I'm in the mood to post a blog, and I'm not quite sure what about. It's just one of those days where it's 12:30am and you just want to write something. I don't know if any of you out there who aren't english majors have moments like this, but, for those of you who do, you know how I feel. I kind of like the feeling, actually, knowing that I do still have the random urge to write sometimes. What can I say, it's what I do.
Let me say first of all, it is freaking ***HOT!*** And I hate living in the city, even though it is close to everything -- it's not my mountains.
Let's see. Well, for a while now I've been wanting to post a blog about "Superman Returns" and "The Omen," so, maybe I'll start off with those. I'm going to talk about the actual movie though, so, if you haven't seen the entire way through either of them, and care about if I give away anything about the movie, then don't read the next two paragraphs. There's your warning, if you read it then it's your own fault, and get over it. smile
Alright. So. I saw Superman a couple of days after it opened, and maybe I was in a Bible-y mood or something, or God was like, "hey, pay attention to this with Me in mind...," but did it seem anything like the story of Christ to anyone else? Okay, so this might be stretching it a little bit, but just hear me out. Maybe I'm crazy, and if I am? I'm okay with that, 'cause we knew that already... Okay. So, first of all, Superman's parents send him down to the earth with the intent of him living, yes? Because their planet is going to explode or whatever. Okay, we get that. So then, Superman is also going to be the savior of mankind since he's basically unbeatable. Christ is the savior, Superman's the savior to some extent. It's alright, stick with me. Okay, and then, later on in the movie, the "Daily Planet" globe falls, and he catches it and balances it on his shoulders. "He's got the weight of the world on his shoulders," anyone? So that was some pretty good imagery to me in this department. Then, let's see, what else... In the crucifixion story, Jesus is stabbed with a spear on the right side of his body that ultimately "kills him" while merely hanging and actually being crucified on the cross could not. In the movie, Superman is stabbed on his right side on his back, to me, this seemed similar enough to remind me of it. Plus, he was getting beaten up like a madman, so... yes. And then, the last part that made me think of Christ is the part where they all go into the hospital room, and by "they" I mean that one nurse and then all the guards and such, and then Superman is just gone, and no one has any idea when he left. This makes me think of the cave where Jesus was buried and how they find the cave empty later. (Which, by the way, is an AMAZING scene in "The Passion of the Christ," it gave me chills...) Maybe I'm stretching the movie to make it what I want it to be, but for some reason when I saw it it was just screaming at me to pay attention to the Biblical symbology. So, yeah, there's that.
And then, last weekend sometime I saw "The Omen." And let me just tell you, it wasn't nearly as scary as I thought it would be. There were points where I couldn't(/didn't) watch, and a few times where it's one of those involuntary jumps where something startles you, but other than that, the movie itself wasn't that scary. But it did get me to thinking, which is what the purpose of this post is about. For those of you who aren't religious or who don't believe in Heaven/Hell, God/Satan, then maybe this wont be worth anything to you and you might as well skip this. For me, however, the most terrifying thing that happened in this movie was the fact that it made me really start thinking about the Enemy and how he can influence our lives. I have made mistakes in the past, which I hate now, but that I'm sure Satan was pushing me toward doing. There are temptations that he puts on a golden platter in front of us, and we decide to take them or not, but either way they are there. That is what this movie used to freak me out the most, and maybe I was the only one. But, this movie was a perfect, PERFECT example (to me) about how much power the Enemy has over our lives. The people in that movie were influenced to do things by the will of Satan (or Satan's kid, whatever), and it made me think about how much really we do that is influenced by the Enemy's hand. Maybe not making us do the things that we later regret, but by pushing us in that direction with the full knowledge that temptation often wins the battle over morals. It was a psychological horror movie, I think. I was surprised, in the end, how much it really got to me despite how not-scary it was.
Okay, let's see, what else was I going to write about. Well, for those of you who are going to school with me or going back to school (college) in a little over a month, I have to wonder if this will be the same for you as it is for me. In my whole life, I don't think there's ever been a time when I've really wanted really badly to get back into the groove of school. But I MISS it. I never knew that I would miss it as much as I do, but I can't get over it. I've been planning out the next three years for the past few days, I made a notebook of the classes I've taken, am taking next semester, and am going to take over the next couple of years... and here's the kicker -- I WANT to go back. I am so excited for when I get to go back up to school, be back in the classroom (this makes me sick), and just be in that atmosphere again. When they say that college is liberating, I'm not sure this type of feeling is what they had in mind. I am so so excited to be back up there, and while I'll miss not being at home with my family and friends or sleeping until 11, I think in the end it will be worth it. I can't get over how excited and impatient I am... I'll show you guys the book when we're all back up there, it's freaking ridiculous, I'll tell you now. It's a month before we go back and I'm looking at my Class Catalog and seeing what classes to take three years from now. I mean, really? Whatever, I rock. CU rocks. And I can't wait to get back to it. biggrin
Alright, that's it. I'm tired, and definitely don't know what to write about elsewise. (Yeah, I think I totally just made that word up.) So, comment. Here I am typing my little heart out with nothing to show for it but my heart on a computer screen. wink
Hope you guys are doing great, enjoy the summer (while maybe not the ridiculous heat), and I will see you soon! Whoever reads this! smile
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