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The darkness that we hide
May. 27th, 2023 02:34 pmWhat is most definitely NOT darkness is our totally adorable grandson. Not quite 4 months and he's learned to roll. He's also growing out of 6-9 month clothes. We had lots of cuddles yesterday. Trying to organise some time with grandson #1, when he isn't in school or work. Why is it so difficult to get family together?!
I've been watching 'Inside Man' on Netflix. The premise is that none of us really know what we're capable of until we find ourselves in That Situation. To explore this, they chose the 'nicest' person they could think of to be the central character - a CofE vicar. But I'm not sure they researched how a CofE vicar would behave in the situation they placed him in.
So, this is connected to my Logic Gene Problem. A couple of examples.
'The Vicar of Dibley' is based on a false premise. A CofE vicar cannot rock up to a Parish and nobody knows who they are. Vicars are not parachuted in - they go through a recruitment process. Because of my LGP, I have never been able to bring myself to watch the programme.
'The Lion King' bares no resemblance to how lions actually live. In a real pride, Simba and Nala would be siblings. Continuity in the pride is based around the lionesses, not the lions. There is no 'inheritance' by a son. Young lions leave the pride as adolescents and go and find a new pride. Because of my LGP, I cannot enjoy the film on any level.
In the case of 'Inside Man', my safeguarding head was screaming at the telly most of the way through. I could just about allow the initial situation to develop but once our 'nice' vicar knew what was really going on, his safeguarding training should have kicked in and he should have picked up the phone and called the police. But there was never any mention of safeguarding, which makes me think the person who wrote it doesn't know this is a Thing in the CofE. Of course, he was also swept up in the situation and not thinking logically.
And then there was the inmate on death row for killing his wife. Now he was fascinating.
I did watch the whole thing and found the way everything turned out satisfying. The stars - David Tennant and Stanley Tucci - need no introduction but the whole cast were great. So, I do recommend it. Just be aware that the CofE does take safeguarding seriously :D
I've been watching 'Inside Man' on Netflix. The premise is that none of us really know what we're capable of until we find ourselves in That Situation. To explore this, they chose the 'nicest' person they could think of to be the central character - a CofE vicar. But I'm not sure they researched how a CofE vicar would behave in the situation they placed him in.
So, this is connected to my Logic Gene Problem. A couple of examples.
'The Vicar of Dibley' is based on a false premise. A CofE vicar cannot rock up to a Parish and nobody knows who they are. Vicars are not parachuted in - they go through a recruitment process. Because of my LGP, I have never been able to bring myself to watch the programme.
'The Lion King' bares no resemblance to how lions actually live. In a real pride, Simba and Nala would be siblings. Continuity in the pride is based around the lionesses, not the lions. There is no 'inheritance' by a son. Young lions leave the pride as adolescents and go and find a new pride. Because of my LGP, I cannot enjoy the film on any level.
In the case of 'Inside Man', my safeguarding head was screaming at the telly most of the way through. I could just about allow the initial situation to develop but once our 'nice' vicar knew what was really going on, his safeguarding training should have kicked in and he should have picked up the phone and called the police. But there was never any mention of safeguarding, which makes me think the person who wrote it doesn't know this is a Thing in the CofE. Of course, he was also swept up in the situation and not thinking logically.
And then there was the inmate on death row for killing his wife. Now he was fascinating.
I did watch the whole thing and found the way everything turned out satisfying. The stars - David Tennant and Stanley Tucci - need no introduction but the whole cast were great. So, I do recommend it. Just be aware that the CofE does take safeguarding seriously :D
