tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742439397728658377.post1336078978055535304..comments2024-01-26T11:42:45.547-06:00Comments on Disnerd Adventures: To truly liveLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07148953296656524813noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742439397728658377.post-50956795065605960412023-09-04T19:11:47.485-05:002023-09-04T19:11:47.485-05:00Great shaareGreat shaareTullllehttps://tulllle.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742439397728658377.post-44948513150033187812011-09-22T16:09:36.249-05:002011-09-22T16:09:36.249-05:00I find it amusing that the way to be a real boy is...I find it amusing that the way to be a real boy is to be good...even the well meaning little boys I know are not 'good' as expected by the movie. Pinocchio's natural choices are SO natural compared to real boys.<br /><br />I also liked what Tiffany put out there. I think that another way to look at it is that he isn't perfect, but neither are we - yet we are still rewarded. Although I'm not sure how far I can take that analogy. Because the Blue Fairy's gift was not from her gracious nature, unlike our gift of Christ, but Pinocchio's choice is like the choice we made to repent.Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10990273104375175461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742439397728658377.post-17384399458869413232011-09-17T08:28:13.507-05:002011-09-17T08:28:13.507-05:00Well, to spiritualize it, I guess one can also see...Well, to spiritualize it, I guess one can also see it in the way that it's the change of heart that makes him qualified to be righteous. And that change of heart, in other words, is repentance. And what about the heroic act of saving his father? Well, with the same logic, we could see it as the good work that comes out naturally and spontaneously from the change of heart-- just as how the relationship is between faith and work. <br /><br />As it is written in James, "faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead", I guess one could say that his action reveals the truth about his motives. Putting the act of repentance on the screen makes the change clear to the viewers, which also goes well with the faith-work dynamics, while the act itself is not the key to a true life.<br />However, I guess the film itself doesn't give enough evidence for this argument to base on. I think the fairy's line was something like "you've proved yourself as _______", so it could be that what she focuses on is the object of the proof, but it's just hard to convey that to the kids (the majority of the viewers...)<br /><br />okay, enough babbling.Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13161405698793134054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742439397728658377.post-53874586953197616362011-09-12T22:26:06.917-05:002011-09-12T22:26:06.917-05:00Agreed. I was also confused of how exactly does Pi...Agreed. I was also confused of how exactly does Pinocchio proves his righteous to become a real boy? Clearly his conscience, Jiminy Cricket, isn't so helpful.Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14674339795042516052noreply@blogger.com