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Recap questions from "The Village" on Saturday June 13th

Sunday, June 21st, 2009

Movies on June 13th were another great experience with the movie “The Village” a crazy blend of modern and “old fashioned” with plenty of interesting complexity as it applies to communities with deeply held beliefs keeping the important things without going crazy in in-group obsessions.

Here are the questions were expertly drawn up and posed by William and Ana

  • Who is/are the main character(s)?
  • Is the purpose of community primarily to shield us from harm/corruption? How far should they go?
  • What is the effect of the black boxes on community? Is it helpful? Or no?
  • What role does color play in how communities are formed? What role should it play? Is there safety in segregation?
  • How does Noah’s sacrifice permit or ensure the community’s survival?
  • How self-sufficient should a community be? When should we go outside our community? When should we help other communities?
  • What is the significance in terms of how communities form of the security director’s command not to “get into conversation?” What happens when we do?

Next Movie will be in July as we bid our cordial Hosts- Juice and Angel– Adieu and Godspeed.

Into the Wild: Discussion Guide

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

Movie and Theme:

Into the Wild: American Classic journey-tale

Pre- Questions:

“Do you ever desire seclusion? What are its advantages? Its dangers?”

Post- Questions:

Is seclusion a necessity to realize our need for community?
ex: Jesus in the desert, Alex in the wild.

In the scene with Mr. Frans, would you be scared to venture up the mountain? Would you (or do we) stop halfway? Why?

What does the moose represent?

What are the “rivers” in our lives that keep us separated from others?

How can we cross those “rivers”?

Take Home #1: Going back to to the Mr. Fran’s question, in the coming month, think of a way you can ‘give community your all’ and not stop halfway.

Take Home #2: Alex reads a quote from a book that reminds him of his need for others and inspires him to return to society “… I think I know what is needed for happiness…the possibility of being useful to PEOPLE…what more could the heart of a man desire?”

What is a way you can (re)-enter into community?

Lars and the Real Girl: Discussion guide

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

Keeping with our open source tradition if you missed the community experience- which was excellent: food, laughter, very serious discussion– here is the discussion guide.

Episode #2:

Venue and Day:

Mar 14th -- 8:00 PM, Hollywood FL

Logistics: rice & beans at apt., movie, then crepe desserts

Movie and Theme:

Lars and the Real Girl: Americana, set somewhere in the northern midwest

Pre- Question:

What kinds of things only get healed in/through community?

Post- Questions:

What happened that permitted this community to ‘rally’ around Lars?

Could this sort of community happen in an urban metroplex such as ours? What would it take?

The pastor, the church lady, and the psychologist/MD: How did they show aspects of God’s grace?

What would Jesus do (WWJD), when faced with the Bianca & Lars situation?

What role does Bianca play in the movie? What does she permit Lars to do in his community?

Do you know people with Biancas in their lives? (or maybe you have a Bianca in your life) What can you do as part of a community to contribute towards a healing process?

Take Home:

Take Home 1: Where are you called to extend grace in community in an effort towards healing this next month?

Take Home 2: What character in the movie has qualities that you would like to try to emulate in the coming month? What are those qualities?

Take Home 3: How can we actively express love and acceptance as a community this next month?