Reflections from the movie "Babe"
Reflections from the movie "Babe"
Hmm... somehow semestral break kind of spells lack of inspiration in writing =) Thought I'd share the reflections I wrote for my NT assignment since I'm so lacking in inspirations these days ...
Well, we are supposed to watch 3 movies this semester and after that to do a reflection on the movies in relation to certain chapters in the Pauline Epistle. Since I've handed up my 1st reflection on "Babe" (in relation to Romans 12) and had it returned with fairly good grades =), I'll share this reflection here then ...
"In a nutshell, the 12th chapter of Romans highlights the believer’s responsibility and behavior towards God and others, including one’s enemies.
Paul appealed for love and unity within the body of Christ, exhorting each person to use his gifting in service to others (vs 4-8). The sheepdog Fly in the movie “Babe” exemplifies this aspect of the apostle’s teaching. She warmly welcomed and accepted Babe, a piglet, as the newest member into the farm’s animal family. Not only that, Fly “adopted” Babe as her “child” as she empathized with Babe’s separation from his own biological family. Throughout the time that Babe mistakenly thought of himself as the sheepdog, Fly was the only one who did not ostracize him like the other animals. Instead, Fly encouraged Babe to be bold to try out his role as a sheepdog when their Master, Farmer Hogget provided an opportunity for the latter to do so. Fly also affirmed Babe for a marvelous job done. Fly also tried her very best to prevent possible conflicts arising from Rex’s jealousy over Babe.
On the other hand, Rex the sheepdog thought fairly highly of himself and was actually concealing his sense of insecurity by putting up a bold front. Instead of learning to live in harmony with others and being willing to associate with those of low position (vs 16), Rex on many occasions treated Babe with hostility, more so when he felt his job as a sheepdog was threatened. Thankfully, Rex realized his mistakes and made restitution by seeking help from the farm sheep, getting tips from them about the behavior of sheep to assist Babe during the sheepdog competition. In fact, Babe owed his championship trophy to Rex.
Throughout the entire show, Babe seemed to be the one that had acted on Paul’s teachings from vs 9 to 21. He was so innocent and sincere in his treatment towards the other farm animals, even to Ferdinand the Duck, who were scoffed and laughed at for behaving like a rooster. Babe was at all times, ready to communicate with the other animals – to befriend them, to clear up misunderstandings (when Rex fought with Fly over Babe), to comfort them (when Babe knew that Rex actually lost his sense of hearing due to an unfortunate mishap in earlier years), to encourage them (persuading Maa to allow Farmer Hogget to feed her with the medication).
Babe was at all times ready to live at peace with everyone (vs 18), evidenced through his behavior and action towards his Master and his “family”. A light-hearted movie, yet there’s ample lessons for us to learn in relations to Romans 12."
Hmm... somehow semestral break kind of spells lack of inspiration in writing =) Thought I'd share the reflections I wrote for my NT assignment since I'm so lacking in inspirations these days ...
Well, we are supposed to watch 3 movies this semester and after that to do a reflection on the movies in relation to certain chapters in the Pauline Epistle. Since I've handed up my 1st reflection on "Babe" (in relation to Romans 12) and had it returned with fairly good grades =), I'll share this reflection here then ...
"In a nutshell, the 12th chapter of Romans highlights the believer’s responsibility and behavior towards God and others, including one’s enemies.
Paul appealed for love and unity within the body of Christ, exhorting each person to use his gifting in service to others (vs 4-8). The sheepdog Fly in the movie “Babe” exemplifies this aspect of the apostle’s teaching. She warmly welcomed and accepted Babe, a piglet, as the newest member into the farm’s animal family. Not only that, Fly “adopted” Babe as her “child” as she empathized with Babe’s separation from his own biological family. Throughout the time that Babe mistakenly thought of himself as the sheepdog, Fly was the only one who did not ostracize him like the other animals. Instead, Fly encouraged Babe to be bold to try out his role as a sheepdog when their Master, Farmer Hogget provided an opportunity for the latter to do so. Fly also affirmed Babe for a marvelous job done. Fly also tried her very best to prevent possible conflicts arising from Rex’s jealousy over Babe.
On the other hand, Rex the sheepdog thought fairly highly of himself and was actually concealing his sense of insecurity by putting up a bold front. Instead of learning to live in harmony with others and being willing to associate with those of low position (vs 16), Rex on many occasions treated Babe with hostility, more so when he felt his job as a sheepdog was threatened. Thankfully, Rex realized his mistakes and made restitution by seeking help from the farm sheep, getting tips from them about the behavior of sheep to assist Babe during the sheepdog competition. In fact, Babe owed his championship trophy to Rex.
Throughout the entire show, Babe seemed to be the one that had acted on Paul’s teachings from vs 9 to 21. He was so innocent and sincere in his treatment towards the other farm animals, even to Ferdinand the Duck, who were scoffed and laughed at for behaving like a rooster. Babe was at all times, ready to communicate with the other animals – to befriend them, to clear up misunderstandings (when Rex fought with Fly over Babe), to comfort them (when Babe knew that Rex actually lost his sense of hearing due to an unfortunate mishap in earlier years), to encourage them (persuading Maa to allow Farmer Hogget to feed her with the medication).
Babe was at all times ready to live at peace with everyone (vs 18), evidenced through his behavior and action towards his Master and his “family”. A light-hearted movie, yet there’s ample lessons for us to learn in relations to Romans 12."
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