From James Bond in Britain to Spy Kids in 3-D, we all love our espionage movies with a passion. It must be the combination of way cool gadgets, secret identities, and triumphing over the EEEEEVIL that lurks in every corner of the world - or maybe if you're like me, you just like to see stuff blow up... a lot.
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You know who can really handle explosives? Angelina - (not Bradgelina, rumor has it that he had to stay home and babysit their 57 kids) - yep, Jolie is now known as Salt. Our Tomb Raider has now entered the spy vs. spy world as a CIA operative who is accused of being a sleeper agent for those pesky Ruskies. She's on the run for her life and trying to prove the accusations false, and yeah, a lot of stuff blows up.
Interesting that the writers of this film chose the name "salt" isn't it? Perhaps they were trying to shake up the summer a bit and add some flavor to the already action packed movie offerings? Either way, this flick should definitely quench people's thirst for 2 hours of answering the 'Who is salt?' question.
Interesting also that one of the primary ways that Jesus identifies His followers is as salt as well. Not that we are potential counter agents on the run so we need to dye our hair and generally destroy anything that gets in our way...even though that might be exciting.
No, we have a much bigger mission:
"You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless" (Matthew 5:13).
Lane Palmer serves as a writer for Dare 2 Share Ministries (D2S) in Arvada, Colorado, a ministry committed to energizing and equipping teenagers to know, live, share and own their faith in Jesus. For more information about D2S, please visit www.dare2share.org.
