Phenomenon:
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George Malley
Nate Pope
DOC
Lace
Glory and Al
The townspeople
Dr Ringold
FBI Agents
DR. WELLEN
Phenomenon
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George Malley
Nate Pope
DOC
Lace
Glory and Al
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townspeople
• Dr Ringold
• FBI Agents
• DR. WELLEN
Here we go!!!
• George
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works in his garden
is learning spanish
works on cars
“fixes things”
is the instrument
Finds/heals the boy
Wants to share his
ideas to being a
deeper awareness
• George
• Wants to bring
people together
– Uniting force
– People don’t
understand/fear him
– Pays attention to
detail and people
around him
– extraordinary
Phenomenon:
• best explains the suffering misunderstood and ridiculed Jesus.
• After George has this experience of light he is struggling
to figure out what is happening to him as he truly discovers his
identity, mission, purpose in life.
• On this journey, he wants to share his ideas and help as many
people as possible.
• However, the members of his own hometown are afraid of
George and have made their own conclusions about him and
cannot listen to his truth. (MARK: IRONIC TWIST and
MESSIANIC SECRET)
• The FBI agents want to silence George because they are
threatened by his special abilities.
• After his death the people come to an understanding and
appreciate and treasure his memory as his spirit lives on in them.
The opposition
• Dr. Ringold: insists on being called
Doctor; does not want to listen to
George until after he sees George’s
special abilities
• FBI agents: threatened by George’s
knowledge; filled will fear, they want to
silence him
• Dr. Wellen: just wants George’s brain;
has no interest in the person, or life
• “you are not a scholar”
SYMBOLS
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The garden: nature, heaven and earth
The light changes everything,
Does George really change?
Increased capacity for learning
Sees clearly, understands right away
Concentrates; clarity of thought
Teaches a parable using symbols
– Aspen trees in Colorado one root system,
unity, connected, partnership
George
• “Full of ideas and you can’t deliver”
– The parking lot, the new mail route,
• George still says “I don’t know” but he
shares what he knows and feels; similar
to Jesus identity growing into
understanding of his human and divine
natures
• “Like he is not human”
Gospel of Mark Connections
• Humanity and suffering of Jesus
• Irony in Mark
• Lessons that we can learn from Jesus’
experience of suffering and service
• The messianic secret and mystery
– Nate wants to show off George's ability of
telekinesis; George says never mind that
• The Parable of the sower and the seed
George as a Christ figure
• George pays attention to details
• George wants to learn Spanish in order to
communicate better
• George is the instrument!!!
• Searching for truth, creates experiments,
• What is happening is the truth
• “I am the way and the truth and the life”
• Nate is in fantasy land; George brings him
reality, gives him purpose and a future
Character Analysis
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George Malley: Jesus
Nate Pope: Peter (the denial and forgiveness)
DOC: Joseph
Lace: Mary Magdalene at the cross
Glory and Al: the children
• The townspeople: turn on him and believe afterwards
• Dr Ringold: the doubting Thomas/ evangelist
• FBI Agents: the Roman and Jewish
Authorities
• DR. WELLEN: the pharisees
Let’s Get Biblical!!!
• there are many biblical references that you can use
to connect the Bible and the movie; here are a few:
• remember you must use 2 biblical quotations from
any of the following stories or any of your own and
explain them in your reflection paper...............
• Jn 2: the cleansing of the temple
• Lk 22: the last supper Eucharist
• Lk 22: the agony in the garden of Gethsemane
• Jn 12: the anointing at Bethany
• Mt 27: the guards at the tomb
• Jn 15: the vine and the branches
• Jn 21: Jesus and Peter
keep in mind the symbols that we
discussed in class:
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The birthday: beginnings, creation
the light: is within and shared
The solar panels: the sun, the Son
the garden: of Eden and Gethsemane
• lace's wooden chairs: carpentry, sin, the cross
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the grove of aspen trees in Colorado
George's books: the Bible
George’s experiments: the truth
The corn!!! I told u this movie was corny!
The Five Senses
• Sight: George sees the light
• Taste: the taste of life
• Touch: feels the prequake activity;
telekinesis; feels the pain of others
(compassion)
• Hearing: Morse code
• Smell: stops to smell the flowers
• Sense of humor!!!