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SERENDIPITY
A
Miramax Film
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Theme: A
contrast between a life that follows the head (the external life) and a life
that follows the heart (passion).
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"The Greeks never wrote obituaries. When a man
died, they asked only one question, 'Did he have a
passion?"' (Dean, Serendipity)
Insights:
Dean, Jonathan's
best man, lives a life that looks good to everyone who
knows him. He is happily married, the life of the
party, etc. In reality, however, he and his
marriage are as dead as the people for whom he writes
obituaries.
Jonathan
is about to marry a pretty woman who fits all the
"should" and "ought to" of his life,
but somehow doesn't touch his heart. He is about
to trade his life of passion and settle for a life like
Dean's, but he is haunted by a moment of serendipity
with a woman named Sara.
Following
what seems like silly signs and coincidences to Dean,
Jonathan enlists his friend's help in one last frantic
search for this mysterious Sara. As they go from
one crazy pursuit to another, the reluctant discourager,
Dean, is transformed into an eager encourager.
Why? Because Dean has been infected with
Jonathan's life of passion, and it has awakened desire
and longing within his own heart.
Scripture:
Proverbs
4:23
Suggestions:
Serendipity touches
on two profound messages -
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Modern
man has lost the life of the heart and has carved
his identity from the external life. For an
in-depth treatment on this subject, the following
books are suggested:
The Sacred Romance by Brent Curtis and John
Eldredge and The Journey of Desire by John
Eldredge
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Romantic
love points beyond itself to something much
greater.
"The haunting of romantic love is the clue to
the central theme of the story; it tells us the
kind of story we're in. All artistry
reflects the artist; and if God is love, then His
world is the eternal love made visible in
time. It is made of matter, but more
fundamentally, it is made of love."1
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We
are all haunted by a magical evening in our collective
past (Eden) and a Beloved that we lost there.
Tragically, most of us have given up the search for the
lost life of the heart and have settled for a life like
Dean's. It is never too late to begin the quest!
Notes:
1. Heaven,
The Heart's Deepest Longing by Peter Kreeft, page
119
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