Pro-life animated video
Here’s an creative new way to get our message out, animation. The words to the song could have been tightened a tad, but the concept is good. It was the Speed Raceresque animation that grabbed me, particularly toward the end:
Powerful! If only “they” could see this!
A Great Grandma
It is an Okay video, but i really like that it is from the guys perspective!
Becky,
I think you missed something…it wasn’t from the guys perspective but from the “babies”…at least I think so. Weren’t those kids walking in line supposed to represent aborted babies?
Its actually from the hypothetical child’s point of view.
I have to admit, it actually got to me a little. There is something to say, on either side, about the very sad nature of abortion. Whatever justification you use, you are essentially saying there is something more important to you than this person….your child. It may be justified in your eyes, but it is still sad.
There is great short story that I cannot remember unfortunately….maybe SoMG will know it. It is about a couple who go ahead and have an abortion and it talks about the whole process. At the end, the man is just thinking about it, and he finds himself concerned by the idea of dying before even really existing. He asks himself what it must be like to just know darkness, only to have it one day turn darker until you disapear.
Of course it is sentimental because the preborn doesnt “know” anything, but the story again speaks at least in part to the very sad nature of abortion.
Even if it were justified by the idea that parents are not required to give blood donations to save their child’s life, would you rejoice and praise every time a parent condemns their child to death because they dont want to have their blood drawn?
very interesting
I liked the concept and the animation style. The sound of wind at the end brought a certain chill to me….
mk:yes those were all the aborted babies and at the end the aborted baby the film was about was met by Jesus.
I thought the film was quite good. I agree with Patricia; the whooshing of the wind is chilling. I thought it showed the selfish side of abortion. At the end at the deathbed, the mother cries out when her “child” disappears. She then is alone.
I showed the film to my 3 sons ages 12, 11 and 8. It opened up a short discussion afterwards. All 3 were very quiet during the film and they all “got” the theme of the film. They were impressed by the message and the cartoon theme appealed to them as well. They especially liked Jesus at the end comforting the child.
I feel any way to get the pro-life message out to my kids is a good thing. Its good there are so many different ways to do it. If Planned Parenthood can use cartoon-like messages to appeal to the younger crowds, then why can’t Pro-Lifers???
mk, I guess you are right it was from the child’s point of view. the first time i saw it i thought it was the father of the child walking around upset about the abortion. now i see that it was the child walking. thanks for pointing that out, i watched it before my first cup of coffee, wasn’t too alert yet! :)
Was it me, or did they have a kid before they got married?
Is it a bad sign if I think this video is depressing and sad?
OK, I’m sorry to break up the happy cartoon party here, but that was just…ridiculous.
“Was it me, or did they have a kid before they got married? ”
Hahahaha, I noticed that too.
Maybe that explains the abortion…
You are ridiculous Erin. Nyah.
Ha! Fair enough…
I’m crying now. I have left it to my own strong willed daughter to “sort out” her own feelings when it come to abortion. She still mourns the loss of her half brother but she will also tell you she resented the constant calls from attorneys and reporters after we lost him. She wrote a paper on abortion after interviewing pregnant teens, me (anonymously) and post abortive women as well as teens who vowed abstinence. She left the burden of the “choice” on the individual. She even interviewed Norma Mc Corvey. My lovely child is pro life claims to be so because I never “crammed it down her throat, so to speak.” She tells me it is because she overheard me on the phone saying, “I will never see him take his first steps, pretend he is a Transformer, doctor his boo boos or go to his first prom.”
I just showed her this cartoon. Her eyelashes were wet, when she said, “I wish you had seen this as a girl, Mom.”
Then she gave me the kind of hug that only she can give!…asked permission to go to the market and brought home a huge bouquet of lilies, roses, minature roses, gerber daisies, and we couldn’t find a vase large enough for them all.
As though that was not beautiful enough?
She gave Mom, a card that reads;
You are beautiful
inside and out…
in a way
that changes things…
and makes days brighter..
and smiles warmer…
and hearts…
like mine..
so much happier.
:-)
Children…what beautiful rewards, with or without the nine months of crisis.
j-a-n, you are both blessed…
If the mother never met the father they wouldn’t have had a baby to begin with. If my Mom wasn’t from a poor family and could go to college she might never have met my father. If my Dad took his Mom’s advice he would have never married my mother. If my sister was a boy maybe they would have never tried for another baby.
Jess,
Not following ya here.
Well I mean Sandy, there are lot’s of reasons someone might not have a baby, not all are abortion. If the mother and father never met then they never would have had the baby anyway.
just a nobody,
What a beautiful relationship you have with your daughter. God bless you and your family.
If a girl was raped and got pregnant and a baby then a person might say, “If you aborted you wouldn’t have this beautiful baby.” But if the girl had never been raped she wouldn’t have had the beautiful baby anyway.
If rape was legal we would probably have more babies being born, maybe one of them would grow up and cure cancer.
I don’t want to live in the world of maybe’s or could-have-been’s.
j-a-n, if you don’t mind me asking, what happened to her half-brother?
Come on Jess, don’t be silly.
What are you talking about Eileen? j-a-n talked about constant calls from attorneys and reporters and says they lost him. I’m just not sure exactly what happened, I think she is talking about having had an abortion but I just wanted to make sure. I didn’t mean to offend anybody, I’m sorry if I did.
Jess, I was referring to your rape scenario.
Jess,
Google Baby Rowan. J-A-N is the mother of Baby Rowan. Such a sad story that makes me cry every time I think of her and Rowan. Still praying for you JAN!
Oh wow, I didn’t realize that J-A-N was baby Rowan’s mom. I’m so sorry for everything you went through.
Jess,
Surely you see the difference between an unfertilized egg and an actual living, currently existing preborn child. There is no “maybe” unless you are refering to the idea of the kid growing up. The kid existed though.
Dear j-a-n,
I found an article about your experience online. There was a picture of Baby Rowan there. I hope you don’t mind my saying so, but he was very beautiful. I am very sorry for your loss. I am pleased to see you are on this website and that you are getting the word out about the reality of abortion.
Peace,
A Mommy of 3 (One outside the womb, one inside, one twin lost to miscarriage)
I too find this kind of depressing. I just wish it was a little more hopeful, like maybe it flashes back forward to the woman deciding against having an abortion and then the child lives out his life.
My husband was almost an abortion. So was my adopted sister. I can’t imagine life without them.
Somebody,
I too just found your story. Rowan was breathtaking! What a horrible, horrible experience for both of you. His precious, little life was NOT in vain, as you and he are not helping to make the world aware of what abortion really is.
You’re so brave. You and Carla and so many women…I’m in awe. Never, never, never stop telling your story. For your sake, Rowan’s sake, and most especially, for our sake!
God bless you sweetheart, and may God have mercy on this sad, sad world.
JAN,
Thank you for sharing the poem and your heart. You are an inspiration to so many of us here and so is Rowan. That beautiful boy! I keep looking at his picture too. :)
You are all so very kind. I feel so blessed when I log back in and see such soft, sweet, words, prayers and support. Yes, he was a precious baby. The thoughts of the young boy in this animation, really reminds me that we are losing beautiful futures when we “choose” abortion.
I look at my other two beautiful children and I wonder, (just like I did after Rowan was born and I was waiting for the ambulance) what would I do without you? You are so beautiful, so amazing, how did God ever find me deserving enough to gift me with you?
Children, really are the greatest gift of all. No crisis will ever out weigh the JOY they bring.
:-)
Angele, I didn’t know until now that you were the mother to baby Rowan!
I have seen the picture and story many, many times, thinking of what a sad story that it was.
He was such a beautiful baby! I know I’ve said it before, but I am so sorry for your loss and what you had to endure.
Thank you for being willing to share your story to the world.
I hope that many other women are choosing life for their babies after reading your story. Your baby Rowan had a purpose.