Show me God? In movie coinage: Show me the money! James Cameron and his blown-up super video game for the eternally 14-year-old in everyman: Steal a bit from all over the map -- the blue creatures with tails from the sci-fi novel "The Sparrow," the romance from poor old Pocahontas, the clunky war machinery from any Star War offspring, the title from Mother Meera or any serious spiritual tradition in India, the group rituals of arm-waving from Gurdjieff, the Goddess concept from the feminists (or was it Madonna?)... I could go on, but is it worth it? No wonder the silly cocktail is worth a lot of mullah!
Renate Stendhal
