Out of 5 stars, I would give this one 4 1/2. It was fun. It was sad. It was eventful. The picture was amazing. Worth the money to see it, which is MUCH more than I'd say about most of the movies nowadays!
I refrain from 5 stars simply from personal preference. A little language, a "mating" scene (not sex... but.... obviously meant to be such), some chanting that actually made me feel uncomfortable. But all on the barely noticable side, other than the chanting. And no "F" words. Phew!
A few things that I brought away from the movie were these:
1. The beauty of the night scenes were seriously intense. Absolutely gorgeous. Stunning. Loved it. My thoughts took this turn: Our eternity with Christ will be more than we can imagine. This movie was imagined by a human mind... We serve an amazing, mind-blowing, God!
2. A paraphrased quote from the main character went something like this: "Reality seemed to be a dream, where my dreams had turned to reality." It reminded me that this world is merely a shadow of what is to come. God's work in our every day is so much more epic than we realize, eternity is at stake.
3. Part of the plot was that the bad guys were going to kill the native's deity, and the good guy was pleading for help from that deity, claiming that the bad guys had killed the "mother" on their planet. Consider how "dead" God is to so many today, and what a difference He makes in our lives who know Him.
Great movie, and I left feeling oh so blessed, although I highly doubt that was the intent of the writer! ;-) But He who is in us is greater than he who is in the world....!!
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You are such an inspiration to me. I know i have told you that before but you truly are. You find blessings and Godly insights in so much that most people are completely oblivious to. Thank you for sharing. It's a reminder to me to look past the shell and into the heart of things. To look outside the box and allow my mind to wonder. To allow the godly thoughts in even though what I am watching isn't intended to deliver that kind of message. ok now that i have rambled on and probably confused you. Just know that even though i don't comment alot, i check for your posts daily and love reading them and feel so refreshed when i do. Thank you and Thanks be to god who works through you. you are such a blessing.
Thank you Lynn! I appreciate your comment because sometimes I worry that I might offend people, even when my intent is to be encouraging! I need to remember that often, people need to choose to *not* be offended, and I cannot control their choices! ;-)
But seriously, thank you. Your comment made my day!
I may have to re-think seeing this one. I thought I heard something about a liberal environmentalist agenda or something being the point of the movie, so I wrote it off. But it sounds like its more worthwhile than just that. Sounds very interesting at least!
Happy New Year by the way-so fun to see you and your ladies and little man:)
Rachael-
I totally wrote it off too, due to the same reason. But Gabe read a raving review by someone whose opinion he values quite a bit, so he took me on a date. (maybe I should call this guy... get some more dates out of him... ;-)
And yea, I could absolutely see the environmentalist agenda. But it was a really entertaining movie too.
And yes, it was great to see you too! :-) I hope you weren't totally famished by the time we left- both mom and I were shocked when we got out to the car and saw what time it was! Sorry about that!
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