The Taking of Pelham 123

So....i called in to my other job, too the other day! lol. As much as I need money, not going to work felt unimaginably good. I mean, like damn, I should just quit and live a life of leisure type-good. But I digress.

With the latter part of my evening I was treated to a viewing of the new Denzel-John Travolta movie, "The Taking of Pelham 123." I know Queen Oprah luvs her sum John Travolta, but so do I, and I believe I'll fight Oprah for sum John Travolta. But I digress.

Anyway, the movie was good as heck, but I'm a fan of suspense/action/make-you-think type thrillers. Yes, this is a hostage movie. How different can one hostage movie be from the next? I know that's what you'd like to ask me. Well, if u liked "Inside Man," this one is better. It wasn't as slow, had no confusing subplots, and was very engaging. I guess it was a remake, and I have not seen the original, but I thought the movie was pretty relevant, dealing in sum way with today's harsh economic climate.

It's very clear what it's about. John Travolta takes a subway car hostage, and Denzel is the MTA operator who answers the phone. Travolta isn't trying to deal with the hostage negotiators. In sum weird way, he views Denzel's character as his friend and prefers to only deal with him. One reason for this, as you will learn, is that Denzel's character is not perfect himself. (Thats a twist for you.) But this man was serious about killing ppl and getting his ransom and you just need to go see if Denzel can work that thang out! (Which he always does, right? Because Denzel is the the consummate dad and husband and hero....in a cool, I got this under control, watch me pimp walk through this shot cuz Im Denzel thee man-type way)



But wait! - There's a scene in the movie where Travolta tells Denzel, "Everyone owes God a death." Yes, God sent His Son to die for us, so u mite think u owe Him one in return...i can follow that logic. But Denzel responds, "No, we owe God a life."

...and I agree. God asks us to give our lives to HIm, but not to necessarily trade our lives for His. He gave His Son so that we might have life, and have it more abundantly. Living our lives to the fullest - chasing our dreams, living up to our full potential, letting our lights shine- is the best way to pay Him back.