Irrepressibly Joyful

Irrepressibly joyful.

That sums up “Cinderella” — the new one just out in theaters.

The movie caught me by surprise. It really moved me and led to some deep realizations. And why shouldn’t it? It’s a classic fairy tale invented long before our modern world’s nauseating shallowness, and it’s directed by a man (Kenneth Branagh) who is in love with the writings of William Shakespeare.

And this new film has Shakespeare all over it — thanks to Mr. Branagh.

I have a theory about WHY this movie is so very timely — and why that irrepressibly joyful Cinderella is now a major role model — but you’ll have to read my full review of the film to get it:

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"Story in the Stars" - Looking Up at Night Will Never Be the Same

"Story in the Stars" — the new documentary from best-selling author and award-winning filmmaker Joe Amaral — has an ambitious goal: prove that God created the heavens, including the 12 most famous constellations in history, for an express purpose: to tell a story. But the spiritual enemy came and twisted humanity’s view of the night sky by lying to us about the nature of the stars.

This movie exposes that lie and shows the amazing true story of the 12 constellations, their significance in the Bible and to the earliest names mentioned in the Bible, and how they tell a grand story about a Messiah who was destined to be born of a virgin, to die, to be resurrected with victory over the serpent, and to one day return.

Sound familiar?

It’s a fascinating journey. You can read my much more detailed review of the film here:

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