American Eagle wrote:Add me to the category that didn't really get it, Jelly.
The girl is searching for something... the book? What does the book represent?
Essentially, the young woman is lost in a temporary state of restless despair because she cannot feel the manifest presence of Christ. She's "searching" for Him, but she "cannot find" Him. Discouraged, she crawls into bed and falls asleep. Even through the night, however, her soul is searching. "All night long", she searches. She's given a vision. Herself as a young girl, happy and full of joy. She follows her back to her bedroom, and watches in nostalgic fascination as her younger self freely expresses her love for Jesus through writing in her journal. The journal represents the 'place' where she has met with God and intimately known His presence. The young girl looks up and sees her older self, caught up in despair because she's lost this 'place' of connection, and hands her the journal. The young woman wakes up on the grass with a smile oh her face. A few feet away from her lies the journal. She picks it up and traces the heart with her finger. Sitting back on the bench, she begins writing a new entry; one of renewed confidence and joy. She's been gifted with a reminder of Christ's everlasting promise of presence, and she affirms that she in return will "never let [Him] go." As she looks up at the clouds, she whispers "You never leave me. You never forsake me."
...it's intended to be artistic and analogical in nature. It's not likely to make much sense if you're trying to draw a distinct narrative from it.
This kind of film holds power for me, personally, because it draws me in and allows my mind to make connections in relation to my own life. It's the kind of
experience I love talking about. When it moves beyond entertainment, and becomes a personal interaction through which (hopefully) the Spirit speaks to you through!
American Eagle wrote:Your filmmaking, however, was better than ever. I was impressed by the complicated film shots, and the music was interwoven very nicely.
Sapphire wrote:I really liked it, Jelly! It was very powerful. I was able to interpret it fairly easily. Wonderful job!
Thank you! I really, really appreciate these words.
It's more encouraging then you know.
Pip wrote:edit: I just read your blog post, and I'm sorry you haven't gotten much of a response. I really did think it was good. It literally sent shivers down my back.
I'm glad you read it.
It's not the responses I'm looking for, though, it's the sense of joy I feel when someone else is able to engage with the Spirit in the same way I can. I find myself discouraged whenever someone watches
The Tree of Life or some similar work of film and is simply unable to see the same thing I saw, or experience the same thing I experienced. I often find myself alone in my utmost passion.
So, I just finished this short film called "Not Forsaken", inspired by Song of Songs 3:1-4. It operates under the analogical view held by the church, and depicts the 'Bride of Christ' as a young woman lost in restless angst.
