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‎Faith & Film XIII: The Wild Robot

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==Luke 13:31-35 (NT p.77)==
31At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” 32He said to them, “Go and tell that fox for me, ‘Listen, I am casting out demons and performing cures today and tomorrow, and on the third day I finish my work. 33Yet today, tomorrow, and the next day I must be on my way, because it is impossible for a prophet to be killed outside of Jerusalem.’ 34Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! 35See, your house is left to you. And I tell you, you will not see me until the time comes when you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.’ ”

==Faith & Film XIII: The Wild Robot==

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 While trying to escape an angry bear, Roz accidentally destroys a goose nest, crushing all the goose eggs except one. When that egg hatches, the gosling imprints upon Roz, thinking the robot is its mother.  Somewhat reluctantly, Roz accepts the task of raising the gosling, whom she names "Brightbill."  She befriends the island's other outcast--a hungry fox named Fink.  Together, the unlikely pair try to teach Brightbill how to swim and fly in time for migration season.  To accomplish this, Fink must put aside his natural instinct to eat Brightbill, and Roz must override her core programming, learning patience, compassion, sacrifice and resilience--in short, learning to be a mother.
-Slowly, the other animals in the forest come to respect this unconventional family and several even lend their individual talents to Brightbill's cause.  When fall arrives, Brightbill demonstrates that he is ready, and flies south with the other geese, as Roz and the other animals settle in for winter.  Winter on the island proves to be colder than usual, so Roz and Fink set out to rescue the other animals, gathering them together in Roz's shelter, where they must all cooperate and agree not to eat each other in order to survive the winter.
+Slowly, the other animals in the forest come to respect this unconventional family and several even lend their individual talents to Brightbill's cause.  When fall arrives, Brightbill demonstrates that he is ready, and flies south with the other geese, while Roz and the other animals settle in for winter.  Winter on the island proves to be colder than usual, so Roz and Fink set out to rescue the other animals, gathering them together in Roz's shelter, where they must all cooperate and agree not to eat each other in order to survive the winter.
-In the Spring, Brightbill returns to the island, now a respected leader among the geese.  His reunion with Roz is short-lived, however, because a giant aircraft from Universal Dynamics has also arrived to reclaim (and reprogram) Roz, taking her away from her adopted home and starting a forest fire in the process.  Brightbill and all the animals work together to rescue Roz and to put out the fire, but Roz now realizes that her friends will never be safe as long as she is with them.  She decides to leave, but promises that when the time is right, she will find her way back.
+In the Spring, Brightbill returns to the island, now a respected leader among the geese.  His reunion with Roz is short-lived, however, because a giant airship from Universal Dynamics has also arrived to reclaim (and reprogram) Roz, taking her away from her adopted home and starting a forest fire in the process.  Brightbill and all the animals work together to rescue Roz and to put out the fire, but Roz now realizes that her friends will never be safe as long as she is with them.  She decides to leave, but promises that when the time is right, she will find her way back.
 ====In the Garden?====
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 *Film Clip #5 - Haven [3:14]
-Isaiah, 11:6-7 "The wolf shall live with the lamb; the leopard shall lie down with the kid; the calf and the lion will feed together, and a little child shall lead them. The cow and the bear shall graze; their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox" ... in the peaceful Kingdom of God.
+Isaiah, 11:6-7. "The wolf shall live with the lamb; the leopard shall lie down with the kid; the calf and the lion will feed together, and a little child shall lead them. The cow and the bear shall graze; their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox" ... in the peaceful Kingdom of God.
-====Passion & Resurrection====
+====The Heart of the Story====
-The Apostles Creed, which we recite every Sunday in worship, says that Jesus "Suffered under Pontius Pilate; Was crucified, dead and buried; He descended into Hell; The third
+The Apostles Creed, which we recite every Sunday in worship, reminds us that Jesus "Suffered under Pontius Pilate; Was crucified, dead and buried; He descended into Hell; The third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven.  Several of those scenes find their way into our film, so here are some very short clips in succession--I'll narrate as we go:
 day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven.  Several of those scenes find their way into our film, so here are some very short clips in succession--I'll narrate as we go:
 *Film Clip #6 - Suffering [0:16]
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 Next we have a death, and a slight reversal of roles--instead of Mary, the mother of Jesus mourning at the foot of the cross, here we have the son mourning the mother. And of course the miraculous resurrection.
-The creed says that Jesus "descended to the dead."  This is often referred to as the "harrowing of hell" depicted in medieval art as Jesus plunging into the flames of hell to save all those held captive there.
+The creed says that Jesus "descended to the dead."  This is often referred to as the "harrowing of hell," and is often depicted in medieval art as Jesus plunging into the burning flames to save all those held captive there.
 *Film Clip #8 - Harrowing [0:42]
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 The film ends with the hint that there will be a "second coming" of Roz, our Christ-like robot.  Knowing Hollywood, that's almost a gospel certainty.  In fact, the sequel is already in the works.
-Of course, Christians believe in a "second coming" of Christ.  For some people, it's the Revelation image of the trumpets sounding from the clouds, and Jesus descending in glory to usher in the end of the ages.  Some have been predicting the exact year, month and day that's supposed to happen (incorrectly) for at least the past thousand years.
+As Christians, we do believe in a "second coming" of Christ.  For some people, that's the Revelation image of the trumpets sounding from the clouds, and Jesus descending in glory to usher in the end of the ages.  Some have been predicting the exact day and hour that's supposed to happen (incorrectly) for at least the past thousand years.

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	*Film Clip #9 - Ascension [2:39]		*Film Clip #9 - Ascension [2:39]

−	The film ends~~, perfectly,~~ with the hint that there will be, in the ~~future~~, a "second coming" of ~~our messiah character~~.	+	The film ends with the hint that there will be a "second coming" of Roz, our Christ-like robot. Knowing Hollywood, that's almost a gospel certainty. In fact, the sequel is already in the works.
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		+	Of course, Christians believe in a "second coming" of Christ. For some people, it's the Revelation image of the trumpets sounding from the clouds, and Jesus descending in glory to usher in the end of the ages. Some have been predicting the exact year, month and day that's supposed to happen (incorrectly) for at least the past thousand years.

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 ====In the Garden?====
-In the first minutes of the film, as brand new Roz wanders through the forest meeting animals and taking in her brand new environment, there is a definite Garden of Eden vibe.  Roz is both Adam and Eve, the first humans, full of innocence and wide-eyed wonder:
+In the first minutes of the film, as brand new Roz wanders through the forest in wide-eyed wonder, meeting animals and taking in her brand new environment, there is a definite Garden of Eden vibe (and some absolutely beautiful animation).
 *Film Clip #2 - Eden [2:36]
-But of course, the animals in the forest, with their tendency toward violence and conflict, also remind us that this is a fallen, post-Eden world.  Eden was perfect--animals did not eat each other, but all ate plants, according to Genesis 1:30.  Violence and sin came into the world after the fall, and the Bible teaches that we are all tainted with that original sin.  You might say that it's part of our inherited "programming."
+Of course, the animals in the forest, with their tendency toward violence and conflict, also remind us that this is a fallen, post-Eden world.  Eden was perfect--animals did not eat each other, but all ate plants, according to Genesis 1:30.  Violence and sin came into the world after the fall, and the Bible teaches that we are all tainted with that original sin.  You might say that it's part of our inherited "programming."  Can we rise above that programming? Are we more than our genetic predispositions?  Perhaps, but we need someone to show us the way.  Someone free from sin.  A Messiah.
-*Film Clip #3 - Programming [2:15]
+====Robotic Redeemer====
-*Film Clip #4 - Haven [3:14]
+In this next clip, Roz and Fink are trying to put baby Brightbill down to sleep by telling him a story:
-*Film Clip #5 - Resurrection [1:23]
-*Film Clip #6 - Harrowing [0:42]
-*Film Clip #7 - Ascension [2:39]
-====More than Our Programming====
+*Film Clip #3 - Incarnation [2:18]
-*The Soul
-*Conversion/Transformation
-====Mother Bird====
+So in one sense, Roz is like Adam, the first person--but in another sense, Roz is also our first "Christ type" of the year--a God-like being from the heavens who descends to earth in order to love us, save us, and show us the way.  Christ types show up in our films almost every year we've done this, and I'm convinced it's because our story, the Christian story, is the most powerful story ever told; it both influences and permeates all other stories.  Now, it's important to remember that a Christ-type is just that--a type. A Character who reminds us of Christ in many respects, but is rarely ever a perfect match.  And in this case, Roz goes back and forth between Adam, the first human, and Christ (whom the Apostle Paul often calls the "new Adam").
-*Jesus as mother hen
 ====The Peaceful Kingdom====
-Isaiah 11:6-7: The wolf shall live with the lamb; the leopard shall lie down with the kid; the calf and the lion will feed together, and a little child shall lead them. The cow and the bear shall graze; their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
+In the next clip, Roz has successfully completed her task raising Brightbill, but now finds herself increasingly taking care of the other animals, too, rescuing them from the freezing winter by gathering them into her shelter, at great cost to herself.
-====Christ Type====
+The film ends, perfectly, with the hint that there will be, in the future, a "second coming" of our messiah character.
-*Gathers disciples, sacrifice, ascension, second coming

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 *Film Clip #1 - Trailer [2:24]
 ====Three Minute Film Summary====
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 ====In the Garden?====
-*Adam and Eve, the fall, the image of God in each of us
+In the first minutes of the film, as brand new Roz wanders through the forest meeting animals and taking in her brand new environment, there is a definite Garden of Eden vibe.  Roz is both Adam and Eve, the first humans, full of innocence and wide-eyed wonder:
 ====More than Our Programming====

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 ==Faith & Film XIII: The Wild Robot==
-*Film Clip #1 - Trailer
+*Film Clip #1 - Trailer [2:24]
 ====Three Minute Film Summary====

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	In the Spring, Brightbill returns to the island, now a respected leader among the geese. His reunion with Roz is short-lived, however, because a giant aircraft from Universal Dynamics has also arrived to reclaim (and reprogram) Roz, taking her away from her adopted home and starting a forest fire in the process. Brightbill and all the animals work together to rescue Roz and to put out the fire, but Roz now realizes that her friends will never be safe as long as she is with them. She decides to leave, but promises that when the time is right, she will find her way back.		In the Spring, Brightbill returns to the island, now a respected leader among the geese. His reunion with Roz is short-lived, however, because a giant aircraft from Universal Dynamics has also arrived to reclaim (and reprogram) Roz, taking her away from her adopted home and starting a forest fire in the process. Brightbill and all the animals work together to rescue Roz and to put out the fire, but Roz now realizes that her friends will never be safe as long as she is with them. She decides to leave, but promises that when the time is right, she will find her way back.
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		+	====In the Garden?====
		+	*Adam and Eve, the fall, the image of God in each of us
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		+	====More than Our Programming====
		+	*The Soul
		+	*Conversion/Transformation
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		+	====Mother Bird====
		+	*Jesus as mother hen
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		+	====The Peaceful Kingdom====
		+	Isaiah 11:6-7: The wolf shall live with the lamb; the leopard shall lie down with the kid; the calf and the lion will feed together, and a little child shall lead them. The cow and the bear shall graze; their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
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		+	====Christ Type====
		+	*Gathers disciples, sacrifice, ascension, second coming

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 The film opens in the aftermath of a storm, as a crate washes up on the shore of a remote island.  The crate contains a robot: Universal Dynamics Rozzum Unit 7134, or "Roz" for short.  Roz is programed to assist humans, but there are no humans on the island--only animals locked in a vicious, Darwinian struggle for survival.  Roz explores the island, looking almost desperately for a task in order to fulfill her programming, but most of the animals shun her, calling her "the monster."
-While trying to escape an angry bear, Roz accidentally destroys a goose nest, crushing all the goose eggs except one. When that egg hatches, the gosling imprints upon Roz, thinking the robot is its mother.  Somewhat reluctantly, Roz accepts the task of raising the gosling, whom she names "Brightbill."  She befriends the island's other outcast--a hungry fox named Fink.  Together, the unlikely pair try to teach Brightbill how to swim and fly in time for migration season.  To accomplish this, Fink must put aside his natural instinct to each Brightbill, and Roz must override her core programming, learning patience, compassion, sacrifice and resilience--in short, learning to be a mother.
+While trying to escape an angry bear, Roz accidentally destroys a goose nest, crushing all the goose eggs except one. When that egg hatches, the gosling imprints upon Roz, thinking the robot is its mother.  Somewhat reluctantly, Roz accepts the task of raising the gosling, whom she names "Brightbill."  She befriends the island's other outcast--a hungry fox named Fink.  Together, the unlikely pair try to teach Brightbill how to swim and fly in time for migration season.  To accomplish this, Fink must put aside his natural instinct to eat Brightbill, and Roz must override her core programming, learning patience, compassion, sacrifice and resilience--in short, learning to be a mother.
 Slowly, the other animals in the forest come to respect this unconventional family and several even lend their individual talents to Brightbill's cause.  When fall arrives, Brightbill demonstrates that he is ready, and flies south with the other geese, as Roz and the other animals settle in for winter.  Winter on the island proves to be colder than usual, so Roz and Fink set out to rescue the other animals, gathering them together in Roz's shelter, where they must all cooperate and agree not to eat each other in order to survive the winter.
-In the Spring, Brightbill returns to the island, now a respected leader among the geese.  His reunion with Roz is short-lived, however, because a giant aircraft from Universal Dynamics has also arrived to reclaim (and reprogram) Roz, taking her away from her adopted home and starting a forest fire in the process.  Brightbill and all the animals work together to rescue Roz and to put out the fire, but Roz now knows that they will never be safe as long as she is with them.  She decides to leave, but promises that when the time is right, she will find her way back.
+In the Spring, Brightbill returns to the island, now a respected leader among the geese.  His reunion with Roz is short-lived, however, because a giant aircraft from Universal Dynamics has also arrived to reclaim (and reprogram) Roz, taking her away from her adopted home and starting a forest fire in the process.  Brightbill and all the animals work together to rescue Roz and to put out the fire, but Roz now realizes that her friends will never be safe as long as she is with them.  She decides to leave, but promises that when the time is right, she will find her way back.

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	While trying to escape an angry bear, Roz accidentally destroys a goose nest, crushing all the goose eggs except one. When that egg hatches, the gosling imprints upon Roz, thinking the robot is its mother. Somewhat reluctantly, Roz accepts the task of raising the gosling, whom she names "Brightbill." She befriends the island's other outcast--a hungry fox named Fink. Together, the unlikely pair try to teach Brightbill how to swim and fly in time for migration season. To accomplish this, Fink must put aside his natural instinct to each Brightbill, and Roz must override her core programming, learning patience, compassion, sacrifice and resilience--in short, learning to be a mother.		While trying to escape an angry bear, Roz accidentally destroys a goose nest, crushing all the goose eggs except one. When that egg hatches, the gosling imprints upon Roz, thinking the robot is its mother. Somewhat reluctantly, Roz accepts the task of raising the gosling, whom she names "Brightbill." She befriends the island's other outcast--a hungry fox named Fink. Together, the unlikely pair try to teach Brightbill how to swim and fly in time for migration season. To accomplish this, Fink must put aside his natural instinct to each Brightbill, and Roz must override her core programming, learning patience, compassion, sacrifice and resilience--in short, learning to be a mother.

−	Slowly, the other animals in the forest come to respect this unconventional family and even ~~work together in order to help them in~~ their ~~goal~~. Brightbill demonstrates that he is ready, and flies south with the other geese, as Roz and the other animals settle in for ~~an exceptionally brutal~~ winter.	+	Slowly, the other animals in the forest come to respect this unconventional family and several even lend their individual talents to Brightbill's cause. When fall arrives, Brightbill demonstrates that he is ready, and flies south with the other geese, as Roz and the other animals settle in for winter. Winter on the island proves to be colder than usual, so Roz and Fink set out to rescue the other animals, gathering them together in Roz's shelter, where they must all cooperate and agree not to eat each other in order to survive the winter.
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		+	In the Spring, Brightbill returns to the island, now a respected leader among the geese. His reunion with Roz is short-lived, however, because a giant aircraft from Universal Dynamics has also arrived to reclaim (and reprogram) Roz, taking her away from her adopted home and starting a forest fire in the process. Brightbill and all the animals work together to rescue Roz and to put out the fire, but Roz now knows that they will never be safe as long as she is with them. She decides to leave, but promises that when the time is right, she will find her way back.

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	==Faith & Film XIII: The Wild Robot==		==Faith & Film XIII: The Wild Robot==
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		+	*Film Clip #1 - Trailer
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		+	====Three Minute Film Summary====
		+	The film opens in the aftermath of a storm, as a crate washes up on the shore of a remote island. The crate contains a robot: Universal Dynamics Rozzum Unit 7134, or "Roz" for short. Roz is programed to assist humans, but there are no humans on the island--only animals locked in a vicious, Darwinian struggle for survival. Roz explores the island, looking almost desperately for a task in order to fulfill her programming, but most of the animals shun her, calling her "the monster."
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		+	While trying to escape an angry bear, Roz accidentally destroys a goose nest, crushing all the goose eggs except one. When that egg hatches, the gosling imprints upon Roz, thinking the robot is its mother. Somewhat reluctantly, Roz accepts the task of raising the gosling, whom she names "Brightbill." She befriends the island's other outcast--a hungry fox named Fink. Together, the unlikely pair try to teach Brightbill how to swim and fly in time for migration season. To accomplish this, Fink must put aside his natural instinct to each Brightbill, and Roz must override her core programming, learning patience, compassion, sacrifice and resilience--in short, learning to be a mother.
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		+	Slowly, the other animals in the forest come to respect this unconventional family and even work together in order to help them in their goal. Brightbill demonstrates that he is ready, and flies south with the other geese, as Roz and the other animals settle in for an exceptionally brutal winter.