Polar Express
The intention of this movie is to be a christmas movie that is supposed to be heart-warming and all that... and it honestly is. I just finished watching this movie on ABC, and it was the first time i had ever seen it. I was so moved... not because of the christmas theme, but because of the theme that rings throughout this move; a child's innocence.
The main character is so skeptical throughout the whole movie of whether to believe in Santa Claus, and he is on the verge of growing up, and becoming to old to hold on to the curiousity, innocence, and resilience of a child... and through his adventure to the North Pole, he validates the things that he is hesitant to believe. By the end of his trip he is a child again, and those virtues that belong to children are carried with him through his life.
I felt tears well up in my eyes at the end of the movie when he finds the bell, and the parents shake it, and say that it is broken... all the while the children hear the bell ringing loudly.
My little guy wants to be innocent... and resilient... I want to hear the bell... i guess this movie just reminds me of myself growing up... being skeptical about everything, and reserved, feeling guilt and shame for things that no child should have to feel for. It also leaves me with hope that I may still be able to show resilience, live a good life, and occaisionally look through the eyes of my little guy, and maybe work with him to overcome the skepticism and see with the pure joy and innocence that a child should know.
Believe.
at least its a nice thought to work towards.
peace,
cpt.
The main character is so skeptical throughout the whole movie of whether to believe in Santa Claus, and he is on the verge of growing up, and becoming to old to hold on to the curiousity, innocence, and resilience of a child... and through his adventure to the North Pole, he validates the things that he is hesitant to believe. By the end of his trip he is a child again, and those virtues that belong to children are carried with him through his life.
I felt tears well up in my eyes at the end of the movie when he finds the bell, and the parents shake it, and say that it is broken... all the while the children hear the bell ringing loudly.
My little guy wants to be innocent... and resilient... I want to hear the bell... i guess this movie just reminds me of myself growing up... being skeptical about everything, and reserved, feeling guilt and shame for things that no child should have to feel for. It also leaves me with hope that I may still be able to show resilience, live a good life, and occaisionally look through the eyes of my little guy, and maybe work with him to overcome the skepticism and see with the pure joy and innocence that a child should know.
Believe.
at least its a nice thought to work towards.
peace,
cpt.
