(I have unique and special connection to this movie which I will tell you about at the end.)
However, improbable it may be about the "earth covered by water part" (sorry Al Gore, the world is cooling, not heating), as the main "crucible" of the movie - the rest of the movie and specifically "the types and conditions" of the groups presented, is not only possible, but strangely telling of one possible future. Let me explain.
In the movie we have:
- A wandering sailing hero who is self-sufficient and does not believe in dry land
- A small girl who holds the key to dry land
- Her mother who believes in a better tomorrow
- A collection of strange people living on a floating atoll
- A rough group called "smokers"...who live on the hulk of the Exxon Valdez which is somehow loaded with pacifiers...cigarettes
Initially, I found the movie highly entertaining, but now I believe there is a parable for us to consider as we move closer to the dark years of a long and important "hyperinflationary depression".
- There will likely to be "heroes". People who will be (for the most part) self-sufficient, well prepared and live off whatever they have collected, can find, grow or produce. They themselves will not need anyone per se - but could become victims of people who do "unpredictable" things in the face of a real catastrophe.
- There will be people from new places who will hold the key to economic recovery and balance. They may not even be known at this time, or lack the voice to be heard. Somehow, God will surface them.
- There will be people who have hope for a brighter tomorrow....and faith, but no plan because they think the Government will be there for them and save the day.
- There will be people who are just plain victims of the catastrophe and will be for all intensive purposes, dying financially...and as we know from many examples in other countries, in bad economic times people die, "literally".
- If America becomes just another third world country", which I believe it is heading towards, there will be a dramatic downward shift in the standard of living and their economic wealth.
- There will be people who in a lawless state, will "take" what they want. No one is immune from Godless people that take what they need...or want. You can call them thieves, opportunists, or just plain "raiders", but out of this group will surface leaders like the "Deacon" from the movie. These self appointed leaders will lead the collection of masses who need assurance someone else will make decisions for them. Is Obama that Deacon?
If taxation is theft, a devaluing dollar is just plain fraud.
The parallels are astounding.
- Which one will you be?
- How are your defences and self reliance?
- Do you still think Government will be your answer to impending famine and potential poverty - or are they the reason we have the problem in the first place?
- Will we be able to find, and will we listen to, the few who have the answers needed?
- Maybe the world will not be covered in water, but it is "covered in debt".
- Lastly, what was surprisingly absent in a movie about one apocalypse is man's continued faith in God. In this time and space, I think God will use this trial to test man...and his faith in Jesus Christ.
I was taught to love God, Jesus and to "plan for the worst and hope for the best".
For myself, I am taking steps to be the so-called hero and a survivor. Every move I'm making right now today, has a purpose and supports a fundamental plan of financial and literal survival. If you have a plan, great. If you don't have one, make one before it is too late.
Check back and look for a generic plan to be posted right here on this blog.
Good Hunting...because Luck has nothing to do with it.
At the beginning of this post I promised I would tell you why this movie held a special relationship to me. It's because I built all the watercraft used in the Universal Studios -California Theme Park show called "Waterworld."
