Check out this really cute Pixar short, entitled “Partly Cloudy.”
This short film presents a lovely account of creation – storks bringing newly minted creatures down to earth. We start with a vision of cuteness – babies, puppies and kittens. The world is a beautiful place. As we ascend into the heavens, we see the creative forces represented by these cloud beings sculpting each new creation to be delivered to earth. One of these angelic clouds stands apart from the others – Gus is slightly different. He does not create puppies, babies or kittens; he sculpts sharks and rams and porcupines. His assistant, a stork named Peck, is hard pressed to deliver these dangerous creations to their place on earth.
This short reminds me of the power and diversity of creation. God creates everything – even things that are dark, dangerous and bizarre. No matter how little sense it makes to us, God loves these beings as much as he loves babies, puppies and kittens. These aspects of creation represent the fearsomeness and power of God. They are wild and dangerous. Despite this, in some way they are vestiges of God. Too often we take the world we live in for granted. We forget that it is created by God. We think that we can control the natural world so that all our experiences will be happy. This short film reminds us that the natural world reflects the wideness, diversity and fearsomeness of God’s love. We cannot control God – he is bigger than us.
If you are interested in further reflections on this short film, check out this blog.
Let me know what you think of the film!
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