I have just watched two very precious movies. One is a children film "How to Train Your Dragon." The other one is the acclaimed musical film "Les Miserables." Although quite different in the mood and tone, both films deliver a beautiful theme: if you choose love instead of hatred, amazing things can happen.
In a Viking village, everybody hates and is afraid of dragons. They are pests. They are enemies. They must be killed. Everyone is taught that way from childhood. But the only son of the Viking leader has accidentally discovered the truth, dragon can be trained, they can be pet or even your friend. You just have to let them trust you and show them that you mean no harm. The bond of friendship between the boy and his dragon is such a beautiful thing to watch. And the ending is something that make you think....there are so many things in our lives that we despise, we view some people as enemies, but if we choose to look at them in the eyes and see how much they are like you, and choose to love them instread of hate them, the enemies will disappear because they will become our friends instead. How beautiful our world can be! I recommend this film for all children. It is very important to instill this awareness in our youth.
A prisoner who is branded as evil is sent out on a parole with a heart full of hatred for his warden and everyone. He hates the world. He lookes out for revenge. But after a priest took him inside a shelter for a place to sleep, gave him food to eat, and forgave him even after he tried to steal valuable objects from the church, the man's heart is changed forever. And this is a story of his life and how it affects other people. There are many sub-plots within the story but the thing that I found most beautiful is that if you choose love instead of hatred, you can do so many miraculous things and your life can be a light that shines on others no matter how "miserable" your life may seem. God is waiting at the end. The Light is there to take you into the land of no-more sorrow after you have breathed your last.
The film also has beautiful cinematography, excellent cast, and of course so many, many beautiful songs. (Oh I love them!)
These days, it is not easy to find movies with so much light shining through. I must say that many movies in our world contain poison and darkness, but not these two. They are made to send out the light to your heart.
Clicke here for a trailer of Les Miserables:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r8F3_Pvw3g
Clicke here for a trailer of How to Train Your Dragon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88x08ePynt0
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