Tag: Story
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End it Well – August 28, 2013
One of my biggest pet peeves with films the last few years is the inability for the filmmaker to end it well. Now, I don’t mean tack on a happy ending. Rather, I mean, a good ending that fits with the film as a whole. I saw a movie yesterday with my family and was…
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Alive – August 19, 2013
I’ll never forgot that moment. Lying down in bed, inhaling the scent of night blooming jasmine wafting through the room, and feeling unbelievably content. It was the end of one of the most challenging weeks in my life. One that you could not pay me enough to re-live. In 7th grade my school had a…
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When Two Don’t Become One – August 14, 2013
Warning: The blog gives away plot points to the film “Roman Holiday” and “Once”. I realize the former has been out for decades. Still, if you don’t want to be spoiled, then don’t read this piece. Yesterday, I had the gift of a day off – my first full day off in two weeks. I…
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This is Not the End – August 12, 2013
This… is NOT… the end! This bride, you and I will rise, come alive like third day morning first breaths of Christ! These words broke open my heart this morning. I felt disconnected today and couldn’t quite get at what I was feeling. My very absence of feelings was telling. I sat down to respond…