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Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3 – AYJW140

A psychotic atheist with a god-complex strives to replace a fallen universe by perfecting creation through guided evolution.

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AYJW126 – Dog (2022)

A suffering veteran finds new meaning and purpose after traveling with a dog damaged by the same combat that ruined his military career.

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AYJW122 – Dune (2021)

Dune, Part 1, begins the journey of a man-made messiah toward a “holy” upheaval that will reform a corrupt and stagnated society.

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Soul – AYJW112

The Pixar movie Soul uses a godless philosophy to chase the spark of living from before birth through death and onto the path to the Great Beyond.

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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle – AYJW077

Despite a couple inappropriate scenes, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is an entertaining movie, which explores teamwork, courage, and the importance of living your life with purpose.

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Divergent (2014)—AYJW042

Divergent is an interesting young-adult adaptation with a surprisingly biblical hidden theme.

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The Twilight Saga: Spiritual Truths, Part 2

Perhaps the easiest spiritual analogy to draw from the The Twilight Saga is the concept of eternal love. Throughout the four-book story from Bella’s almost continuous perspective, Bella shows how completely unworthy she feels of Edward’s love.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Part 2 – AYJW008

Continued conversation on the randomness of Douglas Adams. We discuss The Guide itself, panic, pleasure-seeking, emotions, government, paranoia, and Earth.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Part 1 – AYJW007

Douglas Adams’ randomly hilarious book not only makes a great movie, but also good discussion about life, the universe, and everything.

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The Twilight Saga: Spiritual Truths, Part 1

There are some brief spiritual gems in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga that caught my eye. One of them was a quick statement in Breaking Dawn that opened up a spiritual parallel that has a subtle strength throughout the series—that of members making up a body that needs a definite head. There are good examples of spiritual leaders throughout this saga both on the werewolf side of things and on the vampire side.
Another spiritual gem that is quite obvious is the parallel of the vampire with spiritually dead man. Meyer presents vampires as walking, talking corpses, which makes an interesting picture of the spiritual condition of unregenerate man.

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Initial Reactions 1: Star Trek

We briefly share our initial thoughts on J.J.Abram’s Star Trek. We both loved the movie, and caught a few things to discuss.

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