Rachel Lester

@emma-flournoy Late reply. Sorry.

I think Solomon was that way because of David. I don’t know of any biblical support for this, but the Bible does record instances where someone’s sin was so bad that their kids suffered because of it. I think Solomon suffered in that way. Not being heretical. That’s just my personal opinion.

From a more biblical…[Read more]

@daeus Eric was the bigger hero. But I think that the fact that they used the other guy’s POV more signifies something. Maybe because he’s a better (multi-dimensional) character?

@kate-flournoy Yeah, that’s all just hearsay though. I haven’t even completely watched either movies. So, yeah. At least you enjoyed them. As for the perspective on themes: just remember that most difficult choices are actually two goods. I’ve seen more movies that have choices of two goods rather than two evils. I think it’s because with two…[Read more]

@warrioroftherealm Happy Thanksgiving to you too! A pet peeve on songwriting crossed my mind a couple days ago. Songs recently have been just so boring. I attribute that to the second and/or third verses. They don’t build on the foundation of the first verse. Because (even though a song may or may not be a story) it has to progress forward in the…[Read more]

@kate-flournoy Aah. I understand that. It is quite amazing when films stay true to the works they adapted from. Henry V is actually what I’m learning right now, and I can see a lot of potential for great drama and action. Shakespeare did seem to specialize in amazing characters (besides verbose dialogue) so it’s not surprising that that is Henry V…[Read more]

@kate-flournoy Now for Henry V. I’ve heard it was a good movie, but I’m not too keen on Shakespeare’s works in film. That being said I actually haven’t seen any of Henry V. Not even as a play. So I might give it a chance. Your recommendation certainly makes me want to see it.

@dragon-snapper Lol. Yeah, it was a totally big deal (jokingly, okay?). BTW cool profile pic.

@emma-flournoy Okay, I see what you mean. When I said that it was a choice between two goods and two evils, I meant in the person’s mind. The choice may actually be a choice between good and evil but in the person’s mind it isn’t. So to Eve it was a…[Read more]

@dragon-snapper Lol. Yeah, it was a totally big deal (jokingly, okay?)

@emma-flournoy Okay, I see what you mean. When I said that it was a choice between two goods and two evils, I meant in the person’s mind. The choice may actually be a choice between good and evil but in the person’s mind it isn’t. So to Eve it was a choice between two goods:…[Read more]

@dragon-snapper Seriously? 😛

My favorite movie with an awesome theme . . . this is hard. Wait, let me go through my list of favorite movies.

Okay, it’s gotta be The Dark Knight. Besides, being the (arguably) greatest superhero movie ever, having one of the best villains ever shown on the big screen, and being one of the best movies to watch if you want to learn about pacing,…[Read more]

@dragon-snapper I jump up and down and either (1) write it down or (2) tell someone or (3) do both.

@jess Yes, I really liked Big Hero 6 too, but the handling of themes may be a bit iffy for me. That’s my opinion so. And there’s Beyond the Mask again. 🙁

My favorite Christian movie with a great theme is Facing the Giants. I might be biased a bit because it was one of the first Christian movies I saw, but after seeing the other Christian movies that they did, I still think Facing the Giants is the best.

I think the strongest aspect of Facing the Giants is just the strength of the subplots. The…[Read more]

@emma-flournoy

Yeah, that’s true. But there have been many examples of godly people with horrible kids. Adam literally walked with God and had a bad kid. David had Solomon (who was worse) and Solomon had Rehoboam (who was a bad king). Jehoram was a bad king but Jehoshaphat (his dad) was a good king. Modern examples include Billy Sunday and Jim…[Read more]

@warrioroftherealm

The XXAA rhyme scheme uses the X because it doesn’t rhyme with anything. If you use a letter like A or B or C or whatever then that is binding you to rhyme it later on. If you use an X then it won’t rhyme with anything.

If you have any more questions then just go ahead and ask. I’ll be glad to give my two cents worth.

@kate-flournoy Please don’t. I’m already trying to stuff the anti-stereotype rage back into my body.

Yeah, @warrioroftherealm. You got it. But The AABB and ABAB rhyme schemes are a little too common in my eyes. That’s why I prefer the ABAA, ABBA, AABA, XXAA, and stuff like that.

The link attached to the sentence is a chart of close rhymes. That’s why it’s so important. The plosives, fricatives, and nasals are all sounds that sound similar. So,…[Read more]

@kate-flournoy @emma-flournoy @sleepwalkingMK @anne-of-lothlorien

We are better at hiding sin. And we sin because we have a sin nature. Not necessarily because we weren’t raised right. There are many adults who are horrible people but were raised in good homes. It’s kind of sad that I saw that from a young age. But parenting does impact kids in…[Read more]

The whole energy of this thread is just soo serious! It’s kind of scary.

Okay, so @rolena-hatfield I totally agree with you. God’s sovereignty is a great comfort. But considering all the things I was talking about I’m actually not worried. At this point the situation has changed from one that you can be proactive in (by voting) to one that you…[Read more]

@anne-of-lothlorien I’ll check out Beyond the Mask for sure. And I think Ever After would be cool too. Romance movies are totally my guilty pleasure (if you know what I mean).

@emma-flournoy Yeah. It’s harder to read books here. No libraries. I know you’ve mentioned the Mr. Smith Goes to Washington before so I’ll be sure to watch it. And I love A…[Read more]