So this week was a week for the books. Not the books that the public can enjoy but only for the misery of a lone individual and God who reads everything. I watched 4 movies this week and found it hard to focus when so much is on the mind. Either way I pulled it off and here is what I got out of it.
No Country For Old Men (2007) ****
I Am Legend (2007) **1/2
Unforgiven (1992) ***
Changing Lanes (2002) ***1/2
Something I learned by watching all of these movies was how hard it is to make the right decisions and how our will causes our destinies. This could be argued and you could say that God knew it would happen already because he knows everything and like I said last week he is everything. I won’t argue with you because I don’t know whether our decisions drive our life or whether God just wanted it so. All I know is that every human being on this planet has the choice to be a good human being. You make these choices Mon-Sun and the wrong choices seem to always come back and kick your ass. Call it Karma or call it God, I call it both.
In I Am Legend we have a guy that has to make a last minute decision, putting his life on the line for something greater then him. In Unforgiven we have a man that is struggling with his counsciuos throughout the movie. In No Country For Old Men our guy takes the wrong path and although he is a good human being at heart ultimately his decisions come back to haunt him. But no other movie, even though not my favorite this week, showcases this more. Two men cross paths and because of a small error and a wrong decision end up having their life cave in right in front of their eyes and all that is left at the end is right or wrong. Which one will it be?
Its hard, its hard, and once more it is so freaking hard to make the right choices when your feelings and doubts are all you know. Everything tells you to do one thing but the only opposition is right or wrong which is very clear cut but very sharp and lethal. Someone once told me that there is never a right or wrong but just a blurred middle that we have to settle with. I don’t know, I am not all knowing. As a matter of fact I am a man of less knowledge then most. What I pray for daily is wisdom, the ability to make the right decision at the right time. God sure is letting me have my shot at it now. You get what you ask for at a price you didn’t expect, so be careful when you ask next time.
Peace
