
Similar theatrical scenes are shown whether, the dramatic occasion is a wedding, a funeral, an infant's dedication or Christening, an Easter or Christmas celebration, or just a humble weekly worship service.
Well-Being Australia chairman Mark Tronson believes there are more fundamental things going on in those scenes, and believes it warrants a deeper analysis.
Invariably, the characters in these cinematic scenes are seen and heard in discussion, as they tread the well worn pathway where numerous others have trod, in some instances, over centuries.
These dramatic interludes are, of course, based on real life. In recent times Australian television news casts have shown the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and his wife Therese Rein walking down the path after their morning church service.
There is a sense in which such a scene provides a sense of normality and familiarity to life. It is a chance to have leisurely discussions as friends down that iconic pathway; discussions that can be as varied as the east is from the west.
"In real life, as in the dramatisation of it, the pace of 'the movement' by patrons is modest to say the least, and bears little resemblance to the pace of life in every day circumstances," M V Tronson noted. "I offer some observations about the place of this 'walk' in everyday life."
First, one of the key features of the Christian worship, whether it be a wedding, family celebration, funeral or a regular Service, the experience is one that engenders calm, peace, contentment, inner joy and timelessness.
Second, reflection on the worship is the very purpose of a church's provisions, and this is exhibited in the mannerisms indicated in these 'after church' scenes.
Third, most churches have been designed so that their surrounds that provide a pleasant place of contemplation, to provide a sense of peace and well-being.
So, as our imaginary characters meander down the path on their 'casual walk', they are feeling a post-worship sense of well-being, a confidence of the divine, the assurance of Salvation and a hope for an intervention in the affairs of men.
"Each of these four aspects have Biblical reference as the very nature of worship and the Sermon will inevitably touch on one of more of these," Mark Tronson explained. "This deep satisfaction and contemplation would therefore show up in the parishioners' demeanor and attitude as they continued their strolling."
It is this notion of the 'uttermost' that has inspired Christian men and women down through the centuries and film makers have not failed to acknowledge this.