Latest show and talk in town.
Well our club helped organized a charity film premier. As it was a two and a half hour block-buster, it has been quite successful in the fund-raising aspect. None of us have tickets to spare, as it was sold and re-sold for charity!
The movie, 2012, of course, has renewed talks of End times; especially among the adults, religious or otherwise. I remember I was fearful when 1984 was approaching. That's because I read George Orwell's 1984 - which speaks of a thoughtless, conforming society! Total contrast with 2012 - total annihilation of the world through 'natural causes'; latter being highly contributed by man though!
However, I would like to register how my fourteen year old nephew's take on the movie. When asked what he thinks about the movie - he said it is about Noah's Ark.
Great! So - 2012 is the next generations modern interpretation of Biblical stories! Much like we read DC comics - Danny and Beano, they read Mangga comics and watch anime films!
I am glad that in his youth and innocence, he has not realized the issue of how the ice-cap is melting and the world will probably go through another ice-age. I am also glad that his Sunday School teacher has probably not told him anything about End-times! If the scientists are correct, it will probably be during his life-time. However, if he does not know about that, it could also mean that we, the adults, have failed to teach him much about greening the world.
But this is another and more positive take on the movie:-
Let us interpret 2012 as a "celebration of our young ones' innocence and youth"!
Let them, or at least my nephew, retain his innocence for as long as he can.
Let his priority be - how to get a girlfriend; his favorite song being - 'my first kiss' (or something to that effect)!.
Let us, the adults, worry about another 'End Times'!
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