This film means a lot to me on many levels. Also it's an emotionally draining film for me as well, so there's a good chance that I won't watch it again for a while, but after this viewing, I would consider it one of my favorite films of all time and it's because of the personal connections I have with it. Yes personal connections with a movie about aliens coming to earth, but it's so much more than that. It's about communication, it's about togetherness, and it's about time and our perception of it. Now I'm going to get into some heavy spoilers, so if you haven't seen the film, PLEASE watch it. It's incredible. I feel like I ask you guys to watch films all the time but if there was one I needed you to watch, it would be this one. If you've seen it, or don't care, then read on. You've been warned. The Future The whole film is centered around why these creatures came to Earth. Why are the heptopods here? Well after trying to communicate with them and learning how to speak with them, we find out that they came to give us something. That something was their language. Cool? Well it has the power to understand time in a non-linear fashion. In other words you can see the future! COOL!!! Well not cool for our lead character Louise. This kinda wrecks her. She learns that she's going to have a daughter and that she's going to die young because of a rare disease. Louise also learns who her husband is, but finds out that she leaves her after she told him the future fate of their daughter. ALL THE FEELS! I couldn't imagine this information. What would I do with it? Would I deny it and just go on living? Would I try to change my future? But if I knew it wouldn't that mean that it's already set in stone? AAAHHHH! It makes me so grateful that I have a God who has already taken care of it all. He knows my future and where I'll be going. I don't need to carry that burden. And as much as it can be rough not knowing where my life is going, I take comfort in knowing that my God has it all figured out. My future is secure in His hands and it brings me more peace than you can imagine. These past couple of weeks have really been rough for me. Honestly, a lot has changed. things I thought were constant turned out not to be and as I look into the future, I honestly don't know where I'll end up. But God is my constant and with His Spirit guiding me I know that I have no reason to worry. And oh my gosh, if I knew what was going to happen I would probably go insane. So I urge you to take comfort in the unknown, as strange as that seems. Take comfort that God has it all planned out for you and for me. Look forward to later this week as I talk more about this wonderful film! Love you guys! Oh and subscribe below to get an email for when I come out with a new blog!
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