Robin Williams\’ movies frequently raise profound questions–about personhood, freedom, forgiveness, healing, and the search for a sense of home. This booklet traces how these themes have developed through Williams\’ career, and then shows how the teaching of Jesus from two thousand years ago speaks to them.For the full text of this booklet in PDF format, […]
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For my money Schindler\’s List is the Beethoven\’s Ninth Symphony of movie-making. Steve Spielberg has come a long way since Jaws and ET! If you haven\’t seen it, go with a friend you don\’t mind crying with, and with whom you can share the silence afterwards. You won\’t want to talk. The story of the
Freedom has been one of the grand obsessions of the Western world for 400 years. The roots of this passion go back further, of course, at least to the Greeks. But the love affair has heated up significantly since then, fuelled in turn by the Renaissance, the Reformation, the Enlightenment, and the Romantic movement. The
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Going to a movie with Louise is an experience. She absolutely loves movies. But there are some problems. First, there\’s the dog. Where does he sit, or lie? Does he prefer his popcorn with or without butter? But mostly there is the constant need for a running commentary. \”Why are they laughing?\” \”It\’s just the