blknwite at 2012-09-25 15:33:51:
Changing Lanes. Brilliant movie. Brilliant acting. Underlying theme of chance vs. fate. Revenge vs. forgiveness. (clip) http://youtu.be/d9-DFXwcmFI
Scott at 2012-09-25 16:34:22:
Great call, blknwite.
Win Vahlkamp at 2012-09-25 23:54:13:
Scott, do you reckon sanctification is reflected as a common theme in movies? I'm thinking so, but am curious to hear your thoughts on that.
Daniel Smith at 2012-09-26 22:15:07:
I think so, but I'm not certain it can be explored as a separate theme apart from the likes of Conversion and Predestination (and maybe others) because it's always intimately tied to other themes. Furthermore, at least in Christian theology, sanctification is something that happens to an individual. It stems from God and is not something an individual can initiate on their own. Thus the protagonist can't easily be proactive in this theme and these other themes dominate. The movie that came most readily to my mind was Eddie Murphy in The Golden Child. The tasks he has to work through are a type of sanctification but even they seem more like part of a larger Predestination theme.
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