has anyone seen end of the spear? if so, please let me know how it is! i'm sure it's incredibly sad, but also very beautiful at the same time...
posted by no_average_girl at 6:35 AM
Monday, January 23, 2006
has anyone seen end of the spear? if so, please let me know how it is! i'm sure it's incredibly sad, but also very beautiful at the same time...
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well, i had a chance to go yesterday, but i just think it would be so sad and so i quickly talked myself out of it.
sorries, no help here!
I've been hearing a lot about this movie on people's blogs....what's it about, anyway?
The movie is about a missionary who is killed by a tribe of South American indians. Later, the missionaries son, followed in his fathers footsteps and was able to lead the tribe, including the man who had killed his father to Christ.
I haven't seen it yet but it is supposed to be wonderful.
This movie is excellent. Though I recommend seeing Beyond the Gates if Splendor first, which is the documentary. The movie is based on a true story about 5 missionaries who travel to Ecquador in hopes of contacting a tribe known as the 'aucas' which means 'savage killers.' They do finally meet them, but in a series of misunderstandings, they are speared by the tribe. Later, some of the wives and children of the murdered missionaries go and live with the tribe, telling them about "Waengongi" or God in their language. They are soon converted and give up their killing ways. The son of Nate Saint, one of the missionaries, soon makes good friends with the tribesmen, and they adopt him into their family. He stays with them for a time before going back to the United States. There he marries and has several children of his own. When he returns to Ecquador, the tribe asks him to come and live with them, so Steve Saint (the son) takes his family and lives with the "aucas" who are now known as the "waodani". If you watch the documentary, it will explain everything. There is a book as well called the End of the Spear. I am reading it now with my mom and it is really good. They were so brave to go back and witness to the waodani. Their fathers' deaths were not in vain, because the Waodani are now Christians. Steve Saint and the Waodani man named Mincaye, who killed his father, travel around the world, telling their story. What an amazing testimony!
Can't say I've heard of it.
I haven't seen it YET, but I plan to! It should be really good and pretty accurate as the relatives of those missionaries worked closely in the making. I want to see Narnia first though; I still haven't seen that!
Steven Curtis Chapman, on his album Declaration, sings about this story. His song "God Follower" was inspired by his meeting Mincayani (the tribesman) and hearing how he accepted Jesus and became a "God follower". At the end of the song, Mincayani is heard chanting and praising God in his native language.
I think I'm going to go see the movie tomorrow night. I'll tell what I think!
I saw the movie and even though it is well done and worth seeing. The Gospel is surprisingly absent. If you didn't know the heart of these missionaries before seeing the movie. You would think the only reason they wanted to go to the indians is to help them stop killing each other and live in a nice society. This is all well and good and should be one of our goals, but people can live like that their entire lives and still go to hell.
The transformation that really took place in the life of this tribe was much more than the social gospel. It was the true Gospel being preached.
With that being said, it is worth seeing. It will shed a little more light on the story.
Doug
Well, let me just say--after having viewed this movie--it had a profound impact on me, especially near the end when the tribesman (who actually speared Saint's missionary father) took him to the very site it happened and confessed what he had done. He gives Steve his spear and waits to be killed with hands spread out, giving Steve the chance to get revenge for his father's death many years ago. You'll have to see it for yourself--it's powerful. But Steve struggles with his gripping emotions and finally cries out, "No one TOOK his life....he GAVE it." He was speaking of his father's life, yes, but it was also a poignant reminder to us that likewise, nobody took Christ's life, but that HE GAVE IT for you, and for me.
This movie is awesome. You have to really pay attention, though. I'm saddened by the controversy among certain Christian bloggers who want to boycott the movie because the lead actor is homosexual. Well, that might be a stumbling block for some, and it's sure frustrating that they chose a gay actor, but who's to say that God isn't working on this very actor's heart, especially after reading this incredible script and acting it out? We need to pray for this actor.
Overall, the message of redemption and the power of forgiveness and self-sacrifice is too great to boycott, in my humble opionion. I cried at the end.
Thanks for letting me ramble! love you, girl! Blessings!
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