I don’t think I have seen the gushing, positive reviews for a Speilberg movie for years like those about “Disclosure Day”. I went alone on Friday to see this movie along with about twelve other people. I was prepared to be thrilled, encouraged, and emotional moved.

Here is what I took away from the movie.

The existence of alien life doesn’t threaten the belief in God. Something I have long held to.

If we paid more attention to others’ needs and hurts, a process the movie labels “empathy”, this world would be a better place.

There has been and will always be an underlying threat of war as long as the human race exists. This is despite the process of empathy.

The last word of the movie is the most powerful word of the movie.

Speilberg can still show without fail the range of human awe and wonder in the average human face.

The government hides secrets it believes will protect the human race. But perhaps those secrets also benefit the development of weapons.

Emily Blunt is an amazing actress.

I have always felt that cardinals carry a special message that God is watching over us.

So, is it the best movie Speilberg has made? If I did not already believe in the power of empathy, the existence of God, and the hope for our future this movie delivers, it would be the best movie. But I already believe these things. But our current culture has lost its way.

Our culture celebrates self: self love, self care, selfies, selfishness, self, self, self. We have lost the basic common sensical notion of Jesus’ call “to love each other as you love yourself”. We miss the point the Good Samaritan is not about the Good Samaritan. It is about the cold, uncaring response of the priest and the judge that leave the poor man to die in the ditch! They were supposed to be the cultural representatives of love and compassion. Instead, they cared only for themSelves!

I am getting the notion that our younger generation is having a break through moment turning their backs on this self centered cultural emphasis and realizing you can never get help if you don’t help others first. Do unto others, well you should know the adage. That came from Jesus also, by the way. In fact Jesus said His followers would be known because “you love one another”. Show love. Demonstrate love. That means considering someone else before yourself.  So counter-cultural. Maybe it’s time we protested in support of unconditional love and empathy instead of resorting to violence.

Seems like there was a certain pastor who preached that message back in the 1960’s and because he said, “I have a dream” he was assassinated.

I’ve gone on too long. Younger generations have too short of an attention span to read this entire post. I can’t blame you. We’ve made you that way. We don’t teach patience. We teach instant gratification. Now is already too late.

Go see Disclosure Day and pay very close attention to what is said. Every word. You will be encouraged, filled with hope, and walk away with a heart full of the desire to empathize with those around you. It may not be the best movie Spielberg has made. But, it the most important movie for our times!