Jesus and the Movies!!


My passions are Jesus and the movies, so let's talk about both! I believe that Jesus can be seen in even the most mundane things in life - He doesn't have to be contained within the walls of the church. So let's look for Him!

I also feel passionate about the movies. I love everything about them, but I especially love to go to the theater, sit in "my seat", get my Diet Coke and my popcorn with layered butter, soak in the whole movie experience and then write a review for my friends. What kind of friend would I be if I let them waste their money, or miss out on the next big movie??

So---this is what I propose... let's meet here twice a week - on Mondays, we'll discuss movies on "Movie Monday" (you're impressed with my catchy title, huh?), and then on Thursdays, we'll meet and find Jesus hiding in the little things in life. Let's call it....."Thirsty Thursday" (cause we'll be searching, like looking for water in the desert). I know, I'm a slave to alliteration and I used up all my creativity on "Movie Mondays." :)

Anyhoo, thanks for stopping by. Let's chat!!

Monday, September 5, 2011

Movie Monday - Favorite Character Type

For this week's movie topic, what is your favorite TYPE of character? Do you like the strong, sweet, bad, complex, simple-minded, etc? For instance, my favorite is the underdog. I love to see the weak, sick, misunderstood sap come out on top.

Some of my favorite characters are....oh, there are so many:

I love Edward Scissorhands in Edward Scissorhands - he's so kind and innocent, but no one understands him.

I love Ed Wood in Ed Wood - he's totally eccentric and misunderstood and horrible as a director, but boy did he have passion.

I love Elle Woods in Legally Blonde - she's the exact opposite of the rest of the Harvard Law students, but she outshined them all, while being true to herself.

I love Billie Dawn in Born Yesterday - she showed that you can be just as smart as all the rest of the people, smarter actually because she was authentic, and still be herself.

I love Michael Oher (and Leigh Anne Tuohy, for that matter)in The Blind Side.

I love Louanne Johnson in Dangerous Minds, Mark Thackeray in To Sir With Love, and Erin Gruwell in Freedom Writers - they did not accept that her students were failures just because of their race, economic standing, or anything else.

I love Frances Ouimette in The Greatest Game Ever Played (as I've already stated in the previous post). Really like him.

I love Akeelah in Akeelah and the Bee.

I love V from V for Vendetta.

I love Chris Gardner in The Pursuit of Happyness.

I love Beatrix Potter in Miss Potter.

I love Wesley Gibson in Wanted.

And the list goes on, and on, and on, and on, and on....

So, what type do you like? And who are some examples?
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