So one reason I subscribe to Blockbuster Online, other than I am a movie addict, is that I love foreign films and documentaries. But at $4 a pop I am always to scared to rent movies I am not sure I will like. I recieved my first documentary in the mail a few weeks ago: The US vs. John Lennon. I can’t say I thought much of anything either positive or negative about John Lennon before this. As I watched I learned a few things:
- I know almost nothing of US history beyond WWII. I am was amazed at how similar things are in our country right now concerning the Iraq War and what was going on during the Vietnam War. Some of Nixon’s quotes you could swear Bush plagiarized. Its creepy.
- This past year I have been a part of a group at Resonate called Activate. We were tired of being ignorant American Christians knowing that peace and justice and mercy should not be relegated to NGOs. So watching these peace advocates during the Vietnam War era I feel like for the first time I didn’t think about them as wierdo activists but people who so deeply believed in something they could not but act. I admire that they chose to rise up ut of their tv chair and fight for something.
- John Lennon is amazing. He knew very well how much media attention he had. He and Yoko very intentionally used this media obsession to get air time for what they deeply believed in: peace. The documentary shows John being willing to look like a fool because he believed that the power that he could wield was more important than his personal image. At Glorieta we listened to Michael Kelley disect the parable of the Shrewd Manager. Its a tough one and I am not sure I have ever understood it until now. Jesus commends the shrewd manager not for his actions but for his shrewdness – for leveraging his resources and influence well, for making the most of an opportunity. Michael Kelley described an aspect of shredness as “to have an eye on the future and making choices towards the future”. I think Jesus would commend John Lennon.
- The FBI was freakin’ scary back then.
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This is good stuff, Megs. I love that our hearts are walking through this process together.