Okay, so I just watched "Lord of the Rings"(the first one) for the first time the other day..... I've heard people talking about it and I know it super popular with home schoolers and some people might not like me very much for this post.. . but a few friends recommended it to me and so I had to watch it. :)
First off... I do not recommend hardly any movies and this is just another one that I will NOT recommend... especially for someone that is struggling or weak in their faith. I also think that children shouldn't watch it as it could plant ideas in their head that shouldn't be there.
Moving on.... While I enjoyed watching it and thought it was well done.... I think it could be a stumbling block for myself and most Christians if watched enough. After sitting for 3 hrs watching this movie I started thinking about the deeper message that is in-meshed within the whole thing. And while I see how some people can relate it to their Christian walk... I don't think it can or should be. What I began to see was a message that creates a stark contrast between good and evil but at the same time.... the very best of the good is based on the same power as the worst of the evil. The whole movie is about sorcery, witchcraft, magic.... All of which is diametrically opposed to our holy God... Yahweh, who calls those things an abomination and those that practice them were cut off from among His people.
The comparison in the movie is like going from a clear stary night(good) to the pitch black inside of a cave(evil) while God and his ways are a cloudless sunshine. I see no comparison for my spiritual walk in this movie. It portrays a battle between evil and more evil ...... both sides are fighting using the same power.... sorcery. The end result of this kind of battle is the victory of evil.
In Christ we fight with a power that is far above and overcomes and is completely opposite of all others. The powers of darkness shrinks in fear from it. It cannot be overcome or exhausted. The adversary fights with a complete different set of rules and techniques than we do. His way is laborious and exhausting, it requires our own power, will and endurance... Christs way is triumphant and victorious and requires faith, trust, hope, and prayer.
I think movies like this and a lot of movies these days are a type of brainwashing. They take evil and turn it into good. I think that it is very important to be on our guard and not accept the filmmakers definition of good but see it for what it is and hold ourselves accountable to the highest form of good!
Thanks for reading! Thoughts?
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