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Movies/Scenes Representing
the Sermon on the Mount
- Fight Club
(1999)
- Fight Club, although violent and reflects anything but
Christian morality is full of biblical themes.
When Tyler burns the hand of the narrator, he
says, "It's only after we have lost everything that we're free to do
anything," which exemplifies the words of Jesus: "Blessed are the
poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of God"
(Matt. 5:3). After the narrator's apartment
explodes, he shares a quiet drink with Tyler lamenting the loss of
his possessions, to which Tyler replies, "The things you own end up
owning you." ("Do not store up for yourselves
treasures on earth. . . Matt. 6:19). Just before
Tyler allows the car he is driving to careen of the road
into a parked car he yells at the narrator, "Just let go!" ("Thy
Kingdom come, Thy will be done" Matt. 6:10).
Finally, Tyler offers a scathing critique of the
modern American society in his speech to the members of
Fight Club, which is useful to illustrate the futility of the
hedonistic lifestyle. (Steve
Willey)
-
There's Something About Mary
(1998)
- The final scene in which all of the stalkers are in
Mary's apartment and are arguing over who loves
her more, when Ted responds by saying that none of
them are really in love with Mary, but that they love the way she makes them
feel. I feel that this is a good example of Jesus' words: "You are
the salt of the earth. . . You are the light of
the world." (Matt. 5:13-16) This is all the more
transparent when earlier scenes of her giving and
showing love for others. (Steve Willey)
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