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Coming

It seems that The Island is accepting the fact that God has not and will not solve our problems, namely diseases and things that resulted from our sinful lifestyles. Unfortunately, the movie never gives an answer as to why we should not clone to solve these problems. This is one of the major weaknesses to The Island. There is no question that human life is deeply valued in the film, because the clones are viewed as the heroes, while most of the ‘real’ humans are the antagonists.

However, one question remains to be answered. What is so special about the human experience that makes life so important? These questions are not given an answer in The Island. Instead, humans are merely depicted as willing to do anything to survive, even if that survival has no purpose or intent. In reality, we know that human life has value because God has created us, and in Genesis 1 proclaimed humans as ‘very good.’ Clearly that is why God has not given up on us and still loves us so deeply. Although we will always have the questions as to why God allows disease, suffering, etc., He has also promised us that there is something much better than living for another 70 years (as Merrick Institutes promised) here on earth, that in heaven there will be no more leukemia, disease or suffering. So, although there is no real island in The Island, God has created a perfect place, where the pain of this world ceases, and immeasurable joy begins.

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