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Sunday, July 31, 2011

The Book of Eli

I’ve just watched the movie The Book of Eli with my sister Alice for the first time; now I hadn’t planned on blogging about it but I began thinking about how I should post something. You know try to actually make this thing swim rather than drown in the shallow end, so well here we are.
The movie is based in a post apocalyptic world, where people run ramped displaying questionable morals. Even the main character Eli doesn’t adhere to the simplest or morals; Thou shall not kill. Now in his defense he is defending himself, just well it’s a struggle for him. We’ve even got some speak of cannibalism… because well it wouldn’t be a post apocalyptic world if someone was eating another someone. Anyway, as we follow Eli in his walk of faith (yes, I said walk of faith) we come to find that he is on a mission from God, carrying the last bible on the earth west. Now of course his path isn’t easy because well then that wouldn’t be much of a movie now would it, or and more importantly not much of a walk of faith. He encounters the big bad of the movie, Carnegie, who wants the bible because it is the ultimate weapon, the book with all the power. And is joined by a young girl, Solara, whom he eventually surrenders the bible to Carnegie in order to protect from harm, finally putting to use what he has spent every night for thirty years reading, “Do more for others than you do for yourself”. However, even though he gave the last bible over to the “bad guy” all is not lost because well he’s just spent thirty years reading the bible over and over again and knows it by heart. He recites it to some old guy so it can be written down a printed for everyone to read.
The reason why I enjoyed the movie is because it really makes you think. I mean, really someone in his position should have been spreading the word, telling others about God. But why should he when we in our non-apocalyptic world prefer to keep silent. Obviously this doesn’t apply to everyone as so many do not shy away from speaking out about our wonderful father. Just that, it shouldn’t take an apocalypse for us to share or hide what God intended to be shared with the whole world. And in the face of tragedy or even and especially just everyday life we should remember the commandments and morals that have been set before us. Not becoming so entranced with the world that we forget what we have been taught, but chose to act in a manner that is pleasing and appropriate. Don’t get me wrong, God loves you no matter who you are, no matter how often we sin, just so long as you believe in him, trust in him, and have faith in him. We are always going to stumble, but what’s important is that we keep getting back on that bike, deciding to keep trying to learn. I’m in no way preaching here, because I struggle just as much as the next person.

Let me know what you thought of the movie if you've seen it, viewers advised the movie is rated R for some brutal violence and language. Or let me know what you think of my opinion...

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Devil Archerist

Devil Archerist is a song performed by Bethany Joy Galeotti, Haley from One Tree Hill. For me this is one of those songs I can listen to at any time in my life and it fits with whatever I’m going through at that particular time. I don't know what this means to Joy, but for me it's about struggling against life and everything that comes with living. Whether its heart break due to a loved lost, a family member gone, or if you’re struggling against self doubt; compromising your self for a person or the whole world, instead of standing strong and being proud of who we are, with all our faults and awkwardness. I think a lot of us forget that we were made perfect within our own imperfections, or we never knew that to begin with. Everything that makes us unique is a good thing and something to be celebrated and treasured instead of locked away in a closet, hoping no one will go looking for the key that fits the lock.
Also, and probably more accurate for me currently this song could represent the struggle we go through in maintaining a thriving relationship with Christ. I’m not talking about struggling with having faith but with the communication involved in the relationship. If one half stops talking to the other then everything turns to ruble and picking up the pieces could become more of a struggle than if the communication never snapped… it isn’t impossible but it does involve a bit more effort.

Give it a listen and let me know what you think it means...

Lyrics:
This day probably tore me apart
And I didn't even know it
This day probably ate up my heart
And I got nothing to show for it
Why, why is it so, so, so easy to compromise

This fog is like strawberry pie
But it keeps you keep on reaching
Here I am just watching me die
Just uh watching death that uh coming up
Coming up creeping
Why, why don't you start
Calling me ungrateful
Oh yeah...

Keep me away
I've got no will to fight
Keep me away
I'm running to the light
Cuz I don't wanna lose your way
With these devil, devil archerist

My soul here a million to one
Says I didn't even see it
Looking up looking down at my soul
Looking everywhere but don't know
Where the help is come, coming from
Why, why do I seem broken stumbling
Everytime I can hear

Keep me away
I've got no will to fight
Keep me away
I'm running to the light
Cuz I don't wanna lose your way
With these devil, devil archerist

Come on now
Keep me away
I've got no will to fight
Keep me away
I'm running to the light

Keep me away
I've got no will to fight
Keep me away
I'm running to the light

Cuz I don't wanna lose your way
Ha, I don't wanna lose your way
No, I don't wanna lose your way

Where To Begin?


  I suppose I could just jump right in, without explanation or information... but that just doesn't feel as if it would fit. However, writing an "About Me" section just never seems to work in my favor. Try as I might I can never sit there and just talk about myself, listing all the things I love, hate, or want out of life. I just start to feel as if I’m being way more conceited than I actually am and it that begins to nag at me, like a letter you wished you never sent. Because once it’s sent, it’ll be read and then you no longer have control of what’s going to happen next. All you get to do is wait… wait for whoever you sent the letter too to respond. And I’m not patient enough at waiting for information from another person’s head, ask me to wait on anything else and I’m cool as a cucumber but start to have a conversation through technology or paper and I have to wait for someone to tell me there thoughts I go nuts.
  I could try to tell you what I plan to discuss on here but I don’t know any of that yet and even if I did it would probably change with my mood like so many other things do. However, for now I will post every thursday with a review/opinion on something or other, chances are it'll be a book or possibly a movie.