turns out the father was seeing the visions, and the "good" son ended up being a murderer for murder's sake, whereas the father and younger son did know who was evil. those people had done the things that got them judged.
to me, it really reminded me of evangelicals and their belief that they have the only way.
it was a spooky movie.
but it goes to show ya that not everyone can see what you see, or believe it ....i suppose.
it also shows how the line between earthly concrete reality gets blurred when the "heavenly" realm begins to manifest itself. the boundaries get lost.
makesd me glad the Lord will judge. that burden put on us, as is shown, could drive us off the edge.
character also turned out quite an abusive father.
The scene where the Ford character looks inside a mission church and sees a TV with a Bible class running on it (which bears an uncanny resemblance to VPW/PFAL) still cracks me up.
Another weird movie I saw a few years ago (and haven't been able to find on video) is "The Rapture" starring Mimi Rogers.
While there are parallels, this movie is anything but a slice of life (no pun intended).
I haven't seen the movie but there is plenty out of Hollywood these days that attempts to marginalize Christianity. I'm wondering if this movie had more of a political agenda than a psychological message.
The left often competes with Christianity for the "moral high-ground" and in cases where there is cooperation, Christianity becomes much more like social activism, rooted in ethical dogma rather than spiritual experience. Where there is competition, the left attempts to paint Christianity as an ignorant and reactionary superstition. (There may be a few examples of that, but Jerry Falwell is their most popular target, unfairly. He's had conferences with gay leaders. I doubt the left would ever be so accommodating of their ideological opposites. Generally they're given to shouting down their opposition.)
I guess I'd need to see the movie for myself, but you don't make it sound too appetizing. It will probably show up on cable someday.
What marks TWI and most other Christian "extremists" is a strong sense of self-preservation. I don't believe the Jim Jones cult was altogether "Christian" in that respect, but then again many of those people were murdered, if I recall.
The real wackos to watch are the ones who don't mind dying for their cause. TWI is predictable and relatively "safe" because its leaders are fundamentally greedy - self-interested in the worst way. Whatever damage they might do, and there's plenty, I don't expect we'll see them committing atrocities.
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Nobody saw this? I really wanted to know if you thought of TWI like I did --
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i saw it, and my take is totally diff.
turns out the father was seeing the visions, and the "good" son ended up being a murderer for murder's sake, whereas the father and younger son did know who was evil. those people had done the things that got them judged.
to me, it really reminded me of evangelicals and their belief that they have the only way.
it was a spooky movie.
but it goes to show ya that not everyone can see what you see, or believe it ....i suppose.
it also shows how the line between earthly concrete reality gets blurred when the "heavenly" realm begins to manifest itself. the boundaries get lost.
makesd me glad the Lord will judge. that burden put on us, as is shown, could drive us off the edge.
i won't see it on video. but i still enjoyed it.
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Sounds like an intriguing movie.
The plot as you described slightly reminded me
of "Mosquito Coast" starring Harrison Ford, whose
character also turned out quite an abusive father.
The scene where the Ford character looks inside a mission church and sees a TV with a Bible class running on it (which bears an uncanny resemblance to VPW/PFAL) still cracks me up.
Another weird movie I saw a few years ago (and haven't been able to find on video) is "The Rapture" starring Mimi Rogers.
Thanks for the review, Dot Matrix!
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Rob - nyeah I know the ending flips it around and I still do not know what to make of that.
XV- I will have to see if I can see the Harrison Ford movie. (PFAL spoof and all)
Fraility disturbed me because it brings EVIL into a family as "good" of course that is if I discount the ending.
I thought of many things as I listed. But also how we were introduced to EVIL via good the PFAL class. It is a difficult trick to escpae from.
Rob -- yes, it does sheow how people see things differently.
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nice points, Dot.
maybe a escaped cult victim helped Paxton write it, heh.
i'm out of town for 10 daays.
see ya'll later.
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dot, i don't know if i want to see that movie, sounds scary
rob, have a good trip
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Thank you, Plotinus! Great site!
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Dot,
While there are parallels, this movie is anything but a slice of life (no pun intended).
I haven't seen the movie but there is plenty out of Hollywood these days that attempts to marginalize Christianity. I'm wondering if this movie had more of a political agenda than a psychological message.
The left often competes with Christianity for the "moral high-ground" and in cases where there is cooperation, Christianity becomes much more like social activism, rooted in ethical dogma rather than spiritual experience. Where there is competition, the left attempts to paint Christianity as an ignorant and reactionary superstition. (There may be a few examples of that, but Jerry Falwell is their most popular target, unfairly. He's had conferences with gay leaders. I doubt the left would ever be so accommodating of their ideological opposites. Generally they're given to shouting down their opposition.)
I guess I'd need to see the movie for myself, but you don't make it sound too appetizing. It will probably show up on cable someday.
What marks TWI and most other Christian "extremists" is a strong sense of self-preservation. I don't believe the Jim Jones cult was altogether "Christian" in that respect, but then again many of those people were murdered, if I recall.
The real wackos to watch are the ones who don't mind dying for their cause. TWI is predictable and relatively "safe" because its leaders are fundamentally greedy - self-interested in the worst way. Whatever damage they might do, and there's plenty, I don't expect we'll see them committing atrocities.
It's the Presbyterians I'm worried about.
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