Upon That Rock

Art & Architecture ChristianityWonder I watched Terrence Malick’s film To The Wonder this past weekend. It’s a difficult movie, one that most people won’t like. I found it haunting and gorgeous, and profoundly religious. I’m still trying to decode it; this is not a movie whose message is obvious; in fact, it was all I could do in liturgy today not to think about it, as its deeper themes and messages revealed themselves in contemplation. The film reminded me of a Wallace Stevens poem, actually. I’m going to talk about it below the jump to avoid spoilers. There will be spoilers, to be clear, but I don’t want to foist them on someone who wants to see the movie. However, this is a film that is so unconventional that it’s hard for there to be any...

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Oct 6th 2013
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