Reconciliation
The film Super 8 deals with (at it’s heart) Reconciliation. What is reconciliation? What relationships in the film are in need of repairing (reconciliation)? What has caused those problems/issues?
Is reconciliation found between the characters in the film? If yes, how? If no, why not? What does the Bible say about reconciliation? Should you regularly be seeking reconciliation with others? Is there ever a time to not seek out reconciliation?
Reconciliation is being reunited with someone. In Super 8 i say this when Joe and his dad were reunited right before the alien left. Also Alice was reunited with her father after they had a fight. The bible says reconciliation, "Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you." Ephesians 4:32. In Super 8 i saw that Joe and Alice forgave their fathers for not spending time with them.
ReplyDeleteI say that reconciliation is actually "the restoration of friendly relations". So, like above, i saw that in Super 8 Joe and Alice's relationship with their fathers was restored after they realized that they had all been brought together to try to send the alien away.
DeleteI agree with C. Kyriakos Christ has forging us, so we should forgive each other and this was between Alice dad and Mr. Lamb. The two fathers have been in a family feud for awhile, and it was time to forgive because the children and the alien were more important than themselves.
DeleteReconciliation is accepting something that you don't desire. I feel two relationships are in need. Those are between Alice and her dad and Joe and his dad. Alice's dad being an alcoholic is the main driving force in the turmoil in their relationship. The relationship between Joe and his dad is bad because Joe's dad is in the police and therefore doesn't get to see him much. Also, they don't see eye to eye on a lot of things (Joe's friendship with Charles being a prime example). Reconciliation is found when Alice's dad decides to terminate her friendship with Joe. Romans 5:10 says "For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life."
ReplyDeleteI agree. Their relationships need mending. Another relation ship that needs mending is Joe and his friends. His friend thinks he is only doing the movie for the girl and they both like her. This is always a struggle for guys. They need to just realize that their friendship is more important than any girl. Also I think Joe's dad and Joe's relationship is a picture of God toward us. We get mad when we don't get to do certain things even though he just wants to protect us.
DeleteReconciliation is coming to an agreement with one another. I agree with both Justin and Caroline on this, Joe and his father and Alice and her fathers relationships are crucial because their wife or mother is gone now they only have each other. I still believe that are are both still sad and confused about their family member dying, who could blame them. I am not saying its not terrible they are still trying to handle their emotions. There is reconciliation when the kids and the parents forgive one another. Yes we should always want to seek reconciliation with others because relationships are important. And I do believe there is a time when to not seek reconciliation because if someone is making you do bad things or changing your behavior you want to end your relationship right when you realize that this is bad.
ReplyDeleteYou guys are still dancing around the heart of what reconciliation is. Keep trying. Use a dictionary.
ReplyDeleteAlright, let's use a dictionary. So the dictionary says that reconciliation is "the restoration of friendly relations."
ReplyDeleteI can certainly see a restoration of friendly relations throughout the movie, especially between Joe's dad, Jack, and Allie's dad, Louis. Louis appears to be an alcoholic, abusive father who has run into trouble with Jack a number of times. But when both of their kids' lives are put at stake, they knew they needed to settle their differences.
The points you made are very close to the way I was looking at it, but I also think that Reconciliation could be found between Allie and her father, he was drunk and she ran away he ran after her to try to save her but, because of his actions his daughter was taken by the Alien and almost died. I also think that Joe's friend was jealous that Allie likes Joe but he soon overgrew it and forgave him.
DeleteGood job using a dictionary to define reconciliation. It helped me a lot. I think you were right about how Jack and Louis needed reconciliation. You thought about it in a similar way to how I looked at it. i don't think Louis seems to be abusive but he seems a bit like a drunk.
DeleteIt doesn't matter if he's under the influence or not, Louis is still an abusive father. I certainly agree with Hilary in that Alice is restoring friendly relations with her father. It always seems that Alice is trying to stay away from her father at all times. But at the end, (just like every other movie) they're back together as the alien says goodbye.
DeleteReconciliation of people: the ending of conflict or renewing of a friendly relationship between disputing people or groups.
ReplyDeleteThis is the simplest way I could find how to describe reconciliation. Basically it means to become friends again or to stop quarreling.
OK. Good. So with that definition in mind look at the other parts of the question.
Deletealright so the definition of reconciliation is the restoration of friendly relations. Thats what i found in my dictionary. I see this in the movie when Louis and Jack. Jack being a cop, has obviously run into some trouble with Louis. Louis was an abusive and a . alcoholic. But when both of their kids are in danger they knew that they had to help each other and get their kids back.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you. Sometimes we need to settle our differences to accomplish something (being forced to work with someone you don't like on a group project being an example), but in the end you will grow spiritually through it. I think that this is why God puts stuff like this in our lives. We might not like it when we're going through it, but in the end, it's all part of God's master plan and we will thank him for doing it.
DeleteWell said Luke, I concur; sometimes we need to forget the boundaries of our differences in style, look, and sports, in everything. We need to drop our defenses, and surrender to forgiveness and the loving God who made it possible to do so. No mater what happens though, in the end, it’s all part of God's opaque, perfect master plan.
DeleteDefinition #1: Reconciliation is the act of causing two people or groups to become friendly again after an argument or disagreement, to become friendly again after an argument or disagreement. Definition #2: The process of finding a way to make two different ideas, facts, etc. exist or be true at the same time. The relationships between Alice and her father, Joe and Mr. Lamb, Alice’s father and Mr. Lamb were in need of reconciliation. What had caused these problems were: the problems of Alice and Joe’s mother deceased, Alice’s father lacking quantity time, and Joe disobeying his dad about being friends with Alice. The film never summarized why Alice’s father and Mr. Lamb disliked each other, but I can put together that the two men always had problems with collaborating. Reconciliation is found towards the end of the film when Alice and her father and Joe and Mr. Lamb all forgave each other. 2 Corinthians 5:20 states that, “We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.” Jesus wants us to be regularly seeking reconciliation with others. Whether we may believe or not, we should seek out reconciliation, especially when times in our life are at the lowest points.
ReplyDeleteDo people in your grade seek reconciliation with one another? Explain why you think they do or don't? Do you seek reconciliation with others?
ReplyDeleteExplain why you think they do or they don't.
This question is open to everyone.
Yes I see reconciliation with one another because I know I was and I see it quite often. I know they are wanting to seek it because relationships are very important for everyone.
DeleteOf course I see people wanting reconciliation from others. Sometimes when people are doing this it's either because they've grown apart from a recently close friend or because the did something wrong to a friend and want their forgiveness. I seek reconciliation a lot because I'm always making the wrong decisions and sometimes hurting the people I love.
DeleteI see reconciliation a lot in our grade and with friendships. We are sinful people, messing up left and right. It is all to easy to lose a friend to such a careless error. It takes time to build a relationship of any kind, but in a instant it can be shattered down to the very base. I am struggling with this now. I have said/done some rash and unneeded things to a fellow friend. I can repay him money and things, but nothing can refill and make new a good friendship. I believe we need God's help to carve us a path towards righteousness and even lead us to help out a fellow friend in need.
DeleteI believe that at this age, we don't think about how powerful our words can be. Even when we are just meaning them as a joke, they can hurt others. It's hard to say that I see reconciliation in our grade, because I don't. I"m not talking about the occasional "sorry", but the restoring is hard to find. If reconciliation was present in our grade, we would probably not have as many cliques. No one wants to be lonely so they will do or say things to get accepted. That causes people to split a part and form different groups. I see people drift quite often. Occasionally, fights get restored, but not all the time. I think what we all need to work on is restoring any relationships that had been broken in the past. Sooner or later that will bind us into a better person.
DeleteI think we do, but sometimes its fake. We want to be popular and know so many people in our class. We make a scene just to make fake reconciliation so that we can have more friends and "connections". As middle schoolers we seek attention so create our own.
DeleteThat is so true J. Wilson and I don't understand why we can't just be ourselves we have to draw fake attention to ourselves, but sometimes it can be hard being ourselves.
DeleteI totally agree with M.Gooch its like we have a mask on when we are at school or anywhere really we try to be be the perfect student perfect athlete, and sometimes the only person to see past that mask is God.
DeleteI dunno if it's reconciliation.
DeleteFor us guys, it's if someone has a problem with someone else, some conflict occurs, and then we're all good.
But with girls, what I see (and this is what I see, so please correct me if I'm wrong) is that if there's a conflict, it takes a few weeks of the silent treatment before there's an end to the conflict.
Maybe it's just a guy thing.
To be honest, I don’t see a lot of reconciliation in our grade. With what J. Wilson and M. Gooch said, people make reconciliation fake sometimes just to get attention or popularity. However I can say for myself that I seek reconciliation. There might be a time where I hurt a friend’s feelings or annoy them to the breaking point and later realize what I did was wrong and try to reconcile with them.
DeleteEveryone once in a while I will see reconciliation in our grade. I see reconciliation when someone has a fight or disagreement with one of their close friends. When i don’t see it is when you have a disagreement with someone your not as close to. People don’t tend to want to start a new relationship. I don’t think its because they don’t like the other person but, I think because they don’t want to be judged by other people who their close or not close with.
DeleteI see reconciliation somewhat in our grade. What I am trying to get at is that we don't understand how much our words affect others. Whenever we are just joking around, we assume that the other person knows we are joking, but when they think they are actually being made fun of in a non joking way then there comes problems. When they think its not joking reconciliation does not really occur. The person usually just keeps it to themselves.
DeleteI feel it is rare to see reconciliation at our age because almost everyone in our grade is so caught up with themselves they blame the other person and must seek revenge. there are times when iI feel that I have lost a good friend and would like to hangout with them again, but most of the time I don't.
DeleteI definitely see people seeking reconciliation in our grade. Especially with girls because we often are easily offended. We value our friendships though. The ups and downs of friendships can be what makes them stronger. I see girls getting in fights about small things and then realizing it was not that important and that friendship is more important. We all want friends so of course we seek reconciliation.
DeleteI think that some people seek forgiveness with people they have injured in some way. I agree with Marcus when he says that we don't usually understand how much words can affect the people around you. Usually we are just messing with someone but they might take it personal and we just need to be careful to make sure we are not hurting them and if we do to reconcile with that person.
DeleteReconciliation is all throughout the movie, it can be found in the characters quite bluntly. Reconciliation was obvious between the Alien and the people he had effected, he had realized his sins can be forgiving when Joe told his he could still live. Joe's dad forgives Alice's dad when they are in the car, and after years of avoiding it and dancing around it they finally come to good terms with each other and work to support and help one another. Reconciliation should be sought out regularly, if we do not reunite friendly relations we are hurting God by letting his think that we do not respect another person or am too good to try to make an effort to repair what has been broken. The problems between Joe and Alice's dad was created when a horrible accident happened, Joe's dad even said it was an accident they have both come to terms or forgiveness and apology by reconciliation
ReplyDeleteReconciliation- A end of feuding or conflicted, a new friendship
ReplyDeleteI think we should always be looking for a way to end a fight. I'd say Alice and her dad fighting. They fight because they are both stubborn and they both always want to be right. Also the fact her dad is an aocholic. In the end they both forgive eachother and start fresh.
I agree without reconciliation we would not have many friendships.
DeleteOne definition of reconciliation is “to reestablish a close relationship with.” This is why God sent Jesus to us. God wanted to reestablish a close relationship with his creation. This relationship was damaged by the acts of Adam and Eve. Several people sought reconciliation in the movie:
ReplyDelete• Dr. Woodward wanted reconciliation with the alien (he did his best, but did not have the opportunity to reconcile)
• Joe and his dad needed reconciliation (Joe’s dad realizes at the end that he needs to be there for his son)
• Alice and her dad needed reconciliation (Alice’s dad realizes that Alice is important to him and it appears he will at least try to be a better dad)
• Mr. Dainard and Mr. Lamb needed reconciliation (Mr. Dainard says he is sorry and Mr. Lamb tells him it was an accident)
I think this movie is uplifting because so many relationships achieved reconciliation in this film. Reconciliation should be important to us because it is important to God. He sent Jesus to us for reconciliation. We should follow his example and choose reconciliation whenever we can.
Reconciliation means to reestablish a relationship. One relationship I saw in need of repairing was between Joe and his good friend. They both really liked Alice. Joes friend ends up getting really mad at him, but in the end he does end up forgiving Joe. I also saw reconciliation going on between Alice and her father. At the end she finds out that her father really does care for her and they make up from their many fights. They were in so many fights was because Alice’s dad was doing drugs and was an alcoholic and he was also very abusive. Ephesians 4:32 states “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” You always need to seek reconciliation with your friends. The bible says forgive and forget, and love your enemies. There is never one time you shouldn’t seek reconciliation.
ReplyDeleteReconciliation is restoring a broken relationship. In the movie you can see this between Alice and her father. Alice runs away because her father yelled at her, in the end you see her hugging him and basically forgiving him for not being a good father. The BIble says in Matthew 18:21-22 that you should forgive not 7 but 77 time. I believe Jesus is trying to say is that there isn't a limit on forgiveness. So you should look for reconciliation.
ReplyDeleteAnother time where reconciliation is made is between Joe's dad a d Alice's dad. Joe's dad has felt bitterness and unforgiveness towards Alice's dad over his wife's deaths. In the end reconciliation is made and they have to work together to try and find their kids. The Bible says In Proverbs 10:12, "Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offences." You should look for reconciliation and not let hatred dwell in your heart. Always look to reconcile so that hatred won't rule you.
ReplyDeleteReconciliation, in the context of this movie, is restoring relationships with the people you care about. Three relationships in this movie were in need of repairing: Joe and his father's relationship, Alice and her father's relationship, and Jack and Louis's relationship. The death of Joe's mother caused the problem between his father and Alice's. Reconciliation is found between the two fathers when their children's lives were at stake. In order to save them or help them in any way, Jack needed to forgive Louis for his wrong doings.
ReplyDeleteMatthew 18:15-17 says, “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector."
We should be regularly seeking reconciliation from the people we have sinned against. There is never a wrong time to do this.
Reconciliation occurs when a conflict occurs, and the result of that conflict is positive. Towards the very end the alien and the boy understand each other after the creature had killed several people. This parallels to how Jesus was persecuted, but was then understood after he had risen.The whole film involves the alien being pursued and chased through out the town. But all of that changes in one moment. We can try to get as far away from god as we can, but he will find us, and he will save us from the sin of this world.
ReplyDeleteReconciliation occurs in between characters through out the story. Joe's father and Alice's father bury the hatchet over the death of Joe's mom, Joe and his friend understand that Alice and Joe are the beast possible match, and Joe understands the alien's feelings. All of this occurred in the heat of a conflict or moment. But we can seek reconciliation at any time, as long as it's from God. God will always be with us, and will always forgive us. No matter how heated or cooled the moment is.
ReplyDeleteReconciliation is when a conflict in a relationship has been resolved. One of the relationships in the movie that needed resolving was between Joe and his father. It started after the death of Joe's mother. I think that the tension grew high and their relationship was destroyed. It was resolved when the father realized how much he needed Joe in his life after a near death experience with the alien. Another relationship that needed fixing was the one between Alice and her father. Her dad was an alcoholic and went to jail a lot. He gave her very little freedom and no say in what she did. It drove her crazy and led her to the idea of running away. Once she did that, he realized just how much he needed her. Their relationship was restored when he thought he almost lost her when the alien attacked. Ephesians 5:32 says, "Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you." God encourages us to forgive. No one is perfect. Everyday we need to reconcile any broken relationships. I can not think of a time we shouldn't reconcile.
ReplyDeleteReconciliation means to restore friendly relations. There are many relationships in the film that needed to be repaired, such as the Joe and Alice with their fathers, the alien with the people, and Joe and Charles. All of these people have fought, sinned, and hurt each other, but they need to be forgiving and reconcile. The main thing that has caused all of these problems was the train wreck I think, because Joe's father is a sheriff, so was always out and constantly frustrated, and this also cause the alien to start hurting people. The bible says that we should always forgive others, which is like reconciliation. We should always reconcile, because it is important to always be forgiving, and we want to rebuild those relationships.
ReplyDeleteYes I see reconciliation in our grade almost every week. People getting mad at each other and causing drama. But then they usually make up. A perfect example of reconciliation. I know that I cause drama and that i want people to forgive me when I do.
ReplyDeletei agree with luke. i like like you used an example that relates to everyone. friends getting in fights but making up shortly after. its an ongoing cycle.
DeleteYeah that is a really good example. In my life, I have seen so much reconciliation, and been through plenty myself. It really is important to forgive others and to restore relationships with people. Not only with people, but we also should forgive God and try to restore our relationship with him. I think it is so important to have a relationship with God, because in the end of this life, that is the only relationship that will matter or mean anything.
DeleteSorry, for the 1000th time, reconciliation is the act of causing two people or groups to become friendly again after an argument or disagreement. The two relationships in the film that need reconciliation are Joe's dad and Alice's dad, along with Charles and Joe. Mr. Lamb needed to forgive Alice's dad for accidently killing is wife, and at one point in the movie Charles needed to forgive Joe for liking Alice. Both the things that caused these problems were sin: murder, and not loving thy neighbor. In the end, both of these problems were solved because they both apologized for doing their wrong. Yes, we should always be seeking reconciliation because in other words that means always forgiving, which is something God tells us to do.
ReplyDeleteA question that came up in the blog for the movie Warrior was this:
ReplyDeleteIf we are sinned against should we be the one to seek out reconciliation or should we do nothing and wait?
Does the Bible help us think through this? Where?
If someone has sinned against us, I believe that we should be the ones to seek out reconciliation. No matter if you did nothing to that person, and they were the only ones who hurt your friendship, we should apologize. Let's say you tell a friend something personal about your family life, and they go tell a lot of people. They would be the ones who are hurting your friendship; however God tells us in Matthew 6:14, "For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you." To be the mature, God honoring person in this situation, you must first forgive them in your heart before begin to reconcile with them. The last thing God would want us to do is be lazy and just say you forgive them but don't. That would be hard to live with. In Luke 6:27 it says, “But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you." The next step is to talk to the person, and tell each other what hurt you and how this could get better. This usually ends with apologies and forgiveness from the both of you. If you had done nothing and waited, God wouldn't have been able to work with you and the friendship would have gradually gotten worse and worse.
DeleteI think we should reach out to others, even if we were the one sinned against. By doing this, we are following God's example. He sent Jesus to reconcile with his creation (us). As He reached out to us, certainly we should reach out to others. None of us is perfect. We are all sinners. Even in a situation that looks like someone else's fault, we probably share some of the fault because all of our actions are imperfect.
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DeleteI think that we should seek reconciliation with other person even if it wasn’t our fault. If we just wait till they come and say sorry to us than it might make the situation even worse. We should always try to seek reconciliation no matter the person even if it is someone you really don’t like. The Bible says in Luke 6:27 “But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you”
We should go out and seek the person who has done wrong against us. The Bible says we should go to the person and tell them what they did wrong and how it has effected us. We would tell them in a loving way, not in a mean cruel you screwed up kind of voice. But for sure, we should not just sit around waiting for them to apologize because they might not care or they might have thought what they said was offensive to you.
DeleteIf someone has sinned against us, we should look for that reconciliation, but not be too pushy about it. If they don't want to be forgiven, then there is nothing we can do. But if we say something like, “What you did hurt me, but I will forgive you.”, and they do say sorry, then I believe it is ok. You just have to word it so it doesn't sound like you are trying to be the boss of the situation. I think that you should always seek reconciliation, whether you committed the sin or not.
DeleteI believe we should go out and seek reconciliation on either side. We need to step up to our failures and accept them with open arms, learning from them so we will not hopefully fail again. Jesus said we shouldn't go out for revenge, but turn the other cheek. When we are sinned too, we should go find the person and help guide them to the correct, Godly path. We shouldn't help them in pride, but in humility, show them their wrong doings and help correct them and forgive them.
DeleteReconciliation is when two people come together or come into agreement. One relationship in Super 8 that needs repairing is Joe and his father. Joe’s mother has just died in the movie and they are both in deep sorrow. Joe’s father doesn’t know how to deal with it. Along with this they both become very distant with one another. At the end of the movie when the alien left they are reunited. In 2 Corinthians 5:18-21 the Bible says “All this from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the rightness of God.” And no we not regularly seeking with others because, sometimes if it is something that will hurt you or your faith it isn’t worth it.
ReplyDeleteReconciliation means the restoration of friendly relations. and this was seen in the movie there are some relationships that need to be fixed in the movie is Alice and her relationship with her dad. also Jack and Louis’s relationship over the death of Joe's wife. Not only those to but also the Joe and his dad’s relationship also needs help when Joe’s mom dies he is lost and alone and doesn't get the love and care that he needs from his father which is why they have problems but at the end of the movie I would say all these relationships were fixed.
ReplyDeleteReconciliation is restoring relationships. There were a few problems regarding this that I saw. Joe's dad and Alice's dad wanted to have nothing to do with each other. Joe's dad could not bring himself to forgive Alice's dad for being responsible for his wife's death. Alice's dad hated himself for it. In the end, they came together to find their kids and made up. Another situation was between Alice and her dad. This issue correlates with the previous issue. Alice's dad was drunk and she was mad at him for it and for not letting her see Joe. At the end, when Joe's dad and Alice's dad came together, he found her and they made up. Joe and his dad had conflict too ever since Joe's mom died. Joe was mad at his dad for not letting him see Alice. They also made up at the end when Joe's dad found him. The last example I saw was between Charles and Joe. Charles liked Alice, but Alice did not like him. She instead liked Joe. This made Charles angry at Joe. Joe was confused so he confronted Charles to ask him why he was so mad at him. Through this they made up.
ReplyDeleteReconciliation, as everyone else has said, is basically two people making up or reestablishing some sort of previous bond or relationship. The main places I see in need of reconciliation are between Alice and her father, Alice's father and Joe's father, and Joe and his father. It's basically a triangle, except Alice and Joe are still together as friends no matter what their parents say. Another place needing reconciliation is the alien and the town/air force. Since Joe's father is a policeman, he takes in Alice's father quite often, and it might be so that Alice's father could have something to do with the death of Joe's mother. Also Alice and her father have a bad relationship again because of her father's drinking and not moving on from the hatred and anger from his wife leaving him. Joe and his dad because the father doesn't really realize the true suffering that his child went through, he doesn't realize the true feeling of his kid, and he basically doesn't pay too much attention to Joe unless something actually very dangerous happens. I add on with the alien and the air force and townspeople because the air force was terrible trying to trap up the alien rather than releasing it to go back home. Close with the townspeople. Many were captured and learned the true plan of the alien, yet did nothing to help save it or help it go back home (except for Joe of course).
ReplyDeleteAll reconciliation was found except between the aline and the townspeople. Alice's and Joe's fathers found it in a car to save their children by just a regular apology/forgiveness situation. Alice, her father, and Joe and his found theirs by just doing what was right to the point where the parents stood by their children knowing they did it all for the safety of the people, and that it was ok to let to innocent children hang out. The alien left before it had a chance for any reconciliation with anyone, except when he touched them. The people who were touched by the alien understood and accepted the fact that it just wanted to find safety at home. You should always try to have reconciliation because it's always bad to have bad feelings burrowing inside your heart against other people. God doesn't enjoy the presence of those bad feelings, and he wants us to "love our neighbors as ourselves" so that we may be kinder to one another.
ReplyDeleteReconciliation is when you reunite with someone you care about. I think the relationships that need repairing is both Joe and Alice's dads and Joe and Charles. With both Joe his dad and Alice's father the issue is Joe's mom being killed in the factory accident. Yes, there is reconciliation with all the relationship. Joe and Charles made up from their argument that occur from them both liking Alice, Joe and Alice's fathers apologizes and forgave each other in the car while saving their children and Joe and his dad forgave each other and Alice and her father did the same thing. The Bible says in Romans 5:11 "More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation." I think no matter what happens with a friends or family we should do reconciliation
ReplyDeleteForgiveness is the opposite of money, because money is at the heart of all corruption, where forgiveness is showing trust and sorrow. Without money are life would have lots less to be selfish about, people always think, "I don't have enough money, because I would like to buy that new television." Without Forgiveness, this world would have consistent wars, brother would turn on brother, and killing would be everywhere. I asked Evan Parres "What would be worse, a world without money, or a world without forgiveness?" Without a doubt he agreed without forgiveness would be much worse. This is why we need to forgiveness, just as Mr. Lam did with Alice's Father
ReplyDeleteI disagree with you Miss Pruett money isn't the heart of corruption, completely denying your faith with God is, money isn't bad, you would be saying that if I wanted all the money from the bank (not stolen) to give to poor people then it would be a bad thing? and "money" is only an object to show value it would be the same if a had a house to sell
DeleteI disagree with both Miss Pruett and Miss Heise. Money isn't bad until humans come in and make it bad. All of God's creation was made to glorify God, but we messed up and sinned. Now what we think is that money is for us and only for us.
DeleteWhat I don't understand between both of you are these analogies. I've never heard money relate with forgiveness or denying your faith with God. Interesting how you think.
In a nutshell, reconciliation is forgiveness. We see reconciliation in Jack and Louis in this movie. Jack had to forgive Louis for killing his wife so that they could work together to save their children. We do not know if Jack and Louis were friends before the "incident" but they still needed a reconciled relationship. The Bible says " Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you." Ephesians 4:32. This shows that we all need reconciliation in our life to become more like Jesus. We always need reconciliation in our lives. There is never a time when we shouldn't seek it.
ReplyDeleteReconciliation is forgiveness. The way that we see reconciliation in this movie is between Jack and Louis. Louis had killed Jack's wife and Jack still had a grudge from that. When Alice and Joe are after the alien Jack has to forgive Louis in order to save their children. The Bible says that you should treat your neighbor as yourself. We always need to find reconciliation between others in our daily lives.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Sam, when you sin against God you are corrupting yourself. When there is money involved it is just more temptation to sin against God.
ReplyDeleteAt the beginning of the movie Joe and his Dad need to heal their relationship. Joe and Charles through out the movie were healing and making their friendship stronger. I think we should regularly seek out reconciliation. I think this because we can always try to heal our friendships. I think its always appropriate to seek reconciliation. Without reconciliation we would not have a lot of friends
ReplyDeleteReconciliation means to restoration of a friendly relationship. The relationships that needed to be repaired was the fathers of Joe and Alice. What caused these issues was the absents of their presents in their children's lives. The bible says "15 by abolishing in his flesh the law with its commandments and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace, 16 and in this one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility." Ephesians 2:15-18. We shuold be seeking reconciliation because we need to forgive each other for what they have done to you in the past, and try to rebuild the relationship.
ReplyDeleteYeah restoring a friendship is always great and it makes God happy too. Those are awesome Bible verses too. Great Job.
DeleteYes I see reconciliation with one another because I know I was and I see it quite often. I know they are wanting to seek it because relationships are very important for everyone.
ReplyDeleteReconciliation is to restore something or the action of making one view or belief compatible with another. The most obvious relationship would either have to be Joe and his Dad or Alice and her dad or Joes dad. Well Joe and his dad don't communicate there feelings about there moms death. And Alice hates her dad because he is an alcoholic. And Alice's dad and Joes dad hate each other because Joes dad believes his wife wouldn't have been killed if he wouldn't have been late. Yes, because they all came together in the end to find each other and fight the alien
ReplyDeleteThe bible says to love one another and if that means forgiving each other even though they don't deserve it we have to. We should constantly be seeking reconciliation there is never a time not to.
Reconciliation is restoring relationships. One main relationship that I saw that needed restoring was the one between Alice and her dad. The main reason Alice and her dad have such a bad relationship in the first place is because Alice dad is an alcoholic and she hates him for that. Yes at the end of the movie reconciliation is found between Alice and her father because her dad realized how close he came to losing Alice and never wanted to lose her. We should always seek reconciliation. I think one main example of this in the bible is when God sent Jesus down to earth to recreate or reestablish our relationship with him.
ReplyDeleteReconciliation is when to people repair a fight they had in the past or repairing a friendship. The relationship between the two dads were in need of repair because Joe's dad felt that it was his fault his wife died. The bible says to love your neighbor as yourself. I feel we should constantly be repairing friendships, unless it was because they were a bad influence.
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ReplyDeleteJoe and his father were reunited because in the end they were closer, and though they dont have the mother anymore, they can still be one big happy family. Also the alien was reunited with his home when his ship was fixed.
ReplyDeleteAlice was also reunited with her father after he yelled at her to leave.
ReplyDeleteI believe that reconciliation is to be reunited with someone. For example, Joe lamb and his father were always in disagreement over the little things. This was all because they had drifted farther apart ever since the death of the mother / wife of the lambs. But in the end of the movie, they are both brought together and become one big happy family again which is very heart warming.
ReplyDeleteI think reconciliation was shown when Alice's dad came clean to Joe's dad and they became friends and went on with their life's.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Victoria. I think it is nice when Alice and her dad are reunited with each other.
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