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I watched “Final Destination” tonight. Its a teen horror flick, about a group of people who cheat death, and one kid’s figuring out of death’s schema.

It got me. It was good.

I watched it by myself at my Auxillary Office. Usually, when I am here using the computer, I only turn on one set of indirect spots in the computer center. This gives me enough ambient light to not hurt my eyes, but not enough light to cause glare, or ruin cinema-effect. The rest of the lights, I leave off.

For this one… I had to turn on the lights in the main hallway leading to the entrance!

I didn’t want anything to be able to sneak up on me, or block my escape.

To me, it was that good.

Don’t get me wrong. It was a teen movie. Teens/Young adult were the target audience (the “making of” on the DVD says as much, if it wasn’t otherwise obvious). But, the opening sequence is excellently produced, and creepy enough that I got up and turned on the lights.

*laughs* I just got a chill again from typing this!

The rest of the show, while dealing with the plot from a teen perspective, touched on a very disturbing theme. one that borders close enough to my reality to keep me intrigued, and second guessing the stars.

The lead character is beset with a vision of tradgedy. Unable to contain it, he bezerks as he sees it beginning to be fullfilled. His response while it was happening actually averts the tragedy for himself and several friends.

The rest of the show deals with him coming to terms with his vision, and learning how to use what he sees to help prevent himself and his friends from befalling new tragedy.

…I feel like I am trying to hard to prevent disclosing the plot, especially since this is not a current movie anymore.

Anyway, he learns to see clues of approaching death, and if someone can interfere on the victim’s behalf – essentially changing the circumstances of the moment – death passes that victim over. For a time.

What made it so “real” to me, is the question of how one responds to “vision”. Also, the concept of a “plan” for our lives.

The movie is myth. There is no “grim reaper”, no independent force working death. Thus, the grim reaper is not the one who has a “plan” for our lives. If such a plan exists.

Ah, now we get into the meat of the puzzlement.

Also, we have the lead character beset by visions. He finds that if he responds to the vision, tries to interfere, intervene – AND does it at the exact moment of death – he can prevent death from happening. Note, however, if he intervenes too soon, he actually sets into motions the vehicles of that person’s death.

I have no doubt that each of us as individuals have this power to “interfere” in the natural death or life of an individual. If one person stabs another, causing immediate death, why can’t someone act differently causing immediate life? *shrug* They can.

Likewise, one person’s actions – usually evil (here used as “self-centered”) – can set another person on a path of self-destruction. Or, take drunk driving for example, where a person’s choice to drive drunk may be seperated by several minutes to an hour before causing the death of another.

If the above is true, then the opposite also applies. My choices today can have a positive and benificial affect on the lives of others, extending their lifespan, and the quality of their life. Both directly and indirectly.

This kind of interaction is something most people do without thinking. They are “themselves” and their actions simply interact with the actions of others, and the results are called the lives that we live.

(cont’d)