[beaversmom]

Did a search for this and didn't see it posted yet. Sorry if I missed it somehow.

[cynicom]

MONEY will inspire more such films.

[cynicom]

MONEY will inspire more such films.

[Iron Matron]

" As a heavenly voice explained in Field of Dreams, another classic film about eternity and timeless values"

Your typical Hollyweird producer/director/actor, will NEVER be able to do a truly religious film in the christian style. They lack the faith, values and morals.

They can only come up with drivel such as "Field of Dreams"-type movies or how about "Powder" for a taste of what hollywerd calls religious pictures.

Sorry Hollyweirdos - Mel has you beat!

[Ff--150]

Another huge segment of the population is ready to support quality projects that touch on the most important issues of life and faith.

Matt Crouch and TBN are producing a story on Esther that may be up there with the Passion.

[TomSmedley]

The movie has helped Hollywood discover not just a new formula, but also a new audience.

In a similar vein, The Simpsons retains a great deal of its freshness and staying power because it is willing to deal with issues of faith. Most of the people in Springfield are in church on Sunday morning, e.g. One of the producers explained that, since Hollywood had been avoiding religious themes for so many decades, those provided vast unexploited resources for creative material!

[tjwmason]

They miss the point if they think that just because a film is about religion it will make money.

'The Passion' was made by a deeply reliigous man, in a deeply religious manner (e.g., Mass was celebrated on set every day), this permeates into the film itself.

Taking a load of anti-Christian saecularists, and using them to try and make a film with a religious theme will fall flat on its face, and deservedly so.

Until Hollywood learns to take religion seriously, and gets more religious people in it, its idea of a religious film will always been 'The Last Temptation of Christ'.

[CR]

I would love to see Gibson follow up the success of "The Passion" by filming the "Left Behind" series.

[martin_fierro]

'Passion' will inspire other religious films

I can just see it now:

Corpus Christi: The Movie
Or: Queer Eye for the Christ Guy

[Cicero]

I'm very sorry to hear that Walt Disney is planning to do the Narnia films. I can't think of a worse company to do it. They destroy everything that they touch. And that was even before Michael Eisner took over. They made a complete mess of Kipling's great Jungle Book. They wrecked A. A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh. They can be relied on to wreck the Narnia books.

[DentsRun]

The success of "The Passion" will no doubt cause Hollywood to try making religious-themed films. But I'm guessing they'll screw everything up by making politically correct religious-themed films. Real religion isn't politically correct. The movie makers don't, won't and never will get that. They'll turn out technicolor pap on the grounds that Christians are too stupid to know any better. Then when no one comes, they'll conclude the solution is to make religious films with drugs and sex. Then when they get boycotted and picketed in response, they'll conclude, "What did I tell you? You can't please that audience because that audience is nuts."

[Barnacle]

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[MineralMan]

I think Medved's right. We'll no doubt see some films based on Biblical themes in the next few months. If they're done with the skill of Gibson's "Passion," then they'll do quite well in the box office.

If, however, they're done in the way many religious films (and there are lots of them), they'll lack the professional feel and production values that attract viewing audiences.

When Hollywood has turned its talent to producing great films with a relgious theme, they've done very well. "The Greatest Story Ever Told," "The Bible," The Robe," "Exodus," and others come to mind. There have been many films with religious themes, and the best of them are in the top 100 films of all time.

However, audiences will not flock to the theaters to see mediocre films on any subject. That's the catch. Sounds to me like investment in the existing production companies that produce religious films might be a good idea...but only if they put the kind of resources into their films that are required to produce top-quality movies.

[zbigreddogz]

He's probably right, unfortunately.

I can almost assure you, they will suck.

Think about it, how many of the old hollywood religious movies were actually good? Ben Hur, sure. Beyond that? Nada.

[PeoplesRep_of_LA]

but following Gibson's example involves only a single powerful star or producer willing to commit personal resources to a project of uncompromising spiritual vision.

I just thought of something; no story has been written that the reason this movie is a success is that Gibson REFUSED to compromise his Christianity to placate some secularists and Jewish activists.

No one wants to point out that his stubbornness has given him cred, bringing in many who never go to a theatre because this story doesn't have the stamp of approval from mainstream culture.

Take that Frank Rich.

[Taliesan]

The most superficial reaction possible to Passion is this knee-jerk "more religious movies".

People won't flock to see religious movies just becasue they tell bible stories. Anybody who has been in sunday school for 5 minutes knows that bible stories are just as boring and lifeless, even for believers, if the teller is a bad storyteller.

People will flock to see a religious movie by an ARTIST WITH A SPECIFIC AND ORTHODOX VISION.

It is the Gospels which are beautiful; Gibson brought the vision of a true believer to the table, plus his natural talent in the medium.

[Salvation]

Faith will inspire more movies like this!

[PJ-Comix]

My favorite Bible flick was Sign of the Cross. It was made in the early '30s so it was shocking to see a certain scene in there where a Roman openly felt up a hot chick. Remember that? And what was with that painted Boy Toy that Nero was drooling over? The fact that movie was made back then makes it even more shocking. I try to catch this flick whenever it is on the tube.

[nmh]

Why buy the Chronicles of Narnia from Disney?

It's ALREADY a MOVIE!

Animated or a regualr movie?

Order it here:

http://familysafemedia.com/the_chronicles_of_narnia.html?goo

Disney is not very original and VERY hard up.

[Tribune7]

bump for Medved

[Aquinasfan]

several factors suggest that the influence of this blockbuster will prove widespread and lasting:

It will. Mel has changed Hollywood forever. We are forever in his debt.

Disney is doing "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"? I pray they don't butcher it.