Books speak. Movies also.
I don't know how it happens that these guys and girls, I mean, writers, just hit the point of your very essence, and at one moment of the movie or a book you just want to say, "I know what you are talking about." Or you suddenly realize that it's talking about you taking the wrong actions, and the whole stuff begins to tell you, "You have to change, lady. You are not doing the right thing and that will lead you to this..."
I was reading "The Children of Hurin" written by J.R.R. Tolkien for like 2 days, and it just got me! I've bought this book about half a year ago and... left it on the shelf. Somehow, it was too much for me all these stories by Tolkien at that time, and I almost started regretting that I spent money for that book. But time came just as it did for the "Captivating". It has been a while since I've read the book that would involve me so much. I think the last one was "Perelandra" by C.S. Lewis. Just the story about Hurin's curse was much more emotional for me. While reading I came to realize that by being pride when we are too confident in ourselves can be disastrous not just for us, but for all our family. It just ruins everything. Sometimes we, Christians, are proud and too confident. I mean, we have to trust and believe that God is strong enough to secure us and protect us from the enemy. But the thing that actually amazes me a lot is that Christ never was proud in front of the Pharisees and Pilot, and Herod. When I read His words that He said to all these people, I don't hear pride. I hear truth and trust, and confidence in his Dad, and complete peace when He was taken here and there ending at the cross. Even knowing that He is the King of kings, He remained humble till the end. The complete opposite I see in Hurin when he faced Morgot, the Dark Lord. Of course, he didn't let the Black King to defeat him psychologically or spiritually because that's where the main battle was going on - Morgot tried to break Hurin's heart. That is what devil does to us so often. He plays with our minds, he uses our weak points, and sometimes physical torture is easier than a psychological one. Hurin relied on his knowledge and wisdom he learned too much... And that led him to a curse to watch how his family - the wife and the kids - are covered by the shadow of despair. His wife was proud, his son was proud, and his daughter (whom he didn't see born) also became as stubborn as the rest of the family. They were all gifted, had wonderful personalities, and skills. However, their pride and at times arrogance sooner or later took over, and they were running almost all of their lives, and never finding peace except when dead. It is a sad story yet cautionary. It is about the wrong choices made even after being warned of the consequences... It is about the names we give ourselves trying to escape pulling the roots from the soil where problem grows - our heart. I have to count how many time Turin changed his name to hide his real identity... I love what one of the characters said to Hurin's son Turin: "It is you yourself who carries the curse, and not your name."
I don't know how it happens that these guys and girls, I mean, writers, just hit the point of your very essence, and at one moment of the movie or a book you just want to say, "I know what you are talking about." Or you suddenly realize that it's talking about you taking the wrong actions, and the whole stuff begins to tell you, "You have to change, lady. You are not doing the right thing and that will lead you to this..."
I was reading "The Children of Hurin" written by J.R.R. Tolkien for like 2 days, and it just got me! I've bought this book about half a year ago and... left it on the shelf. Somehow, it was too much for me all these stories by Tolkien at that time, and I almost started regretting that I spent money for that book. But time came just as it did for the "Captivating". It has been a while since I've read the book that would involve me so much. I think the last one was "Perelandra" by C.S. Lewis. Just the story about Hurin's curse was much more emotional for me. While reading I came to realize that by being pride when we are too confident in ourselves can be disastrous not just for us, but for all our family. It just ruins everything. Sometimes we, Christians, are proud and too confident. I mean, we have to trust and believe that God is strong enough to secure us and protect us from the enemy. But the thing that actually amazes me a lot is that Christ never was proud in front of the Pharisees and Pilot, and Herod. When I read His words that He said to all these people, I don't hear pride. I hear truth and trust, and confidence in his Dad, and complete peace when He was taken here and there ending at the cross. Even knowing that He is the King of kings, He remained humble till the end. The complete opposite I see in Hurin when he faced Morgot, the Dark Lord. Of course, he didn't let the Black King to defeat him psychologically or spiritually because that's where the main battle was going on - Morgot tried to break Hurin's heart. That is what devil does to us so often. He plays with our minds, he uses our weak points, and sometimes physical torture is easier than a psychological one. Hurin relied on his knowledge and wisdom he learned too much... And that led him to a curse to watch how his family - the wife and the kids - are covered by the shadow of despair. His wife was proud, his son was proud, and his daughter (whom he didn't see born) also became as stubborn as the rest of the family. They were all gifted, had wonderful personalities, and skills. However, their pride and at times arrogance sooner or later took over, and they were running almost all of their lives, and never finding peace except when dead. It is a sad story yet cautionary. It is about the wrong choices made even after being warned of the consequences... It is about the names we give ourselves trying to escape pulling the roots from the soil where problem grows - our heart. I have to count how many time Turin changed his name to hide his real identity... I love what one of the characters said to Hurin's son Turin: "It is you yourself who carries the curse, and not your name."
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