The Ponderings of a Meandering Minister…
Oh my, what a moving movie is Les Misérables! We saw the London show a number of years ago – Bring Him Home had me a blubbering, inconsolable wreck on that occasion – but I don’t think I understood the story until last night. Two strands stood out for me in particular: one was the … Read moreMisery – Caught between Justice and Grace
Having been prodded by Tina to blog more, I thought I’d share another two movies with you that I’ve seen in the last couple of weeks… First, Enchanted – the return of the traditional Disney family film, I thought it was brilliant! Done really well as it moves from old-style cartoon to real-life New York … Read moreThe Lost Return
The Golden Compass has just been released, a movie version of the first of Philip Pullman’s ‘His Dark Materials’ trilogy. There’s a helpful article here on how Christians should respond to a children’s fairy tale with atheist undercurrents… But my main reason for blogging is August Rush – which is simply brilliant! It moved me … Read moreTwo Movies
It may say it in a rather crude and dramatic way, but the message of “Family Comes First” is one that everyone needs to hear, myself included. I think the genius of this particular film is that the guy who needs to learn the lesson is not an egotistical, money-loving maniac. In fact, he thinks … Read moreClick
Went to see Harry Potter IV… It must have been hard working out how to put such a big book into a few hours, but the bits they missed out were pretty much anything that relieved a tense situation. To be honest, it kind of felt like I was watching The Empire Strikes Back – … Read moreGoblet of Fire