Steven Spielberg
I read an interesting interview with Steven Spielberg in USA Weekend today. His twenty-one films have grossed $3.2 billion dollars! That's more than any director in Hollywood history. I found a few things very interesting.
His friend, Richard Schickel said, "there's a part of him that can plug back into the ten year-old kid he was." I found that intesting in light of what I'm preaching on tomorrow. Jesus put a child at the epicenter of the Kingdom of God and said we've got to become more childlike. I think childlikeness and christlikeness are the two things we strive after as Christians.
The article said that Spielberg "tends to see the world 24 frames per second." I think all of us see the world through our relational and vocational filters. I think I see the world through chapter and verse. I'm always thinking about how what I'm experiencing or reading fits into a biblical worldview. Everything is an illustration!
I loved one thing Spielberg said: "Imagination is infinite." I'm more and more convinced that imagination stewardship may be the most important form of stewardship. I think it's one dimension of the Image of God.
One anecdote in the article is worth sharing. When Spielberg made his first feature length film at 16, he asked his mom for a pressure cooker explosion in their kitchen. I think lots of moms would say "absolutely not." But Spielberg's mom bought two dozen cans of cherries in heavy syrup. On cue she hurled the cherries. Eight years later she was still finding cherry remains in her kitchen! That movie, Firelight, never made it into theaters. But Spielberg used parts of it in Close Encounters, E.T., and even his upcoming movie, War of the Worlds. I just think it's cool that his mom was willing to assist with a "cherry explosion."
I don't think I've ever shared this, but one of my secret ambitions would be to produce a movie. I think our trailers and video illustrations are "shorts" that give me an outlet for that creative side. I love scripting and shooting videos. I'm just big believer in the power of movies because I put my faith in Christ after watching a movie called The Hiding Place. We need some people who view the movie screen as their mission field.
His friend, Richard Schickel said, "there's a part of him that can plug back into the ten year-old kid he was." I found that intesting in light of what I'm preaching on tomorrow. Jesus put a child at the epicenter of the Kingdom of God and said we've got to become more childlike. I think childlikeness and christlikeness are the two things we strive after as Christians.
The article said that Spielberg "tends to see the world 24 frames per second." I think all of us see the world through our relational and vocational filters. I think I see the world through chapter and verse. I'm always thinking about how what I'm experiencing or reading fits into a biblical worldview. Everything is an illustration!
I loved one thing Spielberg said: "Imagination is infinite." I'm more and more convinced that imagination stewardship may be the most important form of stewardship. I think it's one dimension of the Image of God.
One anecdote in the article is worth sharing. When Spielberg made his first feature length film at 16, he asked his mom for a pressure cooker explosion in their kitchen. I think lots of moms would say "absolutely not." But Spielberg's mom bought two dozen cans of cherries in heavy syrup. On cue she hurled the cherries. Eight years later she was still finding cherry remains in her kitchen! That movie, Firelight, never made it into theaters. But Spielberg used parts of it in Close Encounters, E.T., and even his upcoming movie, War of the Worlds. I just think it's cool that his mom was willing to assist with a "cherry explosion."
I don't think I've ever shared this, but one of my secret ambitions would be to produce a movie. I think our trailers and video illustrations are "shorts" that give me an outlet for that creative side. I love scripting and shooting videos. I'm just big believer in the power of movies because I put my faith in Christ after watching a movie called The Hiding Place. We need some people who view the movie screen as their mission field.
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