Well for over a year some of us have been Very excited to see the live action version of Avatar the last Airbender! We've explained to those outside the cartoon network fan base that this Avatar had Nothing to do with blue people and that it was creative story full of great characters and an amazing story line. Last night (or early this morning.) myself a friend of mine, her son and a fairly large group of excited fans lined up to see if M. Night Shyamalan could deliver on making the film the next great trilogy. With great expectation we all cheered as the film finally began. finally the rest of the world would understand what a great story this was. and we were all quickly disappointed.
The pronunciation of names were changed. The entire story was rushed. There was zero character development and you felt disconnected from them through out. The acting, though each actor had great potential, was sub par and even basic character traits were completely left out and/or changed. The effects were great! The costumes and settings perfect! Personally when i found out who was directing this film I was concerned that he would try to make it to big or turn it into a strange sci fi or adapt the story beyond it's need. I was wrong. He didn't even bother to do that much. It's almost as if he didn't even try to make it great but just needed to produce some thing.
Some of you out there may say that I only hated it because I'm a fan of the t.v. series. But this was as big a flop as the film version of Eragon and I fear it will kill this story just as quickly. Had these film makers been involved in the making of The Lord of the Rings, Narnia, Star Wars or even Twilight those films would also have died after the first release.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
In response to your post. or "if God never....will you still love Him?"
In the film Facing the Giants the character Grant Taylor questions his wife. "If God never gives us a child will you still love Him?" They desperately wanted children and thus far it seemed God would not answer there prayers for the family they wanted so badly. This was only one of the seemingly insurmountable challenges they had in there lives.
I grew up in church and always knew in my gut that God was there, He loved me and had a plan for my life. Never through all the trials in my life or the lives of my loved ones did I question that. It was just that simple for me.That is up till 2008 and suddenly I find myself thinking "have I been wrong all along? Why is it that I don't feel Him holding me through the hardest time in my life? How is it I have these desires that will never be fulfilled?" Thousands of doubting questions probed me day and night. This made me feel even worse since I had never doubted God before and felt guilty for doing so now. Christians aren't supposed to doubt God. they're just supposed to know that He is God and we're supposed to find a peace in that and move on right?
Some people may think that if you doubt your faith or relationships that it makes you weak or means that you don't have enough faith or love some one the way you should. I think the opposite is true. I think all the questions and doubts actually make you and those around you stronger. God gave us great probing minds that are curious and long for answers. If we are never tested and never question then we can never grow. Yes the Bible talks of the faith of a mustard seed and some think this means we should just believe in blind faith but I believe there is value in both. Just coming to faith in Christ takes a huge leap of faith and we also must be tested in order to show the value in that faith, both to our selves and the world around us.
I have made many mistakes in the last 10 years and even more so in the last 2. I've been asking God and myself what it's all been for. I know these trials have a purpose and maybe I will never fully understand it all. I didn't fully understand those with such questioning minds in the past but now I feel that I can relate a bit more. Maybe that's just one of the many lessons that I needed.
I still have my days when doubt hunts me. but in those times God always brings the answers I need to remind me that He is God, He still loves me and He still has a plan for me.
I grew up in church and always knew in my gut that God was there, He loved me and had a plan for my life. Never through all the trials in my life or the lives of my loved ones did I question that. It was just that simple for me.That is up till 2008 and suddenly I find myself thinking "have I been wrong all along? Why is it that I don't feel Him holding me through the hardest time in my life? How is it I have these desires that will never be fulfilled?" Thousands of doubting questions probed me day and night. This made me feel even worse since I had never doubted God before and felt guilty for doing so now. Christians aren't supposed to doubt God. they're just supposed to know that He is God and we're supposed to find a peace in that and move on right?
Some people may think that if you doubt your faith or relationships that it makes you weak or means that you don't have enough faith or love some one the way you should. I think the opposite is true. I think all the questions and doubts actually make you and those around you stronger. God gave us great probing minds that are curious and long for answers. If we are never tested and never question then we can never grow. Yes the Bible talks of the faith of a mustard seed and some think this means we should just believe in blind faith but I believe there is value in both. Just coming to faith in Christ takes a huge leap of faith and we also must be tested in order to show the value in that faith, both to our selves and the world around us.
I have made many mistakes in the last 10 years and even more so in the last 2. I've been asking God and myself what it's all been for. I know these trials have a purpose and maybe I will never fully understand it all. I didn't fully understand those with such questioning minds in the past but now I feel that I can relate a bit more. Maybe that's just one of the many lessons that I needed.
I still have my days when doubt hunts me. but in those times God always brings the answers I need to remind me that He is God, He still loves me and He still has a plan for me.
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