After Earth

I've been looking forward to watching 'After Earth', and we went to see it this evening. Despite a panning from the critics I enjoyed watching it. The storyline is straightforward without any clever twists, but it was definitely not boring.

CineWorld in Huntingdon

And there are some some nice ideas here. 'Danger is real, but fear is optional', is one of my favourites. It's a reminder of the great biblical truth that 'perfect love throws out fear'.

And another thread running right through the film is that a father's approval is key to a stable and secure heart. For anyone that trusts Jesus, there is assurance that we have the Father's approval, not on our own merits but simply because the Son has rescued us and brought us into that place of peace.

Like so many science fiction films, this one has some useful talking points and good places to anchor biblical truth in conversation. It's potentially a good way to bring that truth to the hearts and minds of anyone open to receive it.

By this time next year we will have our own multi-screen cine complex here in St Neots, partly because of an American benefactor. But that's another story.

(If you liked this you might also like Journeys of heart and mind and Quote me on this.)