But I'm not going to talk about the movie. Nope. Partly because I really have nothing to say about it except that Maleficent's character was so bad-ass and sassy. And partly because I want to share my experience in the movie house itself.
First of all, I was very very very very disappointed about what the movie house did to the credits.
As we reached the end of the movie, I had decided that I was going to make my family stay until the credits were over. Who knows? There might be an additional scene during/after the credits. It may not be a Marvel movie, but it's Disney--and Disney owns Marvel. So, I was really looking forward to see the credits--the actors, the other people behind it, the possible ending scene.
And so it started rolling, and a remake of the song Once Upon A Dream from the Sleeping Beauty movie started playing. I got really excited, especially with the background music paying homage to the first Sleeping Beauty movie.
Then the music suddenly changed to We Are The Champions. I already knew what was happening, and I couldn't believe it.
The screen suddenly turned black. The movie was "over".
HOW. HOW COULD THEY DO THAT?! THE NERVE OF THEM TO CUT OFF THE MOVIE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CREDITS?!
As a film student, I felt so disrespected.
The movie house just decided not to show the names of the people who were behind the film they just showed. How could they be so disrespectful? The credits held the names of the people who worked hard to create the film that gave life to movie house. Did they not understand that without those people whose names they decided not to show, there wouldn't even be movie houses?! How could they not appreciate them?
The least they could do was to show the whole movie.
They were a movie house, for heaven's sake! It's their job to show the whole movie. And they decided to cut it off just because the end part was just showing a bunch of names?! PFFFT! THE NERVE.
I once heard from my father that in movie houses in other countries, people stayed until the end of the credits to show respect to the people who made them. Why couldn't we do that? Why could we not at least show some respect to people who worked hard just to entertain us?
Which brings me to another thing I noticed in the movie house. It annoys me how most people couldn't pay full attention to the movie they decided to watch. I mean, texting, talking on the phone? Why.
It hurts to see that lots of people couldn't appreciate movies in the way that they should be appreciated. Or maybe that's just the film student in me talking.
But at some point during the movie, I had this desire to teach people how to really appreciate the whole beauty of films. Maybe it's because I'm a film student; maybe it's because I know I'm going to make films in the future, too.
But whatever the reason is, I believe that people should respect what other people do; people should show appreciation for the things that made them smile.
It's all about RESPECT, people.
that's a UP Film student right there. :)
ReplyDeletePREDESTINED FOR WHAT? BY STEVE FINNELL
ReplyDeleteAre men predestined? Yes, but predestined for what?
Those who, believe that Jesus is the Christ, are predestined for salvation.
Men are not predestined by God "to believe" in order that they may be saved. All men have free-will to believe or to reject Jesus as the Christ.
Ephesians 1:11-14 also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will, 12 to the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ would be to the praise of His glory. 13 In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation---having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of His glory.
The Ephesians were sealed with the Holy Spirit because they believed; not because they were preselected "to believe" in order to be saved.
Christians have been predestined for salvation, however, it has not been predetermined who will become Christians.
DOES THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER TEACH PRESELECTION FOR SALVATION? No, it does not!
Luke 8:11 "Now the parable is this: the seed is the word of God.
Luke 8:12 Those beside the road are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they will not believe and be saved.
Did God send the devil to take the word from their heart because He did not preselect them for salvation? Of course not. Neither did God send the devil to deceive Eve, so Adam and Eve would sin against Him.
Luke 8:13 Those on the rocky soil are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no firm root; they believe for a while, and in time of temptation fall away.
Does God let some believe for a while; then cause them to fall away because He did not preselect them for salvation? No, He does not.
Luke 8:14 The seed which fell among the thorns, these are the ones have have heard , and as they go on their way they are choked with worries and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to maturity.
Is it logical that God would have the gospel preached to those He has already selected to burn in hell?
8:15 But the seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word in an honest and good heart, hold fast, and bear fruit with perseverance.
Salvation is achieved by an honest and good heart. God does preselect babies in the womb and transplant a good an honest heart in them, so they might be saved.
ALL MEN HAVE THE FREE-WILL TO JOIN "THE PREDESTINED CLUB."
ALL THOSE WHO BELIEVE HAVE BEEN PREDESTINED FOR SALVATION.
GOD DOES NOT PRESELECT "THE PREDESTINED."
ALL MEN HAVE THE FREE-WILL TO JOIN "THE PREDESTINED CLUB FOR SALVATION!"
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