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RE: What Makes a Movie "Christian"? - 9/16/2008 4:03:14 PM
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extra_mile
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Here is a link to a Christian Rental place outside of the U.S. for those who might be looking.
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RE: What Makes a Movie "Christian"? - 9/18/2008 9:28:44 PM
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Though it may sound contradicting, I have to say Ghost Rider did. Though it had the darker elements to it, I feel that it is unique to go to such lengths for those you care about rather than selfishness.
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RE: What Makes a Movie "Christian"? - 9/19/2008 4:11:35 AM
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Giulia
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You can buy them From amazon or ebay, I see them on there all the time. I have talked to someone else out of the U.S. and he has a hard time finding Christian Movies.
I never buy movies. Not unless someone I know is in it, even then. I just watch them so it's easier to rent them. Ok thanks for the link.
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RE: What Makes a Movie "Christian"? - 10/3/2008 2:59:51 AM
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Defining a Christian movie is so difficult because I'm not so sure there is such a thing as a "Christian" movie. There are movies 'made' by Christians, There are movies 'about' Christians. There are movies told from a Christian Worldview.
I'm tempted to say that a Christian movie is a movie that conveys a Christian message. But, looking for a Christian message in movies is just as difficult. If Christianity is ultimately true (which I believe it is) then Non-Christian concepts of reality are ultimately false and therefore ultimately irrational. So a movie full of non-christian elements, assumptions, and worldviews CAN point to the TRUTH of Christianity by highlighting its own irrationality.
Have you noticed that the Genre of Horror movies gets a bad wrap in Christian circles? Now I understand why Christians wouldn't watch such graphic scenes of violence, but it's one of the last remaining genres where 'evil' is still recognized as having 'existence.' For instance, in a Horror movie, Murder is still a 'bad' thing, can that be said of many other genres today?
(side comment: This is one of the reasons I really appreciated "The Dark Knight" - it recognized the real presence of evil, the irrationality of evil, and yet the lure of evil.)
(Also: You asked about movies I don't consider to be Christian that others do? - well, I'll be somewhat provocative here and say that I don't think the "Passion of the Christ" was a truly Christian movie. Sure it had overtly Christian elements, but I believe it breaks the 2nd Commandment.)
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RE: What Makes a Movie "Christian"? - 10/3/2008 10:19:42 AM
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extra_mile
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ORIGINAL: ProtoE
Defining a Christian movie is so difficult because I'm not so sure there is such a thing as a "Christian" movie. There are movies 'made' by Christians, There are movies 'about' Christians. There are movies told from a Christian Worldview.
Have you noticed that the Genre of Horror movies gets a bad wrap in Christian circles? Now I understand why Christians wouldn't watch such graphic scenes of violence, but it's one of the last remaining genres where 'evil' is still recognized as having 'existence.' For instance, in a Horror movie, Murder is still a 'bad' thing, can that be said of many other genres today?
(Also: You asked about movies I don't consider to be Christian that others do? - well, I'll be somewhat provocative here and say that I don't think the "Passion of the Christ" was a truly Christian movie. Sure it had overtly Christian elements, but I believe it breaks the 2nd Commandment.)
Yes, I have found out that deciding what is a Christian Film and what's not is hard sometimes.
As far as Horror, we are seeing more Christians getting into this. Like Thr3e, and House soon to come. As well as Pray and Pray 2, as seen on this page, Movies P , but these last 2 are very low budget, but it's a start.
As for the Passion of the Christ, you will have to explain?
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