Super 8

I watched the movie Super 8. I had pretty low expectations but was surprised the life the characters brought to the movie. If you're into the sci-fi scene I would check it out.

The part that won me over was the climax of the movie. The main character, who is basically about to get annihilated by the mystery alien thing says the lines,

"We Understand

I know Bad things happen
Bad things happen

But you can still live
You can still live."

And ain't that the truth. There is a lot more context behind those lines coming from the main character but it may or may not ruin the movie for you so I won't say. Let's just says he has gone through some dramatic moments in his life and understands that, "bad things happen." I think we can all relate to having bad things happen in our life which makes it such a great line. It opens with something that speaks to us on a personal level and then it delivers the final lesson of life saying that we, "can still live."

I'm guilty of not living. When I get down I figure there is no more hope anymore and give up. And that's not good. It's pretty miserable after reading only half the line. But to live; to live is something that is desirable, something we all long to do, and something I long to do. To live makes my eyes look up and raise my eyebrows asking myself the question, "what does it mean to live?"

And who really knows the answer to that question? From that line in Super 8 all I can figure is that living doesn't involve loathing in the bad things; that there is something past the bad things happening. I think we all have crap in our lives, and now I think that what we do and what we learn from that crap helps us live.