughter’s sin.
"A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens
This story tells the story of a true Scrooge who has no compassion for the poor or Christmas giving. By the end of the book he has noticed that he is wrong and every one is equal the same no matter how much money you have.
This story helped my faith in the fact that Christmas is the season of giving and to be courteous. God sees everyone as equals and after that book I felt great.
God Bless!
Kyle Smith
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