tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755209147403169584.post7287435957832471471..comments2020-11-24T23:25:08.346+11:00Comments on Jasmine Ruigrok: Why I Didn't See The Hunger GamesJasmine Ruigrokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976708690026168727noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755209147403169584.post-44916851561266875072013-08-09T18:51:11.013+10:002013-08-09T18:51:11.013+10:00You're welcome, thankyou for taking the time r...You're welcome, thankyou for taking the time read this post! Though this is a time I obeyed, I have had times where I have ignored God's prompting, and have paid for it. :P It pays to listen, because God always has our best interests at heart. :)Jasmine Ruigrokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976708690026168727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755209147403169584.post-24850148577004436882013-08-09T16:07:46.162+10:002013-08-09T16:07:46.162+10:00Thank you! This was very encouraging. The amount o...Thank you! This was very encouraging. The amount of times I've watch movies where I've felt uneasy about what I was exposing myself to, has been too many. And it's easy to feel stupid about getting all sensitive about a movie but really it's the Holy Spirit giving us the warning signs.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703466289954309674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755209147403169584.post-74298859061151021182013-06-05T01:43:44.396+10:002013-06-05T01:43:44.396+10:00I agree with you, BushMaid! It's so true. &am...I agree with you, BushMaid! It's so true. & Thank you too, for taking a stand. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14005780213233927359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755209147403169584.post-22200353901030665812013-06-04T09:53:10.996+10:002013-06-04T09:53:10.996+10:00Hello Kate! Thankyou so much for your awesome comm...Hello Kate! Thankyou so much for your awesome comment. I have to say, I never thought of the title in such a way, but you are right. It numbs down the true meaning of hunger, and displaces it with something that is merely a catchy name. :P Thankyou for making a stand on what you believe! It's a blessing to see.Jasmine Ruigrokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976708690026168727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755209147403169584.post-71756744183190069612013-06-04T06:45:25.816+10:002013-06-04T06:45:25.816+10:00Great post!
I have friends who have read the hunge...Great post!<br />I have friends who have read the hunger games and have told me about it, and I have to say that personally? I don't think a book/movie that largely contains teenagers killing other teenagers is something that Jesus would be reading and or watching.<br />Like how Paul writes "Whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of a good report...think on these things" And for me, the Hunger Games just doesn't seem to fit that grid of goodness.<br />On top of that, I work in a non-profit called the African Well Fund, and I, personally can never get over the name of the book. Because I know that hunger is NOT a game. Hunger is a horrible thing. I understand that the title may not be referring to this, but still. It makes my skin crawl.<br />Anyway, wow, that was a rant! Lol. This was a great post. I think you did the right thing. God has convicted me in these ways too when it comes to movies and books.<br />-KateAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14005780213233927359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755209147403169584.post-54095509806001922752012-04-27T15:35:29.310+10:002012-04-27T15:35:29.310+10:00Thankyou so much for reading and for commenting, B...Thankyou so much for reading and for commenting, Bethany! I was so encouraged by your words. :)<br /><br />God's blessings upon you too, my friend. <br /><br />Love you!!! xoxJasmine Ruigrokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976708690026168727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755209147403169584.post-3468845330313999462012-04-27T14:07:43.311+10:002012-04-27T14:07:43.311+10:00Praise the Lord for your willingness to obey Him e...Praise the Lord for your willingness to obey Him even though it seemed hard. God WILL bless you for it even if He hasn't already!! What a blessing to know that there are still Christian young women who ARE CHRISTIAN and are walking close to the Lord and are responsive to His voice.<br /><br />Keep walking close to the Lord, and keep your eyes on Him and listening to the "still small voice".<br /><br />You have encouraged me to have a closer relationship with the Lord and and to be more willing to obey when He asks me to do difficult things.<br /><br />May the Lord bless you.<br /><br />Love you heaps!!!!<br />BethanyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755209147403169584.post-82409519280502242442012-04-22T16:53:55.981+10:002012-04-22T16:53:55.981+10:00I think one of the most fun things I've gotten...I think one of the most fun things I've gotten out of the movie is the discussion: and I didn't even have to see it! :D<br /><br />Thankyou for your kind words, for reading and for commenting, Gabriel. :) I'm glad it wasn't too rambling. :)Jasmine Ruigrokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976708690026168727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755209147403169584.post-38878864816354433392012-04-22T15:08:58.107+10:002012-04-22T15:08:58.107+10:00To the comments: MAN. I am SO looking forward to ...To the comments: MAN. I am SO looking forward to seeing this film... hopefully it will give me a bit more knowledge to sort through all this controversy! <br /><br />People I really respect are on both sides, saying totally contradictory stuff about it.<br /><br />This I must see for myself.<br /><br />To the article: didn't seem rambling at all, to me. :-) Further, it's a wonderful thing to make a choice to crucify the flesh on faith that that is God's desire for you.Gabriel Hudelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04130553339687880773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755209147403169584.post-85829290949153131572012-04-20T11:09:58.998+10:002012-04-20T11:09:58.998+10:00That is a wise decision on your part, Aquill. :D
...That is a wise decision on your part, Aquill. :D<br /><br />And wow, thankyou! *blush* I'm very flattered that you like them. :DJasmine Ruigrokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976708690026168727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755209147403169584.post-5818906027899414812012-04-20T09:53:06.386+10:002012-04-20T09:53:06.386+10:00@Pinecone: Actually, I've listened to Swanson&...@Pinecone: Actually, I've listened to Swanson's take, too. See my response here: http://inkslingerblog.wordpress.com/2012/03/28/on-the-hunger-games-a-response-to-kevin-swanson/Corey P.http://www.inkslingerblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755209147403169584.post-73831170413941313082012-04-20T08:30:04.128+10:002012-04-20T08:30:04.128+10:00You might be interested to read one of Corey's...You might be interested to read one of Corey's blog posts on that very person's take, Pinecone. :)Jasmine Ruigrokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976708690026168727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755209147403169584.post-47878910367524201442012-04-20T06:15:16.971+10:002012-04-20T06:15:16.971+10:00I can't reply to everything here.
Maybe you sh...I can't reply to everything here.<br />Maybe you should listen to Kevin Swanson's take on it at Generationswithvision.com. <br /><br />I don't agree with everything he says, but much of it I do agree with. It might help you understand where I'm coming from.<br /><br />Just for the record, I came to the conclusion I came to before I heard Swanson's take: I'm not just parroting what I've heard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755209147403169584.post-33033677495472010222012-04-15T11:26:05.014+10:002012-04-15T11:26:05.014+10:00I'm not going to watch/read Hunger Games, myse...I'm not going to watch/read Hunger Games, myself. Too much violence for my taste.<br /><br />By the way, I just wanted to say that the illustrations for Peter's Angel that you did are amazing! Saw them on Aubrey's facebook and I was blown away.<br /><br />God bless you! :-Daquillpenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12776545474920605016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755209147403169584.post-38889958152608231252012-04-11T20:34:02.048+10:002012-04-11T20:34:02.048+10:00I got tagged by you AND David! I shall have to mak...I got tagged by you AND David! I shall have to make a mega post for that! :DJasmine Ruigrokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976708690026168727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755209147403169584.post-77164864810054519392012-04-11T16:18:46.508+10:002012-04-11T16:18:46.508+10:00I tagged you, so now you're "it"!!
...I tagged you, so now you're "it"!!<br /><br />http://musicalcowgirl4christ.blogspot.com/2012/04/ive-been-tagged-now-youre-it-d.htmlBeth at IAMRanchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13077070037164319673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755209147403169584.post-21695034122027248692012-04-10T11:21:30.543+10:002012-04-10T11:21:30.543+10:00I'm not trying to start a debate, and I'll...I'm not trying to start a debate, and I'll shut up if BushMaid tells me to, but... :)<br /><br />Just to be clear, there's a difference between murder and self-defense (I don't think you would dispute that). And one of the big misconceptions about <i>The Hunger Games</i> seems to be that Collins is confusing (or blurring) the two. Not so. <br /><br />Katniss, the protagonist, does everything in her power to avoid a confrontation with the other Tributes; when she does kill, it's in self-defense, when someone is attacking her. That, to my mind, is completely and utterly justified.<br /><br />In the case of the other Tributes, the ones who actively hunt down and slaughter their fellow human beings, Collins makes the evil of their actions clear. It's murder. It's grievous. And it's sickening. <br /><br />One of the remarkable things about Katniss is her respect for life in the ultimate Darwinian environment. All around her, the rule of thumb is "survival of the fittest;" yet Katniss doesn't play by that rule. She even takes time to give one of the dead Tributes a proper burial. And when she kneels by the frail little body and weeps, the message is clear: <i>life is precious. It's loss is always a tragedy.</i><br /><br />Suzanne Collins' books aren't perfect; they have flaws (both aesthetic and moral), but I'm convinced that they have much of value to offer the discerning Christian reader.Corey P.http://www.inkslingerblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755209147403169584.post-15505537261482532462012-04-09T07:23:05.810+10:002012-04-09T07:23:05.810+10:00I'm glad to hear about this, and how frank you...I'm glad to hear about this, and how frank you are about it!<br /><br />I have a few things wrong with the plot (which I read, although I have read neither the book or the movie). If I am inaccurate as to what happens in specifics, correct me. In concept, here they are:<br /><br />Authors who want to create storylines that draw readers will permit anything, even a survival game where children (yes, they are that) kill each other to survive. The author has purposely made murder into a type of "self-defense" so it can be justified, and then blames it upon the horrid epicenter of all the viewer's rage, the state. <br /><br />The "love story" cannot be expressly discounted as wrong, but again, the author has gone extra lengths to create a scenario in which a guy and girl spend a great deal of time interacting without any parent or chaperone being involved. <br /><br />All of my "rage" against the state is turned instead to the author. These sorts of "specialized scenarios" are reminiscent of the immodesty of Princess Leia which is apparently supposed to be blamed on Jabba the Hut. Who should we really blame? George Lucas and his team. They are the ones who have lust in their hearts, and they cannot wait to play it out before the audiences of America. They set up a "straw-man" named Jabba, who they can blame as cruel, so that you don't feel so bad when you ogle the slave girl. <br /><br />George Lucas himself said (I can't find the quote, I will post it when I find it; I read it in a book on the Phantom Menace - episode 1) a quote about his role as a type of creator, which I will paraphrase here: "I realized that this was my world, which I had the power to do anything I wanted with."<br /><br />Since unregenerate man is a sinful creator, he begets sinful creatures when he writes. Although the Hunger Games is not worse that other similar releases, I do not measure the yardstick by the cloth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755209147403169584.post-20664520189763301282012-04-05T08:19:45.947+10:002012-04-05T08:19:45.947+10:00Awww... *hugs back* Thankyou so much, Stephanie. :...Awww... *hugs back* Thankyou so much, Stephanie. :) I didn't think this ramble would be so encouraging to people, so hearing your comment was a real blessing. So Thankyou!Jasmine Ruigrokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976708690026168727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755209147403169584.post-90885979021147411132012-04-05T08:17:04.958+10:002012-04-05T08:17:04.958+10:00* Smiles * :)* Smiles * :)Jasmine Ruigrokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976708690026168727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755209147403169584.post-64905973018679905182012-04-04T21:59:58.764+10:002012-04-04T21:59:58.764+10:00*Smiles* I am so proud of you, Bushy! You know, yo...*Smiles* I am so proud of you, Bushy! You know, you are such a good example even to older people like me. :D I would have found making that decision very hard, so well done. *Hugs* <br /><br />I did see it, and I did like it; but my brother said it was sadistic and he hated it, as did his GF. I actually can't watch too much violence without stopping watching the film, or looking away in horror; I found The Hunger Games to be very mild in my book, which is saying a lot for me. I thought the way they showed the violence was tasteful, some of it off screen with just the sound. <br /><br />Everyone's different of course, and I am really touched by you making this decision, especially if you really deep down feel like seeing it. :)Stephanie Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12338228401362937090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755209147403169584.post-68478847760643400592012-04-04T21:56:28.255+10:002012-04-04T21:56:28.255+10:00Good, because you did the right thing, my darling....Good, because you did the right thing, my darling. You did what God led you to do. :DKaitlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07384882548814012985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755209147403169584.post-52877960230154924552012-04-03T15:06:52.275+10:002012-04-03T15:06:52.275+10:00*pinks* Thankyou so much, my dear Kaitlyn. :) You ...*pinks* Thankyou so much, my dear Kaitlyn. :) You made me feel so much more at peace about my decision! :DJasmine Ruigrokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976708690026168727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755209147403169584.post-36053593493783629762012-04-03T11:30:18.084+10:002012-04-03T11:30:18.084+10:00Oh my darling Aussie!! I am so proud of you! I am...Oh my darling Aussie!! I am so proud of you! I am still determining my thoughts on the Hunger Games and have not gone to see it. To be honest, I have no desire to.<br /><br />Hearing your thoughts has not swayed me one way or another, but it has made me intensly proud of you!!! I love this post!Kaitlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07384882548814012985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755209147403169584.post-87970329543943884942012-04-03T10:12:57.443+10:002012-04-03T10:12:57.443+10:00Thankyou, Rosie! Your opinion means a lot to me. :...Thankyou, Rosie! Your opinion means a lot to me. :)Jasmine Ruigrokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976708690026168727noreply@blogger.com