They just don’t make films like they used to; and some
people are probably very happy about that. Count me in the minority. I love the
old films; all of them. War films; romances; musicals; biographies; dramas;
historical dramas; westerns; it makes no difference. They all seemed to have
something to say and were a lot less noisy in saying it.
True story; I went to see the film “Pearl Harbor” a number
of years ago when it came out. I was with my daughter. As we exited I heard an
old guy with a Pearl Harbor Survivors cap on his head say to his wife, “I was
there and it wasn't that loud!”
Well, it’s Sunday so I thought I’d post something spiritual;
Walter Brennan pitching the Lord to Gary Cooper. Check out how Gary Cooper
tries to get away as soon as Walter Brennan starts to talk about religion. I
think we all do that to some extent. Shy away from things which threaten our “comfort
zones.”
In this 3 minute scene, Walter Brennan; as the Pastor;
tackles the questions which plague us all throughout life; Can we fight the
evil within ourselves? Will God actually help us? (Love it when Gary Cooper
says he sure wishes the Lord would “throw in” with him.) And are we too weak to
overcome ourselves and our own shortcomings; let alone Satan? Big questions, all. This is what I
love about old films.
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