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Comment on Fridays Are For One Question by Shawn Graham

Shawn Graham — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:10:17 +0000

Oh, then I scrolled up and saw Steve give a shout out to Les Mis. Glad I’m not the only one out there!

Also, kudos to Count of Monte Cristo.

Comment on Fridays Are For One Question by Shawn Graham

Shawn Graham — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:08:32 +0000

This shows my geek side in true colors: Jean Valjean and Javert in Les Miserables. Seriously, some of the best characters and foes I have encountered!

Comment on 32 Reasons I Love My Wife by Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:33:41 +0000

Awesome post for revealing a wonderful helpmate! Love #1.

Comment on 32 Reasons I Love My Wife by Amy Wright

Amy Wright — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:36:58 +0000

She’s a pretty special lady. Happy Birthday, Jana!
#25–I had to read aloud to Jay.

Comment on 32 Reasons I Love My Wife by Zach

Zach — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:20:19 +0000

Strong work here my man.

Comment on Fridays Are For One Question by Steve

Steve — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:00:01 +0000

Face/Off?! …sweet.

Perhaps not a hero/villain paring, but a great rivalry is Angier and Borden in The Prestige. Bitter rivals indeed.

If I had to go with something a little more good vs. evil, a favorite that comes to mind is Edmond Dantes and Fernand Mondego of The Count of Monte Cristo. Probably because we’re planning to watch that movie again soon.

Comment on Fridays Are For One Question by Brandon

Brandon — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:16:49 +0000

The Smurfs vs. Gargamel. Can’t go wrong with that match-up.

Comment on Fridays Are For One Question by Jen Clapp

Jen Clapp — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:53:32 +0000

Have you seen Face/Off? (I’m kidding.)

I’m watching The Wire right now, which I don’t feel entirely comfortable mentioning on a ministry site, but which does give me a skewed idea of heroes & villains right now. Mainly, that motivations are unpredictable and could flip the hero/villain coin pretty easily.

That being said…Superman/Lex Luthor. No doubt. Overtly patriotic w/ Superman being everything positive about American and Lex representing everything “negative” (I put in the quotes because capitalism falls in there, and that’s a touchy subject…). A redemptive Superman/Lex match-up is in Field of Dreams (Ray as Superman, Mark is Lex) where Lex sheds the cynicism at the end and steps away from the dark side. (I just try to tie Field of Dreams into as many conversations as possible.)

Comment on Fridays Are For One Question by Steve

Steve — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:39:58 +0000

I am a huge comic book fan, and therefore a huge fan of hero/villain matchups. For this one though, I’ve gotta go with the classics and say Sherlock Holmes/Professor Moriarty. They were equal in every way, but their moral compasses were opposite.

A close second would be Jean Valjean/Javert. Grace vs the Law.

Comment on Documentaries to Check Out by MK

MK — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:07:26 +0000

We did see it. Very disturbing. I’m still eating meat though.