http://themorningflight.com/reviews/the-day-the-earth-stood-still/ "Though I take the wings of the morning..." Psalm 139:9 Fri, 18 May 2012 11:28:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 http://themorningflight.com/reviews/the-day-the-earth-stood-still/#comment-365 Alex Campos Sun, 28 Dec 2008 20:26:23 +0000 http://themorningflight.com/?p=222#comment-365 Yes, The movie was supposed to be be a representation of Jesus Christ, at least that was what I read about the first one in the 50's. However, they "contemporize" the narrative with today's pro-environment discourse whereas in the first the Jesus-type protagonist fitted better with the real ONE because it preached peace, just peace, in the midst of a Cold War scenario. However, you could still see some hints that the guy, Kiatu, was really trying to be the Jesus-like boy. Among many examples the one that really struck me was the final part when as Keanu Reeves, convinced to forgive humanity, walks towards the starship posing and positioning his arms and body like he was carrying something which I understood was a cross....maybe they did not intend to do it, but that's what I saw and i think it really looked like it. As you said, the answer to the little boy was not good enough coming from a "superior being" and someone compared to Christ - in the mind of the screenwriter of the first movie -. This always makes me think that the only one who can actually and fully be to all extent Holy, the Great I AM, the King of Kings, the Lord of Glory, the Redeemer of the World, the Word of God and Eternal is Jesus of Nazareth, the Messiah. The others fail, of courses, because they are created by men. For example, Aslan saves only the people in Narnia as far as I am concerned. What about the people who live out of the wardrobe? I mean, i am not questioning anyone, maybe it's just one silly observation coming from me. But, over all , I liked the movie. I was actually going to send you the review of the movie when I read about it, but i did not have your e-mail nor the morning sheet given at the church on sunday. Now I have. Yes, The movie was supposed to be be a representation of Jesus Christ, at least that was what I read about the first one in the 50′s. However, they “contemporize” the narrative with today’s pro-environment discourse whereas in the first the Jesus-type protagonist fitted better with the real ONE because it preached peace, just peace, in the midst of a Cold War scenario. However, you could still see some hints that the guy, Kiatu, was really trying to be the Jesus-like boy. Among many examples the one that really struck me was the final part when as Keanu Reeves, convinced to forgive humanity, walks towards the starship posing and positioning his arms and body like he was carrying something which I understood was a cross….maybe they did not intend to do it, but that’s what I saw and i think it really looked like it.
As you said, the answer to the little boy was not good enough coming from a “superior being” and someone compared to Christ – in the mind of the screenwriter of the first movie -. This always makes me think that the only one who can actually and fully be to all extent Holy, the Great I AM, the King of Kings, the Lord of Glory, the Redeemer of the World, the Word of God and Eternal is Jesus of Nazareth, the Messiah. The others fail, of courses, because they are created by men. For example, Aslan saves only the people in Narnia as far as I am concerned. What about the people who live out of the wardrobe?
I mean, i am not questioning anyone, maybe it’s just one silly observation coming from me. But, over all , I liked the movie.
I was actually going to send you the review of the movie when I read about it, but i did not have your e-mail nor the morning sheet given at the church on sunday. Now I have.

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