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ON AUTHENTICITY
Ultimately, this movie is about a call to authenticity or, as the cover to Cheryl Lynn’s song proclaims, they’ve "Got to be Real". Both Oscar and Lenny are called from their old lives into their new ones. Once they’ve shed the lies, they embrace the call of who they are and who they were meant to be in the fuller sense.
--MAURICE BROADDUS

What we're all striving for is authenticity, a spirit-to-spirit connection.
--Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine

At one point, Oscar is bought with a pearl of great price, as the woman who pines for him offers a family heirloom to help him pay off a loan shark. She offers the wisdom, in reference to the large pearl, that "dreams can begin small, too."
--MAURICE BROADDUS

JESUS' STORY OF THE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE

Matthew 13:44-52 (Message Bible)

"God's kingdom is like a treasure hidden in a field for years and then accidently found by a trespasser. The finder is ecstatic—what a find!—and proceeds to sell everything he owns to raise money and buy that field.

"Or, God's kingdom is like a jewel merchant on the hunt for excellent pearls. Finding one that is flawless, he immediately sells everything and buys it.

"Or, God's kingdom is like a fishnet cast into the sea, catching all kinds of fish. When it is full, it is hauled onto the beach. The good fish are picked out and put in a tub; those unfit to eat are thrown away. That's how it will be when the curtain comes down on history. The angels will come and cull the bad fish and throw them in the garbage. There will be a lot of desperate complaining, but it won't do any good."

Jesus asked, "Are you starting to get a handle on all this?"

They answered, "Yes."

He said, "Then you see how every student well-trained in God's kingdom is like the owner of a general store who can put his hands on anything you need, old or new, exactly when you need it."

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