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Posted on 04/29/2009 8:07:56 AM PDT by AreaMan
Chariots of Fire is probably my all time favorite movie>
Pretty much all “message” films fall short in the quality department, and religious films are the ulitmate message movies.
Simple answer is that the premise is wrong.
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“Why are Christian Movies So Bad?”
Because they are interested in overtly preaching or vangelizing and not being artists
“The problem is that everyone knows good art should always put story and character above message. Message films are rarely exciting. So by their very nature, most Christian films aren’t going to be very good because they have to fall within certain message-based parameters. And because the Christian audience is so glad to get a “safe, redeeming, faith-based message,” even at the expense of great art, they don’t demand higher artistic standards. So aspiring filmmakers who are Christians have little need to perfect their craft, and Christian investors have little need to spend a lot of money because the message is going to be most important anyway. Add in the fact that the average heartland Christian couldn’t care less what a critic thinks–if anything, they assume they’ll feel the opposite of a movie critic–and you’ve got even less incentive for Christian filmmakers to be obsessed with quality.
"90% of everything is crap"
--Sturgeon's Law
Best movie EVER! In my humble subjective opinion of course. It is a theological debate/drama hiding inside a black comedy.
Who could argue with a film that has stills like this:
Isn't this the case for all genres?
I guess he is talking about Kirk Cameron and those Left Behind movies that were the rage during the 90’s in Christian circles. One wonders how the films were as bad as the author states. Wasn’t Kirk Cameron considered one of the most popular stars of 80s sitcoms back when he was secular on Growing Pains?
A popular sitcom star does not necessarily make a good film.
You mean like “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”?
Think about it.... Christian.....Hollywood..
because what you have are Christians who try to make "Christian" movies... what we need are Christians who simply make GOOD Movies... or who simply write GOOD books... for the most part, when Christians try to make a "Christian" movie, it ends up "schloky," such as that "Left Behind" movie...
I know that but were they expecting adding (at the time one of the hottest Hollywood actors) him to their movies would convert half of America to Christianity?
You hit on it well. I never cared for Christian children’s shows because they just seemed way too preachy. Then, along came Veggie Tales that sent the lessons, but was fun to watch. If Christian movies followed this model (minus the talking vegetables) they might get a hit. People go to a movie for entertainment, not a sermon.
The acting in “Fireproof” stunk.
I never watched “The Passion”.
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