Latter Days - Dots

This clip is from the movie "Latter Days (2003)"

Elder Aaron Davis(Steve Sandvoss) explains to Lila Montagne(Jacqueline Bisset) how he views life using a metaphor of dots and how we sometimes don't see the big picture.

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Elder Aaron Davis: Do you ever read the Sunday comics?
Lila: [confused] I beg your pardon?
[changes her mind]
Lila: Yes, of course the Sunday comics.
Elder Aaron Davis: Well, when I was a little kid, I use to put my nose right up to them. And I was just amazed because it looked like this mass of dots, and none of it made sense until I pulled back. Life looks like that mass of dots to me sometimes. None of it makes any sense, but I like to think that, from God's perspective, life, everything - even this - make sense. It's not just dots. Instead we're all connected, and it's beautiful and funny and good. This close we can't expect it to make sense, not right now.

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• Latter
• Days
• Dots
• Steve
• Sandvoss
• Jacqueline
• Bisset

[RogerWV]

One of my favorite movies - and this is my favorite scene. If you have opportunity to watch this one - listen to the LAST LINE as well - DOTS are used to bring this movie to an end...

[AnTnYakaSpaz]

This is one of my favorite movies ever! and this is my favorite part of the whole movie. it always gives me chills whenever i hear it!

[jeremycau10]

I have a couple of fave scenes from this film. This film came out while we were at war and just after 9/11 and seemed like the whole world was falling apart and this film is a feel good film, about having faith, not necessarily in God, but in humanity. Another one of my fave scenes is when Aaron is walking down the street seemingly lost and alone and he passes by a woman with a cigarette and with angel wings. The term- "angels walk among us" means alot to me.

[OutJake]

Second favorite scene of the whole movie, the "dot philosophy" has gotten through some rough patches. :)

[DrSkotomov]

@RogerWV And the first line starts the movie talking about how LA looked like a bunch of dots.

[TheInsomniac86]

The film wasn't perfect but this scene is just fucking worth it.

[JDern724]

This is my favorite scene. I love this movie and all the amazing quotes in it.

[jsnzk]

I also remember as a youngster, getting my eyes so close to the comics that I saw those same dots. So much was said in this movie, that I was able to connect to from my past. I even lived in an area in Indy that I met quite a few Mormons in my neighborhood which I could relate to and therefore made the movie memorable.

[DarcoLove]

such beautiful words ♥

i love this movie

it's so great :D

[Roberto4095]

Now that you say that ,it make a lot of sense

[ariadnie]

This is easily my favourite scene in the whole film. It's just beautiful.