Directed by: Frank Capra
Written by: Robert Riskin
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Starring: Jean Arthur, James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore
Rated: Not Rated
About the film:
Alice Sycamore, daughter of an eccentric family must introduce them to her fiancé’s family who subscribe to a much more conservative philosophy. The potential in-laws arrive for dinner on the wrong night as various members of the Sycamore clan are arrested for anarchy, visited by the IRS for tax evasion, and discovered making fireworks in the basement.
Movie Quote:
“Maybe it’ll stop you trying to be so desperate about making more money that you can ever use. You can’t take it with you, Mr. Kirby. So what good is it?”
Martin Vanderhoff (Lionel Barrymore) in You Can’t Take It With You (1938)
Bible Quote:
“For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.”
1 Timothy 6:7 (NIV)
Commentary:
There’s a bumper sticker that reads, “He who dies with the most toys, wins.” It may be amusing, but it’s a lie. He who dies with the most toys is still dead and won’t have the opportunity to play with them anymore. That doesn’t sound much like winning.
Man’s obsession with accumulating more wealth than one needs in this world is not a healthy one. Money is merely a tool, designed to be spent or used, not hoarded.
While there’s no sin in being wealthy, an undue emphasis on the importance of gathering material riches will keep one’s mind focused upon temporal or transitory things instead of upon the spiritual riches which will pay eternal dividends.
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.” Matthew 6:19-20 (NIV)
Questions to consider while watching the film:
1. The Bible says that the love of money is the root of all evil. What examples from the scriptures or from your own observations help to illustrate this truth?
2. The Sycamore family has more than its share of quirky members. Is it important that they change to fit into society? Why or why not? How do you define “normal behavior?”
Michael Elliott
www.screensermon.blogspot.com
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Friday, October 23, 2009
THE GODFATHER, PART III (1990)
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
Written by: Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Starring: Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Andy Garcia
Rated: R
About the film:
In the continuing story of the Corleone family, an aging Michael seeks to end his family’s association with crime but is hampered by the greed and ambition of the other Mafia families who are not so willing to legitimize their businesses.
Movie Quote:
“The only wealth in this world is children. More than all the money, power on the earth.”
Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) in The Godfather, Part III (1990)
Bible Quote:
“Sons are a heritage from the Lord; children a reward from Him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are sons born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them.”
Psalms 127:3-5a (NIV)
Commentary:
Perhaps it may sound odd to hear such a loving sentiment delivered by a man whose life has been filled with violence and crime, but the sentiment is nonetheless true.
The very first command given to man by God was to “be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.” That should give an indication as to the importance God places upon children. They are a heritage or an inheritance which continues to increase as each generation adds their offspring to the family of God.
It is no surprise to discover how God feels about children and the relationship between a parent and a child. It is this father/child relationship that God has chosen to have with us. There were other options He could have selected. Instead of master/slave, owner/pet, or boss/employee, God wanted us to be his children and for us to love and respect Him as a father.
In an age where gaining material wealth is often seen as the ultimate symbol of success, we owe it to ourselves and to our children to remember what true treasure is. Raising children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord carries its own reward… one that cannot be assigned a price tag.
Questions to consider while watching the film:
1. Though he states a wonderful sentiment, did Michael Corleone take action that reflected his love for his wife and children? What could he have done differently?
2. What, from our observations of life, are good or bad examples of how man prioritizes the importance and value of our children?
Michael Elliott
http://screensermon.blogspotcom
Written by: Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Starring: Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Andy Garcia
Rated: R
About the film:
In the continuing story of the Corleone family, an aging Michael seeks to end his family’s association with crime but is hampered by the greed and ambition of the other Mafia families who are not so willing to legitimize their businesses.
Movie Quote:
“The only wealth in this world is children. More than all the money, power on the earth.”
Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) in The Godfather, Part III (1990)
Bible Quote:
“Sons are a heritage from the Lord; children a reward from Him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are sons born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them.”
Psalms 127:3-5a (NIV)
Commentary:
Perhaps it may sound odd to hear such a loving sentiment delivered by a man whose life has been filled with violence and crime, but the sentiment is nonetheless true.
The very first command given to man by God was to “be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.” That should give an indication as to the importance God places upon children. They are a heritage or an inheritance which continues to increase as each generation adds their offspring to the family of God.
It is no surprise to discover how God feels about children and the relationship between a parent and a child. It is this father/child relationship that God has chosen to have with us. There were other options He could have selected. Instead of master/slave, owner/pet, or boss/employee, God wanted us to be his children and for us to love and respect Him as a father.
In an age where gaining material wealth is often seen as the ultimate symbol of success, we owe it to ourselves and to our children to remember what true treasure is. Raising children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord carries its own reward… one that cannot be assigned a price tag.
Questions to consider while watching the film:
1. Though he states a wonderful sentiment, did Michael Corleone take action that reflected his love for his wife and children? What could he have done differently?
2. What, from our observations of life, are good or bad examples of how man prioritizes the importance and value of our children?
Michael Elliott
http://screensermon.blogspotcom
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