"People of faith are people too. I think sometimes people think that you're walking around, you're just some sort of spiritual robot and you're not a person. But you're a person, and that faith is a strand in who you are." -- Bishop T.D. Jakes
By "favorite" I do not mean to imply the "best" films; I will leave that for others to decide. For me, a "favorite" is a film that I would watch again and again. It is a film that I would like to own, a film that stirs something within my spirit.
How do we avoid the inevitable dead end? In a life where our dreams do not turn out as we expect and come true only as often as they do not, what does it mean to truly live, to find meaning, to care about the time we spend on this earth?
"Maybe I am doing all this for my sons. When they grow up and watch the film, maybe it will help them make the right decisions, meaning not to take part in any war, whatsoever."
Each of us has a cry to action to which we will always respond. All of us have a lover into whose arms we pour our love, time, and devotion. When we yearn for meaning and purpose and place, someone or something must own our soul.
Now on DVD. The eye in the sky wants to control everything you know, sort of like sin. But what happens when you start making decisions for yourself? What happens when you say no? Or do you have the power to do that, all on your own?
Now on DVD. Is Towelhead a movie that you enjoy or endure? Fortunately, there's a new hope waiting at the end of every struggle; and we get our presumptions tweaked as teenaged Jasira winds her way through minefields filled with adults.
I’m sure many people think Hollywood is full of tree lovers who drive Priuses. Well, that may describe some of us, but Hollywood is very much focused on business. While many of the people who walk the red carpets may push green causes, does the industry itself care about the environment?