In an interview with Wired about his movie Inception, director Christopher Nolan is questioned about an ambiguous scene in the film:
So, there’s no one right answer.
Oh no, I’ve got an answer.
You do?!
Yeah. I’ve always believed that if you make a film with ambiguity, it needs to be based on a true interpretation. If it’s not, then it will contradict itself, or it will be somehow insubstantial and end up making the audience feel cheated. Ambiguity has to come from the inability of the character to know — and the alignment of the audience with that character.
Nolan’s point here underscores an important factor in interpreting any “text,” be it a blockbuster film, a child’s cry, or the Bible itself: Ambiguity is an attribute of appearance — not an indicator of reality.
A concept may very well be masked in ambiguity, but the underlying reality must be just that — real, true, and objective.
December 21st, 2010 | 2:19 pm | #1
“the Bible itself: Ambiguity is an attribute of appearance — not an indicator of reality.”
Dig deep. Holy Spirit leading. Prayerful.
And den…
Sola Scriptura!!!
Thank You Veddy Much.
December 21st, 2010 | 11:42 pm | #2
That is one of the most insightful explanations I’ve ever heard from someone in Hollywood. It actually makes sense.
December 22nd, 2010 | 12:12 pm | #3
I love it. There is a big distinction between the murky “your truth”, “my truth” and the idea that there IS a reality, but a difficulty in identifying it’s precise nature.
December 23rd, 2010 | 5:15 pm | #4
What a wonderful response and insight.
If only the creators of LOST had been so wise.
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