{"id":479,"date":"2006-12-15T07:24:29","date_gmt":"2006-12-15T13:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ocularfusion.net\/?p=479"},"modified":"2022-01-02T07:38:47","modified_gmt":"2022-01-02T12:38:47","slug":"youll-shoot-your-eye-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ocularfusion.net\/?p=479","title":{"rendered":"You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tis the season for the Sojourner Class at our church to watch some Christmas movies and try to unpack a few spiritual lessons. Last year, we spent a few weeks watching It’s a Wonderful Life<\/em><\/a>, and so far this year we’ve viewed and discussed clips from Miracle on 34th Street<\/em><\/a> and The Bishop’s Wife<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"christmas_story_c.jpg\"This Sunday we’ll be watching A Christmas Story<\/em><\/a>. As you might recall, that’s the one where little Ralphie Parker (played by Peter Billingsley) sets his heart on the mother of all Christmas presents: “an official Red Ryder, carbine action, two-hundred shot range model air rifle, with a compass in the stock and ‘this thing’, which tells time.”<\/p>\n

Of particular interest to me is the way Ralphie is continuously foiled by the now famous refrain, “You’ll shoot your eye out!” Under normal circumstances, I wouldn’t find that sort of thing funny at all. But in this case, context is everything. Last night I was watching the scene in which Ralphie actually did “shoot his eye out,” and I nearly doubled over and passed out from laughing too hard.<\/p>\n

This one is a little less ethereal and a little more earthy and raw than the previous ones we’ve watched. But in many ways, it’s more realistic in that it deals with how dysfunctional, less-than-perfect families with warts and all stumble their way through the stressful holiday season and still manage to find a little redemption at the end of the day. And when I say “dysfunctional families,” I’m not talking about that other<\/em> family way over there. I’m talking about all of us.<\/p>\n

All this Christmas cinema has got me to wondering: What Christmas movie or TV special has meant the most to you over the years and why? Also, if you have any suggestions on discussion questions which might suit A Christmas Story<\/em>, I’m all ears.<\/p>\n

By the way, if you’re interested in watching A Christmas Story<\/em> again, don’t fret. You’ll have plenty of chances when TBS airs the movie in a 24-hour, continuous loop beginning Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n

But be careful if you do: You might shoot your eye out!\n<\/p>\n

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