[bboop]

Call me cranky, but I’m saying - IF this Cranky Critic already knew it was going to be lame, why bother seeing it? And furthermore, why bother reviewing it in a negative way?

Can we not just celebrate that this movie was made at all and opened all over the US? That there was enough money available that it could be made? That someone had the vision and the fortitude to push through that vision to a finished product? That many people worked and got paid making it? Are these not amazing in their own right? But no, the Christians must tear it apart. “The doctrine is not perfect, it’s lame, it doesn’t xx, it includes xx.”

I look forward to the day when Christians can unify as a subset within a dark culture, represent Christ to our lost brethren, and simply celebrate amazing attempts to bring Light to this dark world.

[BeadCounter]

Agreed and if we didn’t have movies like this or some other more respectful ones, we might be left with movies like “The last temptation”.

I believe there was a bit of a heyday of religious movies in Hollywood, Quo Vadis, Ben Hur, the Robe. Just watched Quo Vadis the other day and it was inspirational, I didn’t watch it to be entertained.

[DJ MacWoW]

A movie made by a New Ager that speaks to her deceased mother through John Edwards isn't a "Jesus" movie. How can it be when she and her 3rd husband don't know who He is?

If the messenger is corrupt the message will also be corrupt.

[cloudmountain]

1. Call me cranky, but I’m saying - IF this Cranky Critic already knew it was going to be lame, why bother seeing it? And furthermore, why bother reviewing it in a negative way?
1. He saw it because it was his job. Too many critics are negative, I think, because that's what they think of those movies. Also, they wouldn't DARE be positive about a Jesus film...that would RUIN them with godless Hollywood.
Also, the Cranky Critic has no backbone and that's a fac, jack.

2. Can we not just celebrate that this movie was made at all and opened all over the US? That there was enough money available that it could be made? That someone had the vision and the fortitude to push through that vision to a finished product? That many people worked and got paid making it? Are these not amazing in their own right? But no, the Christians must tear it apart. “The doctrine is not perfect, it’s lame, it doesn’t xx, it includes xx.”
2. Not all Christians tore it apart. The Catholic Church's view was favorable, what I read, of course.
The people who made this movie ARE amazing. They wrote a GOOD film about Jesus in the TEETH of all the opposition, criticism and negativity they KNEW they would get.

3. I look forward to the day when Christians can unify as a subset within a dark culture, represent Christ to our lost brethren, and simply celebrate amazing attempts to bring Light to this dark world.
3. That will happen on the last day of the world. Our human nature, as Abraham Lincoln said, can be modified to some extent, but cannot be changed.
THAT is why we NEED Jesus so much.

[stars & stripes forever]

“Can we not just celebrate that this movie was made at all and opened all over the US?”

The reason the movie was lame was because Jesus’ diety and power was deliberately removed from the script.

“Son of God” was produced and directed by 2 New Age Gurus. That in itself is a sad commentary on the Christian community.

[EricT.]

I look forward to the day when Christians can unify as a subset within a dark culture, represent Christ to our lost brethren, and simply celebrate amazing attempts to bring Light to this dark world.

You and I both look forward to that day. There's too much pride and prejudice for that to happen, though.