Fading Whispers

I just got done watching a movie adaptation of a book penned by Steven King. If you are Stephen King buff, chills are probably making their way down your spine. The name of this movie is “Storm of the Century” and it made me alternately sad and pissed. I’ll try to express my thoughts on the movie without thoroughly spoiling the movie. For me, this movie was about Christianity and what it means to be a true christian. I’ll emphasize the ‘true’ part because things somehow fly out of the window when you are facing a test of fire. Which is what the people of Little Tall Island were facing. As you can probably guess, the folk of Little Tall Island were effectively cut off from civilization by a freak storm that had the energy to even destroy their lighthouse. The movie begins with a scene where a wizened old lady answers her doorbell to face her death at the hand on a man called Andre Linoge. He is eventually apprehended by the local constable but he leaves a message that serves as his mantra throughout the movie: “Give me what I want, and I’ll go away.” *breathe*

He kills Island folk and each time, leaves his calling sign “Give me what I want, and I’ll go away.” Each time, a death is discovered, a little piece of the puzzle falls into place about discovering what kind of a being Mr. Linoge is. After at least 4 deaths, he eventually tells them what he wants. It’s an unconscionable request and one that made me see red. The saddest part of the movie was that the townsfolk were willing to go ahead because they were frightened. They claimed that they didn’t have any choice, but in fact, there were two other choices that we, as humans, are unwilling to face i.e. death for principle. I would have cried if I wasn’t so angry at myself and the human race for being so weak. Okay, I’ll go ahead and say what he wanted. He wanted one of the townsfolk 8 children to raise as his own i.e. teach his devilish tricks. No pun intended. The town constable sees Mr. Linoge for what he is i.e. a lying murderer who is not of this world. However, he tries in vain to convince the townsfolk that they shouldn’t give up a children to this beast. Nevertheless, you can guess what they did: save their lives and gave up one child. And guess whose child got picked? Isn’t fate a bitch sometimes? Continue reading Shaken by the Storm of the Century