Finch with Tom Hanks





A new film that was released recently on Apple TV is Finch starring Tom Hanks.  Finch is a apocalyptic masterpiece that shows us how we need belonging in our lives.  Hanks is an engineer who is living in a closed off bunker in the middle of St. Louis, Missouri.  At this time in this civilization, the ozone has been destroyed and there are gamma ultra violet rays that can burn your skin.  Then Hanks character Finch creates a robot to help take care of his dog.  Then a storm is coming and forces all of them to leave. This film goes through the many adventures that they have along the way, what they do and where they are going.   

Even though there aren't many characters throughout the film, the characters show love for one each other.  The film really explores the many emotions that we all have, our longing and what we want to accomplish in our lives.  It is a real masterpiece, on many levels.  It shows that you don't even need to be human to want to long for acceptance, and love.  We all need to analyze ourselves and think about what the director is trying to say in this film.  The disconnectedness that we all have with our devices take us away from the connectivity we all have in the world.  It seems that there is the thought it is easier to not have love ones or people we care about because they can hurt us.  But one of the points in the film, is the idea of trust.  What it is and how we need to trust people in order to show them love.  We always have our guards up otherwise, and then we won't want to become close to anyone and just be alone.  

The number one question this film addresses is should we be alone?  What kind of legacy are you going to leave your children or grandchildren?  This is the key to life and those that think being alone is better then having people in your life, they are just running away from the life they could have.  We don't need to fear what can change us or give us another perspective.  The choice is yours alone or not alone?

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