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I saw the movie “Taken” last night. (I know I am way behind the curve on getting around to seeing it). What a good movie – but also makes you think about a couple of things.
Look at the depravity of the heart of man – that man has fallen so far as to traffic in the lives of others to satisfy their greed. They could do legitimate things – but their fallen nature is so twisted, so perverted, so far from where it should be that it appears they have no conscience and not a feeling bone in their body. Don’t kid yourselves into thinking that sex trafficking is not happening in our country – if not even in our own towns.
One other thing that stood out is how her father would do anything to rescue her – willing to risk his own in very dangerous situations to bring his daughter back to him. This week after Easter it still reminds me that Jesus didn’t just risk his life – he walked into certain torture and death to carry out his rescue of us.
A quick thought,
Steve
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I like this. Yes, human trafficking is a horrible thing and I think awareness should definitely be spread. The worst thing we can do as Georgians/Americans/Humans on this issue is pretend that it isn't happening. If we pretend it's not happening, that's when they are able to run rampant, but if awareness is raised, and people realize that these women are not doing this "on their own accord" many will seek ways to stop it, and I sincerely believe that if buyers truly knew that these women didn't want their lives to be like this, many would cease buying. And without a large market, the business dwindles, and less women will have their lives pulled from their hands…
A comment about the movie itself: Did you notice how the filmmaker was able to show you how bad trafficking was but at the end you did not feel as if you had to take a bath. The film could have been MUCH worse visually. I think this was a conscious effort so that more people could see it and get the message. Kudos to them!
I agree – there was much violence, but with a remarkable lack of splatter and gore that many filmakers would have shown and remarkable lack of nudity according to todays standards – especially considering the topic.