Six months after buying the tickets, I finally went to watch Phantom yesternight. It was a fantastic production. The sets were beautiful, the effects stunning and the cast performed admirably. As a person from a technical background in these things, I was paying particular attention to the technical aspects of the production. I was impressed by the chandelier that they hoisted up at the beginning of the show and the way they dropped it at the end of act 1. They used blanks to simulate gun fire. They made the stage look real deep by using optical illusions. Simply powerful visual effects. It was my first time watching Phantom live so I couldn’t compare it to previous performances in Singapore. But it was good and I would seriously consider catching it again the next time it pops by Singapore.
On a side note, after reaching home from Phantom, I watched a DVD entitled Facing The Giants. Having rented this DVD because it’s one of those weak-turned-victorious themed shows and I’m quite a sucker for this type of movies. No big names in the show, just that the show was very Christian. Apparently, it’s produced by a church in USA. Talk about impacting the world through the arts!!
But it’s not just that. The movie reminded me of the goodness and faithfulness of God all over again. This American football coach, married without kids, was facing a tough time at work (he’s the coach). Never having achieved much results in the 6 years coaching with this high school, he was on the verge of giving up. On top of that, he and his wife have been trying for kids but were unsuccessful. And to add salt to an already bad injury, they’re pretty cash-strapped. The short version of things is that he turned to God and everything turned out fine.
What really hit my heart about the show was at the end when his football team finally won the championship. He came into the locker room and asked his team questions. The question always ended with “Is there anything impossible with God?” It just reminded me that how we can forget about how God can make the weak strong, the poor rich, and make the impossible possible. And we always forget that until we come to our wit’s end. God is always there for us, no matter what we go through. We just have to learn to lean on him through good times and bad. A quote from the movie: “We praise Him when we win, and we praise Him when we lose”. Another quote: “God wants to rain on your life but you have to prepare the fields for it”. In other words, we have to always be righteous in what we do and always honour Him. I would recommend you to watch that movie. It touched me and I’m sure it would touch you too.
That’s all for this edition. Until the next time, cheers… :Þ