Beauty is all the rage. In the Movie of the Moment (Barbie, obviously), there is a scene in which Barbie sits on a bench next to an elderly lady, looks at her intensely, and breathlessly exclaims, “You are beautiful.”Studio executives suggested cutting the scene because it served no real point in advancing the plot. But the director stood firm, “If I cut the scene, I don’t know what this movie is about.” [Further reflections on what the movie is “about” are in Tremendous Trifles here. (And … [Read more...] about Is The Bride of Christ Beautiful Too?
Measuring out my life with coffee spoons ...and books
