I even had time to squeeze in a matinee movie. My choice was the film “Enchanted.” It came highly recommended. I wasn’t sure what to expect with this movie. The movie is a children’s film. In my mind the trailers weren’t convincing. Adult opinions that followed changed my mind. This is a film about the blending of the world of make-believe into the real world. Fantasy characters are thrust through a portal by an evil queen who is jealous and prideful. Each character from the world of fantasy transforms into a humanoid and lands in New York. But, each arrives with their fantasy personality, culture and costume.
It is comical, amazingly creative and just plain fun. Blending the two worlds of real and imaginary was fantastic. Then, I was fascinated to watch the characters change, morph into their new setting. It wasn’t easy to fit in. Misunderstandings abounded. It was so awkward I started to pay attention to the message behind the conflicts. The wonderful values of love, belief, trust, and romance were all a part of this story. These higher ideals took over the story. Sillyness and fun had disguised the realization that we have all lost something special in our cynical world. We can regain it.
I was tickled by the test of a true love kiss. This measure of the presence of true love is something I believe has a great deal of merit. It may require some scientific testing to insure its veracity, however. That means repeated experiments. We might have a very good idea here. Belief in the good that can happen when love has its way is a worthy consideration for all of us. After all, anticipation of eventual other-worldly good is what all of us who are people of faith hope for, isn’t it?
That amazing triad is replete throughout this fun film. Faith, hope and love is still God’s immeasurable gift to all who dare to look His way. If our children who see this movie rejunvinate their passion for true love and a happy-ever-after, then that is a very good thing. Maybe all of us adults who can find a little one as an excuse to go and see it ourselves would also find it a good thing. It’s a classic case of the lesser pointing out the joy of something far greater.
