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Somewhere in Time


Have you seen this film?

This is the first film I remember seeing that was a romantic film. I still have a bit of a crush on Jane Seymour. It's intensely lovely, well-acted and beautifully shot.


One of the things I love most about this film is how things conspire to bring people together. As a hopeless romantic myself, I believe that seemingly random events can work together to a common and unexpected good. I'm not a fatalist - I do believe that our agency also is at work in these instances, and that ultimately we are the captains of our own destinies. However, I also firmly believe that some things are meant to be, and that we can look to these things with hope and anticipation. Partly that's informed by my belief in a benevolent God who is interested in not just the overall progression of us, His children, but also in my personal concerns and interests and needs and desires. And while I don't know the end from the beginning, and while I also have been through my share of unexplained reverses and trials, I also have come to rely on God to help in times of need, providing comfort and peace and love that helps me get through and hold on.


When (spoiler alert) Richard looks at the penny from 1979 and is reminded of the past (future?), throwing himself out of his own time frame, what he's really doing is catching up with Elise, who has died in the events early in the film. So while this may seem like a tragic ending, in reality it was something that both informed their love as well as facilitating their eventual reunion. And that's a hopeful thing.

You never know how and what events will transpire to get us home.

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