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Reviews
Madre Teresa (2003)
One scene changed the course of my life.
Spoiler Alert.
In one scene, Mother Teresa is walking along a train platform, just teeming with people. All of a sudden, the camera pans to one old man lying on the ground. As she watches, he lifts a hand and beckons her to come to him. She comes and kneels down to him; he grips her wrist, looks into her eyes and says, "I thirst." At that moment, she remembers Christ on the Cross as He said, "I thirst." From that moment, every beggar on the street became Christ to her, asking her for help.
I was working in social services, but after seeing that one scene, my heart changed. I felt a new compassion. I looked at my clients with new eyes.
Work became a way of showing the Love of Christ. I heard someone say, "Go and preach the Gospel to all nations - and if you must, use words."
This dear little soul knew what that meant, and that is how she lived her life.
The Beaver (2011)
I liked it
I have always been a Mel Gibson fan, and liked his films either a lot or not so much. This was wonderful. To me, it seemed to mimic his recent bad press - very unfair bad press. We all have 'issues', and deal with them as best we can. The Beaver was no different from a pill or a drink or a bad relationship - any of the things we use to 'cope' - and like an addict or alcoholic, there comes a time when the thing that we used to help our self, becomes the thing that tries to destroy us. At that point, we have to decide to (to quote The Shawshank Redemption') we have to get busy living or get busy dying. I thought he did a wonderful job of showing how he got so sick, and how he confronted his demons and started on the road to recovery.
Great job, Mr. Gibson!