I'm particularly curious for two reasons.
One, Peter and I make it to a movie in the theater on average once a year. Literally. Last movie we saw in a theater was Slumdog Millionaire. We saw Avatar last week. Now, again, I never go to the movies. So the fact that I recommend it is not that surprising. But there it is.
Okay, the other reason I'm curious whether you saw Avatar is because I just reviewed it for Christianity Today's Women's blog! The blog's editor emailed last week to ask if I'd like to become a contributer, and the irony is that my first contribution is about the ONE movie I've seen in the past year. Anyway, I wrote about the spiritual (with Christian undertones, note her name) transformation of Dr. Grace Augustine. To read more, here it is: Dr. Grace Augustine: Avatar's Christian Character? And if you're up for it, post a comment. That way they know people are reading, and I actually am curious what other people think!
Posts
4 comments:
And, thank the good Lord, this from Hebrews (still working on exactly what it means): Hebrews 4
1Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it. 2For we also have had the gospel preached to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because those who heard did not combine it with faith.[a] 3Now we who have believed enter that rest, just as God has said,
"So I declared on oath in my anger,
'They shall never enter my rest.' "[b] And yet his work has been finished since the creation of the world. 4For somewhere he has spoken about the seventh day in these words: "And on the seventh day God rested from all his work."[c] 5And again in the passage above he says, "They shall never enter my rest."
6It still remains that some will enter that rest, and those who formerly had the gospel preached to them did not go in, because of their disobedience. 7Therefore God again set a certain day, calling it Today, when a long time later he spoke through David, as was said before:
"Today, if you hear his voice,
do not harden your hearts."[d] 8For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day. 9There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; 10for anyone who enters God's rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from his. 11Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following their example of disobedience.
12For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. 13Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+4&version=NIV
I haven't seen it but my hubby and Ben saw it and loved it. It was interesting that your post focuses on the character Grace because I know there has been discussion by disability activists about the depiction of the hero, who I think becomes "heroic" when he no longer uses his wheelchair?
Your post makes me want to see it.
I haven't seen it and did not want to: It's not my kind of movie. But everyone who's seen it that I've talked to says it's worth it.
Jerry and I also get to the movies once, maybe twice a year so I always try to get the best out of it: maybe this time I've missed a chance since we already took our trip to the movies that doesn't involve seeing a PG picture:)
Quick thought on Avatar and disability: I don't think Jake Sully was only a hero when he could run. He loved being able to run again, but he acted as a hero in his wheelchair as well. In the end, Jake's "wife" sees him for the first time in his disabled state--paraplegic, with a mask to breathe. She says, "I see you," which, in N'avi terms means, I acknowledge the fullness of who you are.
Post a Comment