Tag Archives: fear

“We have to just … keep carrying the fire.”

Posted on June 20, 2010 by

Cormac McCarthy’s The Road is a dark story, but it is not nihilistic.  The movie version of The Road (Hillcoat, 2009), at least, is ultimately a story about hope. In fact, The Road is a story about hope precisely because … Continue reading →

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“Well, we gave it a good shot. Nobody can say we didn’t.”

Posted on July 16, 2008 by

While unpacking boxes, I came across a lost Netflix disc of The Mist (Darabont, 2007). I thought it was a relatively interesting exploration of the socially destructive power of fear. But the movie made at least one huge mistake: they … Continue reading →

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“Your baby is the miracle the whole world has been waiting for.”

Posted on June 29, 2008 by

I just re-watched the brilliant movie of Children of Men (Cuarón, 2006). The film portrays a dystopian future in which humans have become infertile and no children have been born for more than 18 years. The film explicitly links children … Continue reading →

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“This is the moment of your death. I’m not afraid.”

Posted on June 18, 2008 by

Maggie was baptized last Sunday. And this week I’ve been reminded of one of my favorite cinematic illustrations of the sacrament of baptism: Fearless (Weir, 1993). The hero of the movie (Max Klein, played by Jeff Bridges) has a near … Continue reading →

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