{"id":8817,"date":"2015-07-02T06:59:49","date_gmt":"2015-07-02T11:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/?p=8817"},"modified":"2025-11-29T07:38:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T13:38:47","slug":"movie-night-signs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2015\/07\/02\/movie-night-signs\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy World UFO Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Perhaps we are “suffering from a deplorable lack of curiosity,” but our family doesn’t devote a lot of time to pondering the existence of alien life forms.<\/strong> Nor do we routinely scan the horizon our world for UFOs. Nor do we spend our days monitoring radio frequencies for messages from other galaxies.<\/p>\n

\"Signs\"<\/a><\/p>\n

We do, however, occasionally watch movies that deal with such matters<\/strong> — and what better occasion to do that than on World UFO Day?<\/p>\n

That’s right, folks, July 2 is World UFO Day, commemorating the alleged crash of a UFO on this date in Roswell, New Mexico<\/strong>, way back in 1947.<\/p>\n

So tonight after dinner, we plan to rewatch one of our all time favorites, Signs<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Signs\"<\/p>\n

Our family thinks this movie is brilliant.<\/strong> If you’ve never seen it, you should. It is simultaneously funny and sweet and sad and just a little bit scary.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Discussion Questions<\/h2>\n

It also brings to mind a lot of great topics for discussion<\/strong>, including:<\/p>\n

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  1. Are our lives governed by chance, or do even bad things happen for a purpose?<\/li>\n
  2. Are you more inclined to view things as miracles or coincidences?<\/li>\n
  3. What effect does personal tragedy have on our faith?<\/strong> How did it affect Graham Hess?<\/li>\n
  4. Why did the movie keep flashing back to a scene that had happened months earlier?<\/li>\n
  5. What explanation did Graham give for his wife’s last words to him? Do you think that impression had changed by the end of the movie?<\/li>\n
  6. Can you think of any other instances where a message sounds like foolishness to one hearer, yet holds deep meaning to another?<\/li>\n
  7. Discuss the reactions of the various movie characters to the events on the news. What would you do differently if you thought the world was about to end?<\/strong><\/li>\n
  8. Why didn’t Graham tell his family what he saw in the cornfield?<\/li>\n
  9. Why did the family take time to eat such an elaborate meal when they were so busy with other preparations?<\/li>\n
  10. Why did Graham refuse to pray at the dinner table? At what point in the movie did that attitude change?<\/li>\n
  11. Why did the movie end the way it did? There was a lot of important information packed into the final scene, even though no words were spoken. What did you learn?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    As I said, this movie is a huge favorite of every member of our family. Here’s a photo from the last time we viewed it:<\/p>\n

    \"Happy<\/p>\n

    A Few Fun Facts<\/h2>\n

    Some interesting things your should know about this photo:<\/p>\n