Lights Out Films

Dream

I was made a priest and given a collar and the priest suit. I didn’t really want to be a priest, but I did it anyway. The next thing I know, I was going to give a talk in front of a huge, eclectic crowd. It was a mix of parishioner types, old school chums and strangers who didn’t want to be there. I remember saying to someone that I was giving a “secular” talk and it wasn’t religious at all. More like a school lesson than anything.

The place that it occurred was really important. Imagine if 10 Walt Disney Attractions were plopped down in a huge stadium and seats placed on every one. I know it’s hard to imagine, but it was a lot of fake trees, smoke, animals, elves and audio animatronic creatures and items, with roller coaster seats on them. People sat among the fake trees in the roller coaster seats and listened to my talk.

I remember my voice was almost out because I had no microphone and I had to yell. I have no idea what I was talking about, but lots of people were rolling their eyes. Then, I talked to them about their first task. In teams, they were to take a big drill and drill through these huge sheets of rock that were set up everywhere. I demonstrated for the crowd a good way to do it (I even remember exactly what I said here, “One team member take the drill while the other scoops the dirt.”) This was shown on the huge video screen behind me. It was some kind of competition.

Some people didn’t want to do it. So I went and yelled at them that they were going to fail; that I was going to give them an “F”. A lot of them really didn’t care. Some jumped up right away. Once that part was over, I got up and spoke some more. Then the real fun started.

I made everyone get on this ride that was like the Universal tram ride. I was watching from a high angle behind some plexiglass. The ride never went out of my vision and just circled around a Louisiana swamp set with a cabin and some alligators. I smiled and winked to someone standing next to me and terror was unleashed. Hundreds of vicious dinosaurs were unleashed into the swamp and people were screaming. The dinosaurs were fake, but nobody knew that. They stalked around, threatening everyone. Then, the lights went on and the dinosaurs were gone. I laughed.

A black women who was wearing a blue jumpsuit and headset was operating the doors – she came on the huge video screen and told everyone to go home. I smiled and laughed some more. As the thousands came out, I took off my frock and I was left with my T-shirt and jeans. I walked down the stairs, saw some comic books and started browsing. I saw my friend Adam there with his younger brother. They made fun of me for being a priest and I told them that I just did “secular” talks. Then I woke up.