While checking what I can watch during commercial breaks during Monday Night Football, I came upon one of my favorite movies, The Year of Living Dangerously (1982). It's truly a great movie, set in 1965 Indonesia, with Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver, and with a great performance as Billy Kwan, the Oscar-award winning actress, Linda Hunt.
It's especially meaningful as we approach Lectionary Year C during Advent, when we hear the words of the people to John the Baptist, "What should we do?" Billy Kwan, via Hunt, asks those words to himself/herself. Billy agonizes over his position of relative affluence in a nation ruled by a military dictatorship. His tragedy is felt at several different levels. If you don't know what I mean, do yourself a favor and watch the movie!
It's especially meaningful as we approach Lectionary Year C during Advent, when we hear the words of the people to John the Baptist, "What should we do?" Billy Kwan, via Hunt, asks those words to himself/herself. Billy agonizes over his position of relative affluence in a nation ruled by a military dictatorship. His tragedy is felt at several different levels. If you don't know what I mean, do yourself a favor and watch the movie!
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