It never ceases to amaze me that in the midst of what the world tries to make interesting and enrapturing for their audience, hides truth of Jesus Christ. Now obviously the symbolism is slightly off because man's perceptions are off, but without knowing it, storywriters in hollywood still have bits and pieces of truth in their story lines, and that to me just shows how Jesus and His salvation cannot be taken out of this life, He is everywhere and the truth of His sacrifice is everywhere.
Anyways so one night I was reading my devotions when I stumbled upon Hebrews 2:14-15: "Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, 15 and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage." Now for some reason when I read that last part my mind flashed back to Pirates of the Carribean (POTC)- specifically the third one (which I had watched recently). The way it described those Jesus saves as "through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage" really reminded me of Davy Jones and how those he held prisoner subjected themselves to his service because of fear of death. This got my brain turning.
I began to think about Will and how the whole third movie he is working to save his father, and how the only way for him to set those prisoners of Davy Jones free is to stab the heart, but in so doing he has to place his own heart in the chest. In the movie Will is dying, and through his dying and placing his heart in the chest, he becomes captain and conquers Davy Jones. In addition, through this act he gains immorality. So that just reminds me of how Jesus died to set us free and rose again to spend eternity with His Father. And in a way, Davy Jones job, the one he failed to do that Will now was to accomplish was to bring the dead to peace, Jesus is the only way the dead can have peace. In addition, Elizabeth, his bride, only sees him every 10 years and must wait for his return- similar to how the church is waiting for Jesus return. Also, Will was a pirate, but he didn't really every do anything that pirates did- kill, drink, plunder. Jesus was a man, but He did not sin.
After this idea, I began to think about POTC 1. So you have this crew of men that in their greed have had their life sucked from them, and they are empty inside, living without life- like us before salvation, living but dead inside. The only way for them to be 'redeemed' is to undo what was done and repay the blood. Only one person's blood would suffice, Elizabeth's didn't work. It had to be the son of the man they stole that gold piece from- will. Jesus' blood was the only way for us to be freed from sin.
After much contemplation on the second one, I thought of how Jack saves the crew through his death and is sent to the locker, where he eventually comes back "to life sorta". But I also thought about Will and how all throughout the second one, in the midst of much scheming and confusion and ciaos, He is searching for His bride, but on the way to rescue her he finds many more that need freedom before He can be with her.
Anyways maybe this is stretching it in some places, I just thought it was interesting how pieces of the truth of salvation are sprinkled throughout our movies. It makes me want to look more often when I watch movies to see truth and how the stories can relate to the most important story in history- the truth of Jesus.
Well I hope this encourages you to look deeper when watching movies and search for truth in places you may not expect to find it!
God Bless!
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