Saw "The Island". I read a headline about this move that called it "this year's I, Robot". That's actually a pretty good analogy. Although a very different premise, it had a similar plotline and similar thematic elements. But "The Island" was much deeper on a human level (naturally).

It had some very interesting God-related quotes. Steve Buscemi's character explained to Ewan McGregor's "innocent" character who God is as so: "You know when you close your eyes and really wish for something. God's the guy that ignores you!" (I don't agree with this assessment - at least not all the time - but it was funny, and very pointed on how certain people relate to God these days.) And after a spectacular scene in which our heroes by all accounts should have been killed but somehow survive, an onlooker says to them: "Jesus must love you! I know Jesus loves you!"

But the entire nature of the story makes you think about the nature of one's "soul". Why? Well, if you haven't seen the movie, and you don't want it ruined, don't read on.

But for those who have seen it or know the "twist", Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson are actually clones of real people, and the real people in the movie somehow think that they deserve to live more than their clones, even though their clones are just as human. What makes them less deserving to live? The only thing I could think of would be if "clones" don't have a soul. It can't be anything else, or otherwise, why would it really matter? Which draws the conclusion that if not for our soul, nothing matters. Which brings us back to God.

The funny thing is, we root for the "clones" to overcome the "real people", but that's because we want them to live. Yet, in most cases, the clones living will lead to their counterparts dying. So, how is that better?

Well, it's better because nobody is being killed. A "real person" may live or may die if they don't get a "clone", but it's in God's hands. However, if they create a clone with the intention of killing it in order for them to live, they still might not live, yet they are guaranteeing that someone gets killed.

I'm not going to get into the whole "clone" debate, but I will say that if we do manage to clone humans, that does not make us bigger than God or even equal with God. We praise the God that was able to create life that in turn is able to create life. And that life has the "soul" that God has instilled in us, and that's what matters.

So, yeah, interesting movie...