Rev. Kelly Barber has made us a play sheet for The Starling so that we may watch the movie with Holy Spirit and deeply contemplate what is truly most helpful for us.
We hope that you will join us for the discussion of this month’s movie on Sunday, September 25th at 8 pm ET/6 pm MT. Rev. Kelly Barber will be facilitating this month’s movie discussion.
The Starling is a 2021 American comedy-drama film directed by Theodore Melfi and written by Matt Harris. A married couple, the Maynards, suffer after the death of their baby daughter from SIDS. The husband, Jack (Chris O’Dowd), is in a residential mental hospital while his wife Lilly (Melissa McCarthy) remains at home, dealing with her own feelings alone.
This is an emotional drama, with spots of beautiful humor, around a story of loss. It demonstrates how when we are faced with a “universal sucker punch”, we are given a profound opportunity to heal a host of long-standing beliefs and assumptions, and lay aside some of the false identities we cling to. It also demonstrates how we use self-will for protection and how surrender leads to healing.
This movie has some spiritual themes that include interdependence, compassion, self-honesty, and humility.
You can find this movie on Netflix.
