Megan Wood Blog #2 (outside film)

I, my friends, am a chronic insomniac. Late late at night characteristically involves me lying in bed watching a movie or two until I fall asleep. For a habit such as this, Netflix is a God-send! One night recently, I watched a movie called "Buried" staring Ryan Reynolds:



It's a horror/thriller flick meant to make you angry and challenge your moral compass. Paul Conroy (Ryan Reynolds) is a civilian contractor (nonmilitary truck driver) working in Iraq who, after an attack on his caravan by Islamic terrorists, is buried alive and held for ransom with minimal time, minimal lights, and minimal supplies (to include a cell phone on which he is asked to make ransom videos for the terrorists.. The way the movie is filmed in a "you're-in-the-box-too" style causes the viewer to experience mental discomfort relating to claustrophobic confinement. The story takes place in 2006, deep in the middle of the Iraqi war and terrorism conflicts in the middle east. It challenges the alleged indifference of the American government officials and hostage personnel involved and responsible for situations such as this one to the welfare and life of their employees while away from the comfort and safety of their American lives.

It also challenges the normally inimical reputation of the media by being a lifeline to Paul in it's ability to hold officials responsible for his safety accountable to the truth. that being said, it is a different story for a few phone calls he receives from the contracting company he works for...

Without trying to spoil the movie for anyone, I will say that there are significant points in the film that are emblematic of that transition we've talked about from the mundane to sacred time. Being on the fringes of losing your life tends to make you rethink your purpose, your values, your understandings, and your plan of action if you could reverse your fate.

I WILL say.... the ending was CRAZY. Go see it.