I just watched the trailer for the new movie. I will
probably watch it someday when it is on Netflix or something. I read the book
years ago, when it was a very hot topic among my circles.
I found it thought
provoking, but also disturbing. It is primarily disturbing that the crime
committed at the beginning of the book does happen in real life. But let’s face
it. Nothing else about the book can be related to real life. It is fiction. It
is art. Art is all about how it makes you feel, right? Who can criticize
someone else’s art or feelings? Just because I do not share those feelings,
does not make them invalid to the person who does feel them.
It is disturbing or even offending if this story is taken at
all literally. It blasphemes God. So, if you don’t want to get angry, don’t take
as word-for-word truth.
Books like this are only dangerous and harmful to one’s walk
with Christ if we take it seriously, and try to apply it to our life too much.
The overall impression I got at the end of reading the book and thinking on it
for a while was that EVEN THOUGH BAD THINGS HAPPEN, GOD IS STILL GOOD. And HE
will help us through when we choose to cling to Him, instead of blame Him or
stay angry with Him. That is a very edifying concept.
So will you go see the movie?
yayy! You're back :)
ReplyDeleteI don't know about your definition of 'art', but that's all I've got on that subject, it just didn't ring quite true for me, but too much thinking to figure out why, sorry.
I started reading The Shack, and couldn't get through it, and don't know why, so I know I won't go see the movie...
i don't blame you! <3
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DeleteNo. There are so many other movies I would find interesting right now. And that one would just frustrate me, I think.
ReplyDeleteI would not go see the movie. Not because it offends me in anyway, but because I don't really have time to see movies so when I do- I choose carefully. To your point tho- I found this book cumbersome and not very well written to begin with- so I can only imagine how the movie would be even more contrived. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHahaha! I so agree! But I have to see it someday, out of curiosity. :)
DeleteThe book troubled me in so many ways, I too read becuase it was a topic of conversations at the time. The movie would only trouble me more. Thank you for sharing your perspective.
ReplyDeleteThe book troubled me in so many ways, I too read becuase it was a topic of conversations at the time. The movie would only trouble me more. Thank you for sharing your perspective.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Troubling is a good word to describe it.
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