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3/6/2010
Link: http://spiritualpopcorn.blogspot.com/2010/03/spiritual-popcorn-oscars-2010.html
Spiritual Popcorn
Spiritual Popcorn Oscars 2010
This year, which of the nominated films will take home the Spiritual Popcorn Oscars?
Each year, the Academy selects films that have achieved artistic excellence in various fields (acting, directing, cinematography, sound design, and so forth), though many times, unfortunately, the choices come down to political decisions.
But regardless of art or politics, I would like to take a moment to honor those films (among the nominated few) which have made significant impact on spirituality. Some of these are not my personal favorites, but they are movies that made a difference. And so... the envelope please.
Best Picture of the Year: Avatar
Now that the Academy has opened up the field to ten choices (yet still did not nominate my personal fav of the year, Star Trek), making a final choice became more difficult. Each time, I approach this race asking myself: What film do I want the world to remember this past year by? Do I think we should be remembered for the senseless war we are fighting in the Middle East (The Hurt Locker)? Or our over-stressed and over-worked culture (Up in the Air)? Or should we be remembered for the prejudice of our past (District 9)?
For me, I want to err on the side of hope and goodness - which brings it down to a two-horse race: The Blind Side and Avatar. And what gives Avatar the edge in my books is that it went beyond good Christian charity (evidenced in Blind Side) and took us deeper into the uncomfortable but incredibly necessary world of social justice for all life and peace for all God's creation. And that is how I would like us to be remembered spiritually.
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