Savannah Spiritual Cinema MeetUp

on April 25, 2014

Thoughts on the film “Forgotten Kingdom”

This film left me in visual overload.  I was thrown into a very foreign situation.  At the end of Joseph/Atang’s journey back into his tribal experience and own sense-of-self I felt overwhelmed.

After a good night’s sleep and a search for some wisdom from others* I can reflect better on the lessons learned from this very beautiful and thought-provoking film.

Most times we cannot move forward emotionally or spiritually without remembering, recounting the stones we’ve collected in our pockets** so to speak, from where we have come.  Re-discovering those forgotten kingdoms.  When we truly know what it means to be human – not just come to some understanding – but truly know in our innermost being what it feels, smells, and tastes like; what it hurts like; what it aches like…then we become ready to know what it feels like NOT to be human.

We remember that Forgotten Kingdom where we find our divine sense of self.  Our true self.  And…just as in the last scene of the movie…we can throw away all that we thought precious and important and simply live in the divine present moment; find ourselves a couple horses** and move on.

*http://www.cinemafunk.com/movie-reviews/the-forgotten-kingdom.html

** A specific scene reference, you’ll have to watch to understand

Take care and seek peace,

Vince