tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519955364880984061.post3249264104515057545..comments2023-06-24T07:43:49.683-04:00Comments on Public Vigil: like a chameleon in front of a mirrorMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05204113920771985325noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519955364880984061.post-2795894227528789852014-08-27T21:07:08.777-04:002014-08-27T21:07:08.777-04:00Dear Hans,
I don't actually remember much abo...Dear Hans,<br /><br />I don't actually remember much about "Good Will Hunting" or the Robin Williams character.<br /><br />In general GWH is a typical humanist story about an anti-hero. And its basic thesis is that "the establishment" is "hypocritical" and "bigoted", etc. And therefore it calls on each person individually to mount a personal mini-revolution to destablize society. This is done in order to create the "climate of change" which allows those in control of the propaganda machinery to set the direction for that change which inevitably is one of an atheist "utopia".<br /><br />What represents "the establishment" more than the Church? With its "medieval" traditions? So the ultimate goal of these humanist revolutionaries is to overthrow the Church and Our Lord Jesus Christ.<br /><br />The exact opposite of that is the Catholic Church's mission to establish the reign of Christ the King here on earth.<br /><br />So ultimately such seemingly harmless melodramatic stories such as "Good Will Hunting" are chipping away at the Kingship of Jesus Christ. They are inciting the subjects to question the authority of their King and to resist that authority.<br /><br />One simple way they do this is reflected in the title of GWH. It is the word "good". What is "good" about the anti-hero of this story? Does he go to Mass? Does he believe in God? Does he imitate the saints? This is what is meant by a "good" person from a Catholic perspective.<br /><br />Part of the revolution is to re-define the meaning of words -- so "good" becomes a "good humanist".<br /><br />Yours in Christ,<br />MichaelMichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05204113920771985325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519955364880984061.post-11639713689262632042014-08-27T04:06:10.578-04:002014-08-27T04:06:10.578-04:00I wonder if Good Will Hunting was not his worst ro...I wonder if Good Will Hunting was not his worst role.<br /><br />Mork and Mindy can be seen as an attempt to cutify aliens (i e probably demons). But if aliens behaved like Mork, they would probably not be demons.<br /><br />However shrinks do behave like Dr. Sean Maguire, I am afraid, and that is demonic. Or, for that matter Dr. Buddy Rydell in Anger Control.Hans Georg Lundahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055583255516264955noreply@blogger.com