 | Themes
 | Peace, Reconciliation, Children, Love
 | "The setting of this movie is 19th
century British-occupied India. Shirley Temple and her widowed
mother (June Lang as Joyce Williams), travel to India to live with
grandfather/father-in-law, Colonel Williams. At first, the British
outpost is an oppressive place, ruled with an iron military fist.
Priscilla is a most curious, precocious child. After a series of
adventures, she wins the hearts of everyone by challenging
prejudicial assumptions of both friends and enemies. Her innocent,
yet challenging questions are instrumental in helping Colonel
Williams and Islamic freedom fighter, Khoda Khan to see the
senselessness of violence, leading to a negotiated peace between the
two enemies. Themes: the peaceful kingdom (Isaiah 11:1-9, especially
verse 6), reconciliation transforming enemies into friends, children
and God’s realm (Matthew 18:1-4), courageous love ( I John 4:18).
Recommended for family viewing." (Reviewed by the
Rev. Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson) |
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