The movie gave everything it promised. I thoroughly enjoyed the action, the characters and the chance to just sit back and relax. By the end of the movie I had a large smile on my face.
The main character has a boring life. Angelina Jolie shows up, very similar to Morpheus in the Matrix, to show how he is actually part of a larger story. Wanted, Matrix, Star Wars (Episode IV), Men in Black, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy all portray characters finding themselves in a much bigger story than they expected. And they are an integral part of that larger story important to how it all ends, whether it is the good guys that win or the bad.
A group of grade 10′s and some adults were walking through the trees early in the spring. I noticed the deer prints and the scat that littered the area. As I looked closer, the tracks were all heading in different directions. I pictured deer wandering through the trees just the night before. I felt a keen connection to that place knowing that just a few hours ago the herd was right here. Then some one much more experienced than I walked up. He pointed out how fresh the tracks were. I filled up with pride knowing my conclusion was correct. “Those deer are just playing around the edge of us. Waiting for us to leave.”
My reverence and awe deepened. Were they actually here only moments ago? Where were they now? Just out of our sight? We were all in the middle of a deeper story, a story that was not just us walking through the woods, but a with a large group of deer just beyond our edge of awareness – except for the tracks they had left.
A friend of mine talks about us all being part of a larger picture, a deeper story, an EPIC story where we are the pivotal character. It is a battle of good against evil. It exists just outside of our regular world. I am beginning to get more hints of the reality of this story more often. Maybe I’m getting better at tracking, seeing the clues left around and pushing the edges of my awareness. Take some time to do the same.