Kpop Demon Hunters as a masterclass on hope
I can think of few images more full of hope than the idea that the forces of darkness are defeated […]
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Hope in the arts, SunlightHope in the arts
Transformation isn’t powered by love, but by a person. A few thoughts on the Holy Spirit (and my favourite Disney movie).
The rose she had offered was truly an enchanted rose, which would bloom until his twenty-first year. If he could
Does Good Omens promote the Gospel? Not quite, but it comes close
This is the second of a pair of posts about Good Omens. I’ll start with a quick recap of where
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Firelight, Hope in the arts
Does Good Omens promote Satanism? Wow, OK, let’s talk about this.
It’s easy to guffaw when a bunch of anxious conservative Christians launch a petition calling for Netflix to cancel a
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Firelight, Hope in the arts
Beast and Christian Grey: monsters or lovers? (Part 5: Hope and love)
My greatest criticisms of both Fifty Shades and the 2017 version of Beauty and the Beast come down to how
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Redemption and Fifty Shades
Beast and Christian Grey: monsters or lovers? (Part 4: Transformation)
Beast starts to read ‘Romeo and Juliet’ with Belle – from the special edition release It was incredible to me
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Moonlight, Redemption and Fifty ShadesBeast and Christian Grey: monsters or lovers? (Part 3: Guilt and shame)
Once this five part series is done, I’m planning on taking a long break from blogging about Fifty Shades and
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Moonlight, Redemption and Fifty ShadesBeast and Christian Grey: monsters or lovers? (Part 2: Control)
So here’s the thing: you do not protect someone by faulting their behaviour and then trying to control them so
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Moonlight, Redemption and Fifty ShadesBeast and Christian Grey: monsters or lovers? (Part 1: Coercion)
How does Christian Grey compare with Dan Stevens’ Beast? I’ve already blogged at length about Beast in the 1991 version
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Moonlight, Redemption and Fifty Shades
Less was more: my (spoiler-free) review of the live-action Beauty and the Beast
The live-action Beauty and the Beast isn’t a redemptive fairy-tale any more; it’s a high-fantasy romance. And I hate to
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Hope in the arts, Moonlight
10 things I hope Disney changes from the 1991 Beauty and the Beast
The release of the live-action Beauty and the Beast is barely a few days away. If you’ve read any of my
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Hope in the arts, Moonlight
50 Shades of Parody: Monsieur Gaston will see you now
(This is a rip-off of the opening chapter of Fifty Shades of Grey where Ana goes to interview Christian Grey at his head
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50 Shades, Moonlight, Redemption and Fifty Shades
A summary of how redemption in BATB compares with 50 Shades
When I started blogging through the plot and themes of Beauty and the Beast, making comparisons with Fifty Shades, and
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Redemption and Fifty ShadesFairy-tale vs Erotica: Brides, wives and eternities
Life is never going to be boring with Christian, and I’m in this for the long haul. I love this
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Redemption and Fifty ShadesGaston vs Jack Hyde: Monsters, mirrors and mercy
Jack’s eyes flash the darkest blue, and he sneers as he casts a leering look down my body. Fear chokes
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Redemption and Fifty ShadesTheir Highnesses vs the Greys: Dreams and egos in the ballroom
He strolls towards me until he’s standing in front of me. “What did you buy?” he whispers, and I know
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Redemption and Fifty ShadesBeast vs Christian: Control or change? Fixation or surrender?
Who would have thought? I grin widely, the word progress running around my brain as I drift. — Fifty Shades
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Redemption and Fifty ShadesBeast vs Christian: Wealthy givers of gifts and affection
“I would build this for you,” he whispers. “Just to see the way the light burnishes you hair, right here,
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Redemption and Fifty ShadesBeast vs Christian: Shame, humiliation, judgement, knowledge.
“Hell, Ana, I just showed you . . .” he groans. “May God forgive me. Have you ever been kissed,
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Redemption and Fifty ShadesBeast vs Christian: Rescuer, stalker, or masculinity-in-action?
“Anastasia, are you okay? You sound strange.” “I’m not the strange one, you are.” There—that told him, my courage fuelled
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Redemption and Fifty ShadesThe Suffering Servant vs Ana: Choice, commitment and consent (part 4)
He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the
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Redemption and Fifty Shades