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... In one case the story of the biblical character of David can be compared to the 20th century motion picture The Natural. ...
To understand the life and the importance of David one must know the situation that God was in at that time. ... God again seeks an unlikely candidate and Samuel soon comes across David who is the youngest in his family. Early events in David’s life can be compared to the character Roy Hobbs, played by Robert Redford, in the 1984 motion picture The Natural. Just like David’s simplicity of origin, Roy shares the same quality. ...
One convincing action that showed David’s worthiness of this title was that he showed courage against the Philistine giant Goliath whom no one would dare go up against. David’s courage led him forward to take on the giant. David’s presence on the battlefield was a lonely one and was viewed by some as an act of stupidity and a joke by others. Against the giant David armed himself with a slingshot to go up against Goliath’s heavy weapons of war. ... Then Samuel, realizing that David is to be king, anoints David secretly. After this event David as seen as the best by his people. ... Like David, Roy is an unknown legend and bases of his encounters with the younger Harriet Bird played by Barbara Hershey. ... This incident scared Roy into playing baseball for many years and was never know as the best which is similar to David, who was anointed in secrecy and was not see as King.
Approximate Word count = 1217
Approximate Pages = 4.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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