Sunday, September 16, 2007

Designer Sex: Sex & the Single Person

This week we'll be looking at the topic of singleness. Specifically, we're looking for ideas that are related to the idea of being "created for community" or loneliness, specifically: Staying with someone out of a fear of loneliness.

Music
Heartbreak Hotel – Elvis
Worst is My Being Alone – Don Chaffer
One (Is the Loneliest Number) – Three Dog Night
One (Is the Loneliest Number) – Filter
Work - Jars of Clay


Video
Wedding Singer

Jerry McGuire – Breakup Fight & Complete Me

I Think I Love My Wife

Under the Tucson Sun

Unfinished Life
Friday Night Lights – Mom can’t make it without her boyfriend
The Last Kiss
Enough

Other Ideas
Blue Like Jazz

Designer Sex: Lust Control

Music
Bad Touch – Bloodhound Gang

F**k You Like An Animal – 9” Nails
I’m Too Sexy – Right Said Fred

Independent Woman – Destiny’s Child
I Will Survive – Cake
Survivor – Destiny’s Child

Miss Independence – Kelly Clarkson
Girlfriend – Pussycat Dolls
Piece of Glass – Caedmon’s Call
Most Beautiful Girl in the Room – Flight of The Conchords

Drama/Readings
Hot or Not Website
Rating People
The Smell of Sin – the pluck out your eye part


Video
Family Guy – Chris discovers art talent, but Peter sells his art
Diet Coke Commercial with the office women lusting after the Coke delivery guy
Chevy HHR Commercial – Homely Guys Stripping
Rock of Love
Next
The Bachelor
Doritos 3-D Commercial
Clueless
Mean Girls
40 Days
What Women Want
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Bridget Jones’ Diary – Creepy Guy

Entourage
Flight of the Conchords – Brett’s Body Issues
Axe Body Spray Commercials




Sunday, August 12, 2007

Movement into Life




Here is the description of the fourth week of our Movement series:

Everyone wants to live. It is basic human nature. The desire triggers the fight or flight rush of adrenaline when we sense danger - this desire drives much of who we are. When someone is killed we mourn for the loss of life. When murder is done we punish the perpetrator. When someone takes their own live we are confused and saddened. We all desperately want to live, but are we living lives that are worth living? Are we fully alive? Do we really know what it means to be human - or more importantly - what it means to be made in the image of God? When Jesus was on earth he told us that he was where true life was found and that to find life we first had to die. In the death to the old, selfish way of life we discover the freedom in the life lived for God and for others. Jesus came to offer us true life, abundant life, and this is exactly what we should be offering to the world around. As we live lives that are fully alive we show the truth that others can live this same way to, both now and in eternity.

Brainstormed Art Ideas:

Movie Clips:

Lady in the Water – Paul Giamatti's character at the beginning

The Weather Man – Choices clip with Nick Cage

Chariots of Fire – I Feel God’s Pleasure

The Lion King

Superhero Movies – Superman, Spider Man 3, The Incredibles, Mystery Men

K-PAX

Awakenings – Robin Williams

Harry Potter – Dumbledore –it’s your choices Harry…

Mr. Holland’s Opus

Freedom Writers – Dead Poet’s Society – Mona Lisa Smile -

Batman Begins - It’s your actions that define you

My Life – the video for his children

Final Cut - Obituaries

Stranger Than Fiction – The Final Scene where he chooses to save

Braveheart – Every man dies – not every man really lives

Gladiator


Saving Private Ryan – Why are we going to save him? And Cemetery scenes – did I live a life worth their sacrifice

TV:

Life - TV show

Robot Chicken Sketch Revolving Around the Life Board Game

Smallville – references purpose in life a lot

24 – choice clip

Simpsons Episode where Homer realizes he hasn’t done anything in life

Music:

This is Your Life – Switchfoot

Life – Our Lady Peace

100 Years – Five for Fighting

Things I Prayed For – Eli

I Just Wanna Live – Good Charlotte

Bring Me to Life – Evanescense

So Alive – Ryan Adams

Teaching Myself How to Grow Old – Ryan Adams

Alive – P.O.D.

Take Me As I Am - Tonic

Art:

The Game of Life – game pieces

Quotes – from John Eldridge Books

Art Installation – quotes hanging from the ceiling – pieces of wood

"To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow; a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing."

--Macbeth (V, v, 19)

Tuesday, July 03, 2007

Movement into Culture

We're back to brainstorming again! Here is the description of the Movement series that we're doing in August and September:

Most people struggle to discover their purpose or mission in life. We pursue many different goals but find that they are impossible to accomplish or leave us empty once we have accomplished them. The goal of this series is to give people a clear vision of where the movement of God taking us at Damascus Road, and where it can take them too. The five weeks are drawn from the mission of Jesus while he was on earth as explained by why he said he came. (ex. I have come that you might have life and have it to the full) Jesus came to earth with a clear purpose and when he left he told his disciples that their role was to continue the work that he began. This commission he gave 2000 years ago has not expired and we are called to continue Jesus work on earth. We do this by going into our culture, expressing God’s love, communicating the truth about reality, offering people new life and a renewed relationship with God. By joining the mission of Jesus and the movement of God in the world we find our own purpose and clear direction for our lives.


Worship Brainstorming

“Movement" - week 1

August 26

This week will introduce the mission of God and explain the first part of how we join his movement today. Jesus was sent by God from Heaven to earth with a mission: to seek and save the lost. In Jesus we find the first missionary, who leaves his context and enters into a new culture. Our lives are to follow the road map he laid out for us in his life. Just as Jesus was sent from God to us with a mission, so Jesus sends us out to continue this mission of seeking and saving the lost. We join his mission first by going – by being sent ones – who go into culture living in and inviting others into the movement of God. Here are the ideas that were brainstormed. Add more as you think of them!

Worship Music

“How Shall I Send Thee?”
“You Said”-Shane Bernard
“Come One, Come All”-Mercy Me
“Marvelous Light”-Chris Tomlin (?)
“Revolution Cry”-Lifehouse

Other Music

“How to Save a Life”-The Fray
“Look After You” –The Fray
“Hands and Feet”-Audio Adrenaline
“I Will Follow”-U2
“6:30 to Sundown”-Until Tomorrow
“A Face in the Crowd”-Tom Petty
“Love is a Movement”-Switchfoot
“Last Time I Saw Jesus”-Over the Rhine
“Typical”-Mute Math
“Life Less Ordinary”-Carbon Leaf
“Stuck in a Moment”-U2
“Momentum”-The Hush Sound
“For the Want of a Nail”-Todd Rundgren

Movies/Videos Clips

visual collage of Tucson-slide show w/ music
“Superman”-fortress of solitude
“Pirates of the Caribbean: 3”-Keira Knightley
“Batman Begins”-Gotham needs destroying, Bruce Wayne says no it’s worth saving
“Blues Brothers”-we’re on a mission from God
Rob Bell video-living in the rhythm of God
“Elf”-when he enters New York
“School of Rock”-when Jack’s character first starts the class
“Dead Poet’s Society”-Robin Williams tears the books
“Mona Lisa Smile”-Julia Roberts character
“Memoirs of a Geisha”-scene of older man describing how protagonist is like water
“Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Sun”-when they get to know each other
“Shawshank Redemption”-Red’s speech on Andy being like a rock
“Cold Mountain”-old woman everything has a purpose

Art/Advertising/Drama/Images

In and Out Burger arrow-collage of arrows/signs meaning “go”
Pictures of things in motion
Laundromat and carwash-movement
Rabbi’s and Jewish fathers praying-davening
Image of someone going into a crowd-against the flow
Picture of one person in center of crowd standing still, the crowd around is moving and blurred
Getting on the bus-movement in culture-purposeful
iPod
Verb Do commercials-make our own
School House Rock
Movement-bowling and pool
Water moving
Signs directing people to their seat, etc…
Could show contrast by showing things that are static
Takes more energy to stop and start then to keep up momentum
Contrasting moving into culture and isolation
Image-seed grows into a tree, tree produces new seeds, the new seeds have to leave the tree and become its own
Image-person standing on street corner and almost steps off the curb, the image of someone diving into ocean-photoshop to have the person dive into a crowd

Other

Body of Christ verses

Message Notes

Erwin McManus rhino, crash illustration

Thursday, February 15, 2007

Are We Missing the Point about Careers?

On February 25th special guest speaker Mike Dickens will be continuing the Are We Missing the Point? series with Are We Missing the Point about Careers? We'll explore things to think about in choosing a career. How can we pursue a career that is in balance?

We're looking for ideas that will illustrate these concepts:

- Many people work jobs that they hate.

- We should work jobs we love.

- There is more to a good job than the actual work you do.


Video Ideas

Office Space
The Office

Family Man

Liar, Lair

Patch Adams – Philip Seymore Hoffman saying he chose the medical profession because of prestige (I want to do what you do, but better)
Invincible
The Replacements

Dirty Work

In Good Company

Life or Something Like It
Deadliest Catch – Crabbing in Alaska is the most dangerous job in the world

Dirty Jobs
Careerbuilder.com Commercials (monkeys and such)

Old commercial with kids talking about what they want to do when they grow up

Commercial - Do more than just survive the workweek

Jobbing.com commercial
Video Interview Idea – What do you want to do after college? What job do you think you’ll end up in


Music Ideas
Look at Me, I’m a Winner – The Aquabats

Other Ideas
Faulkner Quote from Colin

Dilbert cartoons on the Road Maps
Pearls before Swine

Are We Missing the Point about Politics?


On February 25th Tim will be continuing the Are We Missing the Point? series with Are We Missing the Point about Politics? We'll explore the church’s responsibility and how we got lost along the way.

We're looking for ideas that will illustrate these concepts:
- The difference between American morals/beliefs and Christian morals/beliefs
- Voting your beliefs
- Imposing/legislating morality
- Aren’t we supposed to submit to our leaders no matter what?

Music Ideas
A King and a Kingdom – Derek Webb
In God We Trust – Derek Webb
Jesus of Suburbia – Green Day
When the President Talks to God – Bright Eyes
Jars of Clay – Good Monsters
Waiting on the World to Change – John Mayer
Revolution – The Beatles
Revolution Cry – Lifehouse (possibly as worship song)

Video Ideas
Colbert Report politics and religion segments
Bulworth
Rush
Wag the Dog
The Contender – Morality shouldn’t play a part
Mr. Smith goes to Washington – ideological optimist
Arrested Development – George Michael’s woes running for Student body president
Bill Clinton’s Leadership Summit Interview
Daily Show/Cobert Report Interviews

Other Ideas
New Book - "God's Politics"
Book - "The Bible Told Me So"
Ayn Rand Books

Monday, January 29, 2007

Are We Missing the Point about Sex?

On February 18th Ryan will be continuing the Are We Missing the Point? series with Are We Missing the Point about Sex? We'll explore why we rarely talk about sex in church except in hushed, shamed voices. Why does the church approach sex with shame? How does the Bible inform us about sex?

We're looking for ideas that will illustrate situations where someone is ashamed to talk about
sex or positive examples of why we shouldn't be scared or ashamed to talk about sex.

Songs
The Sweetest Sin - Jessica Simpson
Let's Talk About Sex - Salt 'n' Peppa
She Hates Me - Puddle of Mudd
Your Body Is a Wonderland - John Mayer

Promiscuous Girl - Nelly Furtado
Crash - Dave Matthews Band
Pain - 3 Days Grace
Sunday Morning - Maroon Five
Lips of an Angel - Hinder
Hands Down - Dashboard Confessional

Drama
Anyone have anything?

Video
Saved - Sex with the gay boyfriend
Mean Girls - Sex Ed Class: You will get an STD and die
American Pie 2 - lies about sexual partners
Clerks - 37?
Mean Girls - Mom offering condoms
Clueless - getting ready for her date
40 year old virgin - sex ed class
40 Days and 40 Nights - giving up sex
Beauty and the Geek - Date auction: "He's a virgin ladies!"
Now and Then - younger girls talking about it: flowers
Smallville - Lana decides to do the deed with Jason
Friends - Monica & Richard: "How many have you slept with" conversation
10 Things I Hate about You
Can't Hardly Wait
Sex and The City
Drawn Together

Sunday, January 28, 2007

Are We Missing the Point about Love?

On February 11th Tim & Rachael will be continuing the Are We Missing the Point? series with Are We Missing the Point about Love? We'll explore how we can overcome the misguided view of love our culture has programmed us to have. We're looking for examples that either support the points below or that go directly against them.
  • Love is a choice
  • Love is not happily ever after
  • Love is not easy
  • Love isn't the answer
Ideas we've had so far:
Music

All you need is love - Beatles
Suds in the Bucket - Sara Evans
She Said Yes - Male Country Singer
Let Love in - Goo Goo Dolls

Love is a Movement - Switchfoot

Chris Tomlin (songs for worship)
Love the one you're with
Someday my Prince Will Come - Snow White Once Upon a Dream - Sleeping Beauty
Always Love & Concrete Bed - Nada Surf
You Wanted More - Tonic

If I Can't Live Without You Why Aren't I Dead

When You Were Young - The Killers


Drama

"Sure Thing"
by David Ives
Adapting Children's book Caterpillar & Tadpole - "I'll never Change"

Adapting Blue Like Jazz - "I thought Marriage was this"


Video

The Story of Us - You have to choose

Moulin Rouge - Elephant Love Medley

Boys and Girls - Laundromat/Coffehouse scene

Scrubs - JD Decides on Elliot then realizes he doesn't want her once he has her.

Grey's Anatomy - When Meredith tells him "Choose Me
"
My Name is Earl - Images of not-so-great marriages

The Office - When Jim tells Pam about his feelings for her

The Perfect Man - "I need a Man"

Sleeping Beauty - When she meets the prince (Once Upon a Dream)
Snow White - When she sings "Someday My Prince Will Come"
When a Man Loves a Woman

A John Cusack montage

Serendipity

Wedding Singer

Wedding Planner

Sabrina

Under the Tucson Sun

Monday, December 11, 2006

Christmas At War

On the 17th we are going to look at Jesus birth through a different lens. Instead of Christmas cards and Silent Night or even the Gospel accounts of his birth we are going to explore what the book of Revelation says about it. In Revelation we find a spiritual war in Heaven and on earth sorrounding the birth of Jesus. The God of the universe took the battle into the heart of his enemies teritory when he took on flesh as a little baby. We spent time brainstorming around this subject in two areas: what are the typical depictions of Christmas and what might be some parralels to this other way of viewing Jesus birth. Here were some of the ideas:


Traditional Christmas Ideas

Art:
Christmas Cards
Candy Canes on tables
Ornaments on tables
Norman Rockwell or Currier and Ives Artwork

Video Clips:
Charlie Brown Christmas
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Elf
A Christmas Story (You'll Shoot Your Eye Out)
Cingular Commercial spoofing A Christmas Story (You'll Run the Bill Up)
Colbert Report - Nativity Scene Interview Area
The Nativity Story Trailer
Talladega Nights Clips – Praying to Baby Jesus

Music:
Rob Thomas - New York City Christmas
Goo Goo Dolls - Better Days
Silent Night
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Angels We Have Heard on High
Oh Holy Night
Away in a Manger

Other:
Have people share about their Christmas traditions

Non-Traditional Christmas Ideas

Songs:
The Killers new Christmas song
Sufjan Stevens new Christmas 5-disc set
Unveil - Rebecca St. James
Wonder As You Wander
Onward Christian Soldiers
Here I Am to Worship
One Small Child – David Meece

Video Clips
Saturday Night Live - TV Funhouse Charlie Brown Chrstmas Spoof with Jesus
Maybe something froma movie with a hero making a daring raid into the center of enemy territory - kinda like Rambo? Other ideas?

We could use any other art ideas you have. Thanks for taking a few minutes to consider ways we can make our worship gatherings better, more of an expression of our community as a whole and a place people can encounter God.

Saturday, November 25, 2006

Meet DR: Who Is God?

On December 3rd, Rachael will be leading a special praise-focused gathering Who Is God? We'll be looking at the many names of God found in the Old Testament, helping us explore the character of God.

Some ideas we have already:

  • “What if God was One of Us?” Song by Joan Osborn
  • We'll be using an (old) book about The Names of God
  • Check out www.rejesus.co.uk


  • Show how different cultures worship God
  • Man on the Street Video. Asking people “Who is God?”

  • You are Holy/Prince of Peace (worship song)
  • Some other worship song with the names of God that we can't think of

  • Let people express their view of God creatively...draw, sculpt, paint, etc.
  • Lots o' scripture & responsive readings

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Meet DR: Who Will You Be?



On December 10th, Colin will be continuing the "Meet Damascus Road" series with Who Will You Be? We'll be looking at what Jesus says is possible when we follow him. Are we just supposed to believe in Jesus, or can we actually believe what Jesus believed? What are some practical ways we can join God in transforming our lives?
I'm looking mainly for illustrations of people changing in big ways or of people trying to change but always falling back into their old ways...


Some ideas we have already:
::Movies::
Ella Enchanted
Princess Dairies
Devil Wears Prada
Blow
When a Man Loves a Women
Castaway – slow change over time
American History X
X-Men 3: Good/Evil gene – Jean Grey
Hulk – transformation
“Avengers” Movies (hulk)
Smallville (I know, I know, it's a TV show)

::Music::
Keane “Change” song
“Trading My Sorrows” - unrealistic transformation
“Mocking Bird” – Derek Webb
“Everything I Hate”

::Other::
Remodeling/Constructing a building (Truman redoes the White House)
Testimony of transformation
Coal to a diamond

Monday, November 20, 2006

Meet DR: Who Are They?


On Novemember 26th, Brad will continue our "Meet Damascus Road" series with Who Are They? We'll be taking a look at how we interact with the people around us. Are we loving? Are we tactful? How do we form meaningful friendships?

Some ideas we have already:

::Movies::
SAVED!
-Converting the alt girl
-"I am full of Christ's love!" throws Bible
NOOMA: Megaphone
Patch Adams: Robin Williams character's counselor doesn't actually listen to him
The Big Kahuna
Jesus Camp (Documentary) Showing mini-evangelists honing their skills

::Music::
How to Save to a Life

::Other::
Testimony – someone's friendship

Saturday, September 30, 2006

Black Letter Gospel: Falling Into Humility


On October 8th Ryan will be speaking as we continue our Black Letter Gospel Series.

Topic: They fell down before him

We'll be looking at instances in the Gospels dealing with a fear of God/understanding our appropriate position in relation to Jesus.

Here are some ideas/concepts to brainstorm:
We don’t understand how to be humble in today’s society

There are some things that produce an appropriate fear in us that is right and true.


Skits:
Announcements – People moving higher than each other

Prayer time:
Start with kneeling posture
Period of prayer: silent, pastoral, Lord’s Prayer

Video Clip
– People not acting humble:
Anchorman – “I’m sort of a big deal”
Bewitched – Nicole Kidman doesn’t recognize Will Ferrel as a famous guy.
Office episode – Michael Scott donated the wing of that building

– Understand appropriate ways to act
Last Samurai – rules for dealing with authority, when he meets the emperor
Hero – rules for entering into the emperor's throne room

Music:
?
We're pretty much open to some ideas here.

Brainstorm away everyone!

Monday, September 18, 2006

Black Letter Gospel: Silent Wisdom



On October 1st, Tim will be speaking as we continue our
Black Letter Gospel Series.

Topic: His words silenced them.

We'll be looking at instances in the Gospels when wise leaders of the day tried to trip Jesus up with word traps and ve
rbal sparring, but he silenced them with just a few words.

Here are some ideas/concepts to brainstorm:
The cheapness of words/how eas
y it is to have speak/share your opinion:
Ridiculous blogs that have some fame to them

Video Ideas:

Nooma – Noise



Moments of Speechlessness
Wall Street’s “Greed is Good” Speech

Good will Hunting – Professor and Janitor: “this is so easy for me”
Proof?



Dumb Answers Montage:
SNL – Debbie Downer
Arrested Development
The Office
SNL – The Lovers





Music:

Speechless – Steven Curtis Chapman
(as a meditation song or closer)
Unwritten – Natasha Bedingfield
Switchfoot – If our music is adding to the noise, then turn it off
Adding to the Noise – from the beautiful letdown
Mockingbird – Derek Webb
Silence is Easy – Starsailor



Have at it!

Friday, September 15, 2006

Black Letter Gospel: Organic Worship



On September 24th Ryan Miller will be speaking as we continue our
Black Letter Gospel
Series.


Topic: Their reaction to Jesus was worship.

We'll be looking at instances in the Gospels when people reacted to meeting/seeing/hearing Jesus by worshiping him.

Here are some ideas/concepts to brainstorm:
The idea that for Israel, the temple was the big deal – it was totally culturally weird and different for them to worship Jesus. It went against their normal cultural reaction.

What about today? When is it culturally okay to act a certain way and when is it not?
  • A commercial where an employee boos (like he’s at a football game) when his boss says something he doesn’t like in a meeting
  • A video of a guy singing Hit me Baby, One More Time at the top of his lungs
  • A video of someone wearing headphones and singing loudly in a public place
  • The scene in Singing in the Rain where Gene Kelly is singing and dancing in the rain
  • An SNL sketch spoofing West Side Story where Norm MacDonald's character doesn't understand why everyone keeps singing adancingind instead of fighting.
  • A scene from a musical where the romantic leads are loudly singing of their love inches away from each other's face.

Music Suggestions:

  • Heart of Worship
  • I Will Not Be Silent

Scripture suggestions:
  • The very rocks will cry out in worship


Comment away with your suggestions!


Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Black Letter Gospel (Weeks 1 and 2)

We're starting a new series based on Don Evert's book "God in the Flesh" called The Black Letter Gospel. The series will assemble a view of Jesus based on the "stage directions" of the Gospel story, ways people reacted to what he did and said. Weeks one and two are coming up soon! Post your ideas below....

Simply Following Jesus (9/10)
God is invisible, but Jesus is not. So Jesus shows us things no one else can. The New Testament is saturated with Jesus. Paul says over and over again to remember Jesus. Perhaps Jesus really is all we need to know. We can be simpletons who simply want to know Jesus and remember him accurately.
Think of: examples of simpleness, ways we have distorted our view of Jesus, examples of how being too complex or sophisticated can miss the point, etc...
  • Amish people (simplicity is better)
  • Hobbits in LOTR are simple but useful
  • Simon Birch
  • Kids Say the Darndest Things
  • We spend more time working now than we did before "time-saving devices"
  • Project Runway (simple, sleek designs always win)
  • Real Simple Magazine
  • Simple, organic foods vs. chemical additive foods (display nutrition facts of each)
  • Animaniacs song "Be Careful what you eat"
  • Forest Gump - good soldier cause he's a little simple
  • "30 Days" TV show - when LA people go to Kirksville
  • Rob Bell's NOOMA "Rich"
Distorted views of Jesus
  • Jesus doll from Dogma
  • Lip-synced Jesus video from 70's
  • Conan O'brien Jesus dolls
  • SNL Jesus TV funhouse
  • Bumper stickers "jesus is a republican"
Complexity can be bad
  • blue collar workers vs. white collar (blue collar make right choices...in a movie somewhere?)
  • Saved! movie
  • Jesus loves porn stars
Seized by Amazement/Unity (9/17)
Are we bored with Jesus and his stories? Do we drink in the strangeness and holiness of his life? Do we feel like Jesus' teachings are too simple, and we have to move on to meaty theology to get to the good stuff? Perhaps if we learn how to appreciate our strange, captivating Jesus, we'll be drawn into a natural unity.
Think of: things that always draw our attention, ways things lose their appeal when they get old, things Jesus did that really seem weird, caricatures of famous people, situations that force unity

Things we're naturally captivated by:

  • Nature always makes people stare (Grand Canyon)
  • Fire
  • Grizzly Man – captivated by bears
Stereotypes:
  • Ronald Reagan is a movie star – running for president
  • Back the Future – Reagan
  • Legally Blond – stereotyped as stupid; Martha Stewart was a model and stock broker
Getting bored with old things:
  • Kids x-mas presents; get bored by “new” presents; Toy Story
Weird things Jesus did that should captivate us:
  • “cut off your hand”; hanging out with the prostitutes, etc ; people broke through houses to see him ; give Cesar what is his ;
  • Motorcycle Diaries (touches people without gloves)
  • Lost: Jack takes charge (people drawn together)
  • Lifeboat (Alfred Hitchcock) (people drawn together)
  • News clips of people being thrown together in odd circumstances
  • Alien movies; where alien invaders bring humanity together (ID4, Signs, Battlestar Galactica)