Amelia

Last Thursday in my marriage class we watched the end of the movie Amelia, featuring Hilary Swank and Richard Gere.  It’s the story of Amelia Earhart, her attempt to fly across the Pacific Ocean, and what brought an end to her and her dreams.  Before watching it our teacher asked us to relate this movie to why many marriages end up failing today.  After I realized, “Hey!  I can use this for my blog!”, and so I’m going to list some of many reasons why marriages do fail today.

What Happened in the Movie, Amelia	How it Relates to Marriages Today
The Morris Code Machine’s battery was left on all night; which meant the battery was dead and unable to operate.	This is like a form of neglect.  Marriage often fails because spouses aren’t attempting to put time into their marriage or create time for their spouse.
Amelia Earhart took flight without any back-up plans.  She didn’t expect the winds to be as strong as they were, and she decided to leave behind her Morris Code communicator (in an attempt to save space and carry less weight).	This is a great example of being unprepared for problems that may occur in marriage.  You need to have a plan in place before you get married; you need to make sure you are prepared for the unexpected (which will most likely occur).  This can also be like having unrealistic expectations.  Many people go into marriage viewing it as going to be “happily ever after”; however, there are always those rocky times and when they hit many people are unprepared and not ready to face them.
The main cause of Amelia Earhart’s downfall was communication problems.  She couldn’t hear the receiver on the other end telling her what to do because they could not find a channel where each could connect.	Communication problems are one of the top reasons why many marriages fail today.  With communication comes cohesion and without communication comes no intimacy or trust.  Many times people don’t know how to communicate with their spouse and so their marriage is weakened.  To be an affective communicator you have to be on the same channel as the person you are communicating with.  If you are not they will not understand you and problems will occur.