“MY WAY” and “GOD'S CLOSE-UP”This American Life (2007)

Today we watched two episodes from the Lifetime series known as This American Life. The first episode we watched showed us four stories of people who made life changing decisions. Each of their decisions changed their lives and affected the course of their lives dramatically. They remember their decisions and how they affected them as they are forced to live with them. As they remember, they take the universal idea or stereotype of a life-changing decision and make it personal by showing the effects each of the decisions had on them. The second episode we watched was on the topic of God. We hear two stories. In both, the characters try to find God and we see how He influences their lives. They turn their journey and experiences into a personal myth by making it personal through their own ideas and views on how to express Him. In both episodes, they used interviews and voice overs to show us their personal ideas and opinions, and footage of their experiences to tell their stories.