Friday, November 28, 2014

Man in the Iron Mask 
[This is the culmination of the film.  King Louie XVI (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a terrible king, and the 3 musketeers have tried to replace the king with this twin brother Philippe (Leonardo DiCaprio), the man in the iron mask.  D'Artagnan, the man who saves Philippe, is their father.]
This scene is so moving for me.  D'Artagnan is this man who seems always to be caught in the middle of warring parties even though he is trying to do the right thing.  D'Artagnan is the father of both Philippe, and Louis.  He wants to have the brothers not fight, and not harm one of another.  He views reconciliation, and the nobility of character far above revenge or hate.  D'Artagnan did what all father's should do lay down their life for the sake of their children.  

The love that D'Artagnan has is shown again by the fact that he is laying their dying he takes the time to instruct his son, Philippe about what is the right thing to do.  You should not raise your hand against your brother to kill him even if your brother would do the same.  He wants his son to be a good man, both of them.  

We have problems in our society today because people do not take the time to be good fathers as D'Artagnan was to his sons.  He we need men to step and be the father that they are called by God to be.  

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