Alexa Botha
I really enjoyed this documentary ( and of course the celebrity appearance from Professor Redick himself! ). While there are many points to touch on with regards to this documentary; perseverance and a coming together of varying peoples and personalities. There was one moment in the film that really stuck with me. At the end of the movie a young man states that he was looking forward to and awaiting a sense of awe and to be overcome with emotion when they reached the end of the journey and finally walk up upon the cathedral. The film shows some people crying and staring almost in shock at the massive structure and then just sitting and being in silence in the courtyard before the impressive building. This young man says he felt relatively nothing, that he was surprised at the lack of emotion that he felt, but when he looks back at the journey that was his true experience. It wasn't the destination so much as it was the journey that he felt most appreciative and connected to. This resonated with me because I often time journey places in order for the final destination to have whatever answer it is that I am looking for, hoping that there will be an immediate moment of emotion and understanding. Only when I look, or in this case the young man looks back, that you realize you found your answer a long time ago on the walk or journey but only realize it when you are face with what you supposedly thought you were looking for to find that the answer was within yourself, the experience or feeling or whatever it may be what you were looking for was inside yourself, only to be brought out through your journey.
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