Once More About Labels

I have spoken before about the use of “labels” in this blog.  “Label” is the term used by Blogger, the platform for this blog, to denote search keywords for subjects which are discussed in individual blog posts.   For the recent post, Film Comment: The Road to Perdition, the following words are listed as labels: acting, assassin, comic book, crime, damnation, Daniel Craig, family, graphic novel, Hell, Jude Law, kill, Latin, murder, perdition, sin, Son, The Road to Perdition, theology, and Tom Hanks.

Choosing any of the labels will direct the reader to all of the posts which have been assigned this label. Some labels, such as marriage (26 posts) have numerous associated posts.  Other labels, such as animal rescue, have only one.  As of today, there are 2443 labels.  A few of the subjects are vampires, numerology, grace, pedophilia, abortion, NASCAR, textiles, Schoolhouse Rock, geometry, Hebrew, eHarmony, weight loss, free will, Klingons, Mickey mouse, infant baptism, religious humor, verbal inspiration, baseball, and Betty Boop.

The full list of labels occurs at the bottom of the page on which you are seeing this post.  Scroll down the page on the right hand side of the page to access the list.

Using Labels to Search This Blog

This post will help you to get more value from this blog by showing you how to search for specific subjects.  This is a very eclectic blog which can touch on almost any subject, from Star Trek ; to the Lakota war-chief Sitting Bull ; to NASCAR ; to what is probably the world’s best-known hymn, Amazing Grace ; to comic books ; and doctrinal subjects like sanctification and obedience .

The labels follow the posts in a separate section.  To search for a subject, all you need to do is select a label (keyword) and click on it.  All the posts which mention the subject will come up as group.

Film Comments So far

Up to this point, I have posted film comments on the following films and film subjects: Beauty and the Beast; The Big Picture; Bollywood, Nollywood, Hollywood; The Book of Eli; Duel; Christian Comments on Films; The Christian Film Database; Crash Test; The 400 Blows; God Told Me To; The Greatest Gift; The Green Pastures; Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix; I Am Curious (Blue); I Am Curious (Yellow); Ink; Island of Despair; Island of Lost Souls; Its the End of the World ...; Jesus Christ, Vampire Hunter; Juno Whips It; Kike Like Me; The Man Who Could Work Miracles; Over and Over Again, With Variations; Quid Pro Quo; A Quote from Constantine; Rabbit; The Red Balloon; Satan: Prince of Darkness; Screen Door Jesus; Time Bandits; Tremors; Vegas in Space; Video Fireplace; Watermelon Man;  What Does It Mean?: Why Jesus Spoke in Parables; Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music?; The Wild Dogs; Wise Advice from Forrest; and, Woman in the Dunes.  Some of them, like Video Fireplace, Vegas in Space, and Jesus Christ, Vampire Hunter are really not worth your trouble.  Some, like The Red Balloon, Duel, The 400 Blows, The Green Pastures, and Island of Lost Souls are essential views for film enthusiasts.  Most are available for rental from Netflix or for purchase from Movies Unlimited.  I have no financial connection with either of these businesses except as a customer.  You may have guessed that I am a film geek; I have so far viewed 6306 films.

Most films are made by non-Christians but that doesn't mean that they have nothing to say to us. I believe that a Christian can derive insights even from films made by non-Christians; even from films which are anti-Christian. Films can present positive and negative demonstrations to us of religious and philosophical concepts, sometimes intentionally and sometimes unintentionally. All of my film comments interpret the films in light of a Christian worldview. Sometimes the interpretation I derive from a film may not reflect the original intentions of the filmmaker.

To access the commentaries, go to “film commentary” in the labels section below this post.