Well, last week I watched the 4th movie, skimmed books 5 and 6 and at midnight Friday I bought book 7. I finished reading it this morning (3:00 Am). And it was good.
I won’t say much as to not give anything away. But it is a great read, if you are a fan I doubt you’ll be disappointed.
I have thoughts in my head around the ideas of a messiah in contemporary media. And, more to the point, how those compare to the biblical notion of Jesus the Messiah. We’ve got very interesting evolutions in the messiah motif in film and text…. Harry Potter, Neo, Frodo/Aragorn, Superman, Spiderman, etc….
I’ll save a further reflection to another time, but I’ll atleast pose a question or two… what are the qualities a “messiah” must possess to be considered a legit messiah? How has messiah-ship changed in literature/film especially in the last 100/50 years? (and the kicker) How are the contemporary ideas of messiah similar/different than the biblical view of Jesus?
