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Movie Analogy

The Weight He Carried Up the Mountain

Near the end of *The Return of the King*, Frodo Baggins collapses on the slopes of Mount Doom. He cannot go another step. The Ring...

Universallove

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Movie Analogy

The Hobbit Who Stood Before the Dark Lord

In *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*, there is a moment that still catches in my throat. The great armies have...

Universalcourage

230 words

Movie Analogy

The Rope That Held When Everything Fell

In the film *Hacksaw Ridge*, there is a scene that should haunt every person who has ever wondered what courage looks like when it has...

Universalcourage

240 words

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The Promise That Carried Him to Mordor

In *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring*, there is a moment easy to overlook but impossible to forget. As the hobbits...

Universalobedience

227 words

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The Man Who Walked Out Unarmed

In Clint Eastwood's *Gran Torino*, Walt Kowalski is a hardened Korean War veteran who has spent a lifetime keeping the world at arm's length. But...

Universalsacrifice

238 words

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When the Sky Spoke His Name

In Disney's *The Lion King*, there is a scene that has moved audiences for over three decades. Simba, the rightful king, has been living in...

Universalidentity

232 words

Movie Analogy

When It's Not Your Fault

In *Good Will Hunting*, there is a scene that undoes you. Will Hunting, a young janitor at MIT with a genius-level mind, has spent his...

Universalhealing

225 words

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The Step He Couldn't See

In *Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade*, there is a moment that has stayed with audiences for decades. Indiana Jones stands at the edge of...

Universaltrust

250 words

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The Ring Bearer Who Wished It Away

In *The Fellowship of the Ring*, there is a quiet moment deep in the Mines of Moria where Frodo Baggins turns to Gandalf and whispers,...

Universalpurpose

238 words

Movie Analogy

When the Walls Finally Came Down

In *Good Will Hunting*, there is a scene that quietly devastates everyone who watches it. Will Hunting — a janitor at MIT who happens to...

Universalhealing

225 words

Movie Analogy

When the Walls Finally Break

In the film *Good Will Hunting*, there is a scene that undoes you no matter how many times you watch it. Will Hunting, played by...

Universalhealing

241 words

Movie Analogy

When Courage Rides to the Gate

In *The Return of the King*, Aragorn leads a small, battered army to the Black Gate of Mordor. They are vastly outnumbered. They cannot win...

Universalcourage

233 words