Story of Humanity Retold.

Humans are mythologizing and "world-building creatures." We appropriate elements from our past and present to fashion epic narratives and myths for a variety of existential, sociological, and religious ends. Humans do not come into the world with a given relationship to it; we create our purpose and impose our significance upon the world. James Ford, Ph.D. Films, like stories, more often than not deal with universal truths which audiences can relate to. Fictional or …showed first 75 words of 583 total…

…showed last 75 words of 583 total…against all odds - stuff which people want to see. And though as Tolkien once said, "Myths and legends are largely made of 'truth,' and they can open the heart's back door when the front door is locked," the audience is still left with the responsibility to be less passive and more discerning. If not, all that we believe in may just be a figment of our imaginations - the story of humanity retold.