I first saw this film when I was about ten years old. It's a short that runs about ten minutes. The story was profound to a ten year old boy, but looking back it's a principle film: a parable. Simple but thought provoking, I still remember the film well. This short was produced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) to show the importance of decision making and captures the principle of faith perfectly. The phrase "prime the pump" has been burned into my mind. The story is of a young driver who fails to heed the warnings of a map as he travels dangerously through the desert. The ghost town he ends up in acts as a sad scene of stupidity and pride. Shot beautifully it is perfect for a Sunday School lesson, or just wanting to enjoy a well made short. A great film...
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You have to prime it first
bkoganbing15 October 2017
This was one very curious short subject I happened to catch. It was produced by the Mormon Church and it concerns a man driving through desert country. He runs out of gas and treks through the desert country until reaching a ghost town. There's a pump there but it looks like it's run dry.
But maybe not, there's a letter of instruction telling where to find a jug of water, the pump has to be primed before it will work. But use all of it, don't drink it.
So the question is, drink the water or believe the letter and prime the pump and have a lot of water to drink and whatever else. In the end we see what choice our thirsty traveler makes and the results thereof.
I have to say this was a nice and very clever allegory that the Mormon Church produced. Very nice short subject.
But maybe not, there's a letter of instruction telling where to find a jug of water, the pump has to be primed before it will work. But use all of it, don't drink it.
So the question is, drink the water or believe the letter and prime the pump and have a lot of water to drink and whatever else. In the end we see what choice our thirsty traveler makes and the results thereof.
I have to say this was a nice and very clever allegory that the Mormon Church produced. Very nice short subject.
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