Recalling Christian movies

There have been several recent Christian films that I have remembered quite well:

Fireproof: About a husband and wife relationship gone wrong. Husband is a fireman, played by Kirk Cameron (preacher/actor), watched porn online, wife works in the hospital, attracted to a doctor.

Time Changer: 19th Century Bible scholar travelled into the future after having an argument  with a colleague regarding the importance of putting the Lordship of Jesus Christ over moral values.

Oversold: Inspired by the Book of Hosea, a short film about a pastor fallen in love for a woman who turned out to be a stripper. Although, I would say the style on the Christian side is still too wild. I believe a man of God could do this in a more proper and conservative manner.

Pilgrim's Progress-Journey to Heaven: Of John Bunyan's work. I haven't watched this yet. Though from the preview, seems a bit boring, but it's the Pilgrim's Progress!

The other movies such as "Facing the Giants", "The Blind Side", etc. aren't my list of favorites eventhough they might have better "movie" effects or even Christian theme. Because their focus is about some sports game and winning it.

Of course, there are always the classics by Charlton Heston such as The Ten Commandments, Ben Hur.

On the slightly off topic, I noticed how popular shows such as Miracle on 42nd Street and even lots of Disney's "ethic" films are a bad influence for the minds. Because they portray a godless world between good and evil. Those affected Christians, generally the youth and that of my generation, even the charismatics,  who love these kind of shows, generally have a corrupted notion of hating sinners who do not come to Christ now.

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One Response to Recalling Christian movies

  1. timlyg says:

    Anti-Abortion themed Christian movie: October Baby (2011).

    A teenage girl learned that her biological parents aren't her current parents. That she was adopted as survival of a failed abortion. The show portrays her journey finding her birth mother and learning to forgive. Along the way, she had to deal with an over protective father (John Schneider) and a childhood "boyfriend" who kept showing care for her while deserting his current girlfriend.

    Shari Rigby who played the biological mother, had herself experienced abortion and thus her role in the movie was dramatic.

    I believe the drama failed at its goal: to discourage abortion. As it had more encouraging elements for orphans instead. The character of the "boyfriend" was highly inappropriate should this be a Christian film, for having two "girlfriends".

    The ending was murky...no solution for the relationship between the mother and daughter (biological) despite the "I forgive you" note from the daughter and a dramatic cry from the mother, each done in isolation. As if this is as good as it could be in His "story".

    This sort of healing is very secular. The Christian message is very shallow.

    The height of the show is when the teenager met her real mother.

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