Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
- Information at Internet
Movie Database
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Looking Closer, review by Jeffrey Overstreet, "searching for truth, beauty
and meaning in the movies."
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Cinema in Focus, a social and spiritual commentary by Hal Conklin and
Denny Wayman.
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Movie Parables
review.
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Review, Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality & Health -
Spiritual Practices for Human Being.
- Themes
- Doers of the Word
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"A Japanese-American is
accused of murder. At the trial his defense attorney tells
the jury (this is as paraphrase), "Every so often humanity is
called upon to give a report about how far we have progressed from
the jungle. Will we repeat the prejudics and hatreds of the
past? You will decide." How we Christians live serves as the
basis of the report card the world is making in its decision
whether following Christ's way of the cross is a real option
or is it just talk. (Wayne Evans, First UMC of Arcadia)
- Honor, Integrity, Truth/Truthfulness
- This is a mystery, murder and love story folded
together. It deals with forbidden love between a boy who is
Caucasian and a girl who is Japanese just after the bombing of Pearl
Harbor. The theological themes running through it have to do with
honesty, truth, integrity and honor. Prejudice impacts the solving
of the unexplained death of a fisherman and the Japanese fisherman
who is on trial for his murder. One man uncovers evidence that could
mean life or death for the accused. He wrestles with his conscience
and his unresolved feelings for the woman he still loves. A powerful
story! (submitted by Sheila Cody)
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