1. Phenomenon: George Malley Nate Pope DOC Lace Glory and Al
The townspeople
Dr Ringold
FBI Agents
DR. WELLEN

2. Phenomenon George Malley Nate Pope DOC Lace Glory and Al
The townspeople
Dr Ringold
FBI Agents
DR. WELLEN

3. Phenomenon:
best explains the suffering misunderstood and ridiculed Jesus. 
After George has this experience of light he is struggling to figure out what is happening to him as he truly discovers his identity, mission, purpose in life. 
On this journey, he wants to share his ideas and help as many people as possible. 
However, the members of his own hometown are afraid of George and have made their own conclusions about him and cannot listen to his truth.  (MARK: IRONIC TWIST and MESSIANIC SECRET)
The FBI agents want to silence George because they are threatened by his special abilities. 
After his death the people come to an understanding and appreciate and treasure his memory as his spirit lives on in them.

4. Dr. Ringold: insists on being called Doctor; does not want to listen to George until after he sees George’s special abilities
FBI agents: threatened by George’s knowledge; filled will fear, they want to silence him
Dr. Wellen: just wants George’s brain; has no interest in the person, or life
“you are not a scholar”

5. SYMBOLS The garden: nature, heaven and earth
The light changes everything,
Does George really change?
Increased capacity for learning
Sees clearly, understands right away
Concentrates; clarity of thought
Teaches a parable using symbols
Aspen trees in Colorado one root system, unity, connected, partnership

6. “Full of ideas and you can’t deliver”
The parking lot, the new mail route,
George still says “I don’t know” but he shares what he knows and feels; similar to Jesus identity growing into understanding of his human and divine natures
“Like he is not human”

7. Gospel of Mark Connections
Humanity and suffering of Jesus
Irony in Mark
Lessons that we can learn from Jesus’ experience of suffering and service
The messianic secret and mystery
Nate wants to show off George's ability of telekinesis; George says never mind that
The Parable of the sower and the seed

8. George as a Christ figure
George pays attention to details
George wants to learn Spanish in order to communicate better
George is the instrument!!!
Searching for truth, creates experiments,
What is happening is the truth
“I am the way and the truth and the life”
Nate is in fantasy land; George brings him reality, gives him purpose and a future

9. Character Analysis George Malley: Jesus Nate Pope: Peter DOC: Joseph
Lace: Mary Magdalene
Glory and Al: the children
The townspeople: turn on him
Dr Ringold: the doubting Thomas
FBI Agents: the Roman and Jewish Authorities
DR. WELLEN

10. Let’s Get Biblical!!!
there are many biblical references that you can use to connect the Bible and the movie; here are a few:
remember you must use 2 biblical quotations from any of the following stories or any of your own and explain them in your reflection paper
Jn 2: the cleansing of the temple
Lk 22: the last supper Eucharist
Lk 22: the agony in the garden of Gethsemane
Jn 12: the anointing at Bethany
Mt 27: the guards at the tomb
Jn 15: the vine and the branches
Jn 21: Jesus and Peter

11. keep in mind the symbols that we discussed in class:
The birthday: beginnings, creation
the light:
The solar panels: the sun, the Son
the garden: of Eden and Gethsemane
lace's wooden chairs: carpentry, sin, the cross
the grove of aspen trees in Colorado
George's books
George’s experiments:
The corn!!!

12. The Five Senses Sight: George sees the light Taste: the taste of life
Touch: feels the prequake activity; telekinesis; feels the pain of others (compassion)
Hearing: Morse code
Smell: stops to smell the flowers
Sense of humor!!!