Manchester by the Sea: Jesus Wept (John 11:35)
In Manchester by the Sea, Lee Chandler lives in frozen grief after accidentally causing his children's deaths. He cannot forgive himself; he cannot feel. When...
This is movie analogies on grief and weeping, drawing on John 11:35, Romans 12:15 and Psalm 56:8.
In Manchester by the Sea, Lee Chandler lives in frozen grief after accidentally causing his children's deaths. He cannot forgive himself; he cannot feel. When his brother dies and leaves him guardian of nephew Patrick, Lee must choose: stay frozen or feel again. He cannot fully thaw. Jesus wept is the shortest verse yet holds the deepest truth: grief is appropriate.…
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