When we were in Toronto recently we decided one evening to watch an in house movie. Paying $12.99 for a movie is more than I would like to spend but this was vacation time and that was part of the fun. The Fantastic Four was agreed upon because my 10 year old wanted to see it. Since it is a movie based on a comic book series I thought it was safe.
For the most part the movie was fine. I was not impressed with the adult inuendos that were fired from time to time by the characters. Fortunately the were over my son's head but nonetheless, this is a movie that I'm sure most parents would feel is safe for a child. The basic "good vs evil" was well covered and had a good message in that regard. I was even able to point out some Biblical parallels to my son which was easy for him to apply.
The story surrounds how the Silver Surfer seeking out new planets with energy for Galactus feed off of in order to survive. It brought tears to my eyes when the force of Galactus comes to earth. It is much like how Satan himself feeds off of the energy of our earth and those who live and breathe here. He can suck the life force out of people for his own survival. Galactus roams like a lion to seek and destroy, much like the Adversary.
Like Satan, Galactus is destroyed in the movie (sorry for the spoiler). Silver Surfer gave his life in a sacrificical way, so the earth and it's people could survive.
Christ gave His life so that we could have life forever. Satan is defeated and he knows it. We have the advantage as believers to stand against his schemes that can steal the energy from us. We need to proclaim that more often. We need to live that so others can see the life saving Force that lives in each of us.
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