Not the kind of movie I would have seen on my own had I known anything about it before I came in. The part I enjoyed the most about the entire evening was the discussion afterward. A lot of people saw things I didn’t notice and they put them together in ways I didn’t even think of. Almost makes me want to see the movie again. “Almost”, I said. Don’t think I will try for a second viewing, but that feeling may well persist and affect the way I look at the next movies I see. More than that, I now have new things to think about next time something “strange” seems to be happening in my own life.
Maybe life is really just a mystery in which we only partly participate. We see segments of it unfolding around us, and when we “finally get our life put together right”, perhaps that is really a sign that we have closed our eyes somewhat, or averted our gaze a bit, or restricted our vision. Maybe, instead of “living” our lives, we are really telling ourselves stories about some of the things we imagine we have noticed.
At any rate, the movie, the discussion and the evening itself all adds up to one more reason I am proud to be a member of Footcandle, and glad I live in Hickory, the Friendly City.
