Not sure if Christmas cookie bribes were sent (along with a box of tea) but Katie walked away with the win by decision. Katie asks: Which mainstream film unintentionally managed to reflect the story of the gospel? ( i.e. casting out demons, sin and forgiveness, the good Samaritan etc...)
Supernatural agents enslave the people through fear and a distortion of reality until The One emerges and confronts them exposing them to be powerless against those who don't fear them. Resist the devils and they will flee from you.
He then spearheads a mission to set the captives free, from an enemy who tries to control their minds.
"I'm going to show these people what you don't want them to see. I'm going to show them a world without you, a world without rules and controls, without borders or boundaries, a world where anything is possible. Where we go from there, is a choice I leave to you."
Return of the King, final answer, for so many reasons: the rightful king comes into his kingdom, the hands of the king are the hands of the healer, Gandalf takes command of the city left in ruins by Denethor who abused and abdicated his stewardship…but mostly for the scene where Gandalf rides out onto the Pellenor Fields, wielding his staff and the light from it, to give cover and rescue to those who were fleeing the Nazgul and trying to make it back into the city. It is the best illustration of intercession I’ve ever seen. Gandalf beautifully represents the saints walking in their authority and power.
Hmmm... tough choice, but I may have to go with Willy Wonka. The kids representing the seven deadly sins. Wonka being the God-like figure who deals accordingly with each of them until he ultimately chooses Charlie to receive the reward at the end, the only one with Christ-like qualities- kindness, generosity, humility.
...but then again😏... there is no end to the copious amounts of underlying Christian themes in Avengers Endgame. Besides the most obvious theme, the salvation of mankind and the fight between good vs. evil, there is also the underlying theme of redemption and forgiveness, think- Gamora, Nebula, Thanos, Wanda. In addition, there are two of the most tear-jerking moments of self-sacrifice (for the salvation of mankind) that I’ve ever had to sob my way through-
1. When Natasha gives her life
to save all, but also to make sure it’s done by her instead of her dearest friend, Clint.
John 15:13 says, “There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”
When Natasha is dangling over the cliff and Clint is holding on, she says to him, "let go" so that he can have the future she promised he'd have with his family. This also reminds me of Christs explanations to his apostles as he tried to explain why he must submit himself to death. Which is best explained in Romans 5:12-21
2. And again, this is repeated when Tony Stark saves the entire universe at the expense of his own life.
In the end, the selfless sacrifices bring life and redemption to all.
There are 3 (?) adaptations of this novel and they all diverge from the source material. Some more than others. Great novel though, you can see its influence on modern day post-apocalyptic stories, zombie ones, and vampire ones.
Yup, it’s insanely prescient. It predicted all sorts of impressive things like the internet and instant communication.
The better question is what isn’t the Matrix influenced by? French philosophy: check. Hong Kong action movies: check. Japanese anime: check. Other groundbreaking sci-fi stories: check. Every popular religion: check.
The Matrix.
Supernatural agents enslave the people through fear and a distortion of reality until The One emerges and confronts them exposing them to be powerless against those who don't fear them. Resist the devils and they will flee from you.
He then spearheads a mission to set the captives free, from an enemy who tries to control their minds.
"I'm going to show these people what you don't want them to see. I'm going to show them a world without you, a world without rules and controls, without borders or boundaries, a world where anything is possible. Where we go from there, is a choice I leave to you."
Darn. You got here first with Matrix. 👍🏻 🎯 dead on... strongest gospel correlation I’ve ever seen... except Narnia, of course.
Welcome to MFC, where the early bird gets the worm.
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Return of the King, final answer, for so many reasons: the rightful king comes into his kingdom, the hands of the king are the hands of the healer, Gandalf takes command of the city left in ruins by Denethor who abused and abdicated his stewardship…but mostly for the scene where Gandalf rides out onto the Pellenor Fields, wielding his staff and the light from it, to give cover and rescue to those who were fleeing the Nazgul and trying to make it back into the city. It is the best illustration of intercession I’ve ever seen. Gandalf beautifully represents the saints walking in their authority and power.
You get a heart! And you get a heart! And you get a heart!😂
E.T. - Stranger comes to this world with amazing powers, gathers a small group of disciples, is misunderstood and dies. Rises again.
Final answer.
And the winner is...Eustace C Scrubb with 7 likes for ET.
Good job, Eustace, you get to choose tomorrow's question.
Hmmm... tough choice, but I may have to go with Willy Wonka. The kids representing the seven deadly sins. Wonka being the God-like figure who deals accordingly with each of them until he ultimately chooses Charlie to receive the reward at the end, the only one with Christ-like qualities- kindness, generosity, humility.
...but then again😏... there is no end to the copious amounts of underlying Christian themes in Avengers Endgame. Besides the most obvious theme, the salvation of mankind and the fight between good vs. evil, there is also the underlying theme of redemption and forgiveness, think- Gamora, Nebula, Thanos, Wanda. In addition, there are two of the most tear-jerking moments of self-sacrifice (for the salvation of mankind) that I’ve ever had to sob my way through-
1. When Natasha gives her life
to save all, but also to make sure it’s done by her instead of her dearest friend, Clint.
John 15:13 says, “There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”
When Natasha is dangling over the cliff and Clint is holding on, she says to him, "let go" so that he can have the future she promised he'd have with his family. This also reminds me of Christs explanations to his apostles as he tried to explain why he must submit himself to death. Which is best explained in Romans 5:12-21
2. And again, this is repeated when Tony Stark saves the entire universe at the expense of his own life.
In the end, the selfless sacrifices bring life and redemption to all.
Gonna have to settle on something. 😉
😂 ok then I’m going with Wonka - final answer
This is a struggle for me... Off the top of my head I would offer The Chronicles of Narnia and the Book of Eli. Hmm...
Another version of I Am Legend (novel by Richard Matheson), The Omega Man, ends with Charleton Heston in a quite obvious pose of the crucifixtion.
There are 3 (?) adaptations of this novel and they all diverge from the source material. Some more than others. Great novel though, you can see its influence on modern day post-apocalyptic stories, zombie ones, and vampire ones.
Yup, it’s insanely prescient. It predicted all sorts of impressive things like the internet and instant communication.
The better question is what isn’t the Matrix influenced by? French philosophy: check. Hong Kong action movies: check. Japanese anime: check. Other groundbreaking sci-fi stories: check. Every popular religion: check.