A BIG POST! Big, Big Daddy and Big Fish

Since this post is covering Big, Big Daddy and Big Fish, I will choose to post in all bold caps. IRONICALLY ENOUGH, THESE MOVIES WHICH ALL HAVE SIMILAR TITLES ALSO HAVE SIMILAR THEMES. BE YOURSELF. YOU DON'T NEED TO PRETEND TO BE SOMEONE YOU'RE NOT. DON'T FORGET WHO YOU ARE: YOU ARE A LOVED CREATION OF THE ONE TRUE GOD AND HE HAS A PERFECT PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE.

Behind the Times (Catching Up): Beethoven, Beethoven's 2nd and Bella

I didn't intend to let myself get 4 weeks behind, but it sort of worked out. Beethoven, Beethoven's 2nd and Bella all sort of revolved around the idea of social responsibility. Taking care of the orphans and widows is what Christ called us to do, but not only that but to do our best to help anyone in any way we can.

The Dark Knight

Alrighty! Great movie. I'll pick one thing to draw out of this movie. We can learn much from Harvey Dent/Two Face. This movie shows us how easily we or anyone can turn from what they are into something completely different just from circumstances. Harvey wasn't even listening to reason when Rachel dies, (spoiler) Bruce tried to save her, but he couldn't, and then the Joker didn't force him to do anything. Harvey chose to do the things he did. That's another thing I like about this movie. The Joker rarely forces anyone to do anything. He just talks them into doing his bidding by themselves. This is much like what Satan does. He has no power, but the power to twist reality. Be on your guard and protect your mind.

Batman Begins

Finally, a good movie. It seems like a long time since I watched Batman Begins. So good. I love the line delivered by Thomas Wayne, Bruce's father, and later by Alfred, the butler, "Why do we fall, (Master) Bruce? So we can learn to pick ourselves up." This reminds me of when Jesus is walking on the water and Peter asks to walk out with him. He says come, Peter walks on the water, but then, looking around at the wind and the waves, begins to sink. Jesus grabs his hand and pulls him up, "Oh, ye, of little faith. Why did you doubt?" I've heard this passage preached noting that Jesus said, why did you doubt, not why did you doubt me. Jesus let Peter walk on the water, because he knew he could. Jesus won't put us in a situation you can't handle. Sometimes we wish God wouldn't trust us as much as he does. Next Week: The Dark Knight (to finish off my Batman movies)

Batman Returns

Alright, this movie was made by the same people as the waste of film called Batman, but it's quite a bit better. Not great, just better. Better than awful. In this one The Penguin surfaces, saying that he wants to find out about his parents... yeah, the plot sucks. However, at one point in the movie the Penguin is trying to make himself look like a hero, by framing Batman. This made me think of how we can act sometimes, when we act in such a way to give God a bad name. We're representing Him 24/7, so we need to make Him look like the caring, loving savior He is. Next Week: Batman Begins

Batman

1989. A terrible mistake was made. It was the movie Batman starring Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson. This is a poorly made movie with a thrown together plot, two things I have little patience for, so I'm scrounging up this lesson from it:

No matter how many stupid things you do, God will still love you.

Wow.

Another one next week, Batman Returns... same Batman, same Director, same bottle of Aspirin.

Aladdin

So, I just got Aladdin, and since that's already been passed in the alphabet, I'm gonna blog about it now.

The main theme I took away from Aladdin was to be true to who you are. When Jasmine met Aladdin in the city streets she fell for him because he was being himself. Then, when he tried to impress her as Ali Ababua, she was put off, because he was putting on someone he wasn't. This reminds us that we cannot live double lives. The Bible says we cannot serve two masters. Either he will love the one and hate the other, or he will hate the one and love the other. Either way, our loyalties are going to naturally be pulled toward one or the other. God doesn't want to share us. He's incredibly jealous. He doesn't want us on Weekends, or on Weekdays, or on Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, days that have an N in them. He wants us all the time, every day, every hour, regardless of where we are, what we're doing, or who we're with. This is a lesson I forgot time and time again.

Hoping you had a Good Friday, wishing you all a good Easter