Instinct
(1999)
- Information at Internet
Movie Database
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Movie Parables
review.
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"Instinct:
Clumsy Film, But Great for Sermon Clips," Steve Lansingh, TheFilmForum:
Christian Conversation about the Movies.
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Review, Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality & Health -
Spiritual Practices for Human Being.
- Themes
- Authority, Illusion/Reality
- Dr. Powell helps Dr. Calder to see the illusions we
base our lives on and that come between us and God. This movie also
contrasts our society's understanding of authority with Jesus'
authority as demonstrated in Mark 1. (submitted by Shirley R.
Frazier)
- Freedom
- Theo, the psychiatrist, is trying to understand the
professor (Anthony Hopkins) who
abandoned his family and lived with gorillas and is in prison for
murder in Africa. If you were learning their peace, then why does
this all end in murder? There were many murders...Ethan Powell
Theo is seeking to
I?m the one
the one in control huh?
Yes
Who?s in control?
So who is in control? Are you, am I, the gods out
What have I taken from you, what have you lost
Theo writes "control"
wrong
what did I take?
Theo writes: "My freedom"
you are a fool, you think you were free
where were you going to
is it ambition?
What have you lost? What did I take from you?
Theo writes: "My illusion"
Yeah, congratulations....
You are a student after all
You?ve lost nothing but your illusions, and a little bit of skin.
(submitted by Pastor Jeff Whillock)
- Institutional
Evil
- Institutional evil portrayed by "society" - the
prison officials and guards, the "card game", those who
hunt the gorillas, Ethan Powell's former participation in a
lifestyle that hurt his family, Calder's unexamined participation in
society.
- Moses figure
- Ethan Powell leads
the other prisoners to throw away their cards and not participate in
the violent "card game." Everyone gets to go
outside.
- Seeing/Seeing
Differently
- Ethan Powell leads
the other prisoners to throw away their cards and not participate in
the violent "card game." Everyone gets to go
outside.
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