X film has grossed X amount of dollars is the least interesting thing about a film. Of course there is a huge market for this kind of "art" (it may be real art, but as a Christian who passionately appreciates truly good art, I am skeptical) so making money of an explicitly Christian film doesn't say much about the quality of the film. I …
X film has grossed X amount of dollars is the least interesting thing about a film. Of course there is a huge market for this kind of "art" (it may be real art, but as a Christian who passionately appreciates truly good art, I am skeptical) so making money of an explicitly Christian film doesn't say much about the quality of the film. I want art that strives for beauty and incorporates Christianity because it is a part of human life, part of our endless struggle to come to know who we are (which, according to Hamlet, is what art is for) and what we were made for, not because it is part of an agenda of evangelization. That way lies mostly bad art. And much very bad art. Christian music. Ugh! Give me "On the Waterfront," "A Hidden Life," "Brideshead Revisited," "The End of the Affair," even the possibly heretical "Silence," (a cinematic masterpiece!) any day over a "Christian"film. Disclaimer, I have not seen this film. Probably will not. I have nothing against either the writer of this piece or the people who worked to produce the film. God bless them all. I just disagree with their philosophy of film-making, and to the extent I understand it, their philosophy of art. Cheers. Bari and Nellie, thanks for your broadmindedness and commitment to journalism demonstrated by publishing such a piece.
Thanks for the list of movies to check out. I'm familiar with some of course, but look forward to checking out A Hidden Life and The End of the Affair. Will welcome other suggestions. This community certainly broadens my thinking and gives me many perspectives to consider.
X film has grossed X amount of dollars is the least interesting thing about a film. Of course there is a huge market for this kind of "art" (it may be real art, but as a Christian who passionately appreciates truly good art, I am skeptical) so making money of an explicitly Christian film doesn't say much about the quality of the film. I want art that strives for beauty and incorporates Christianity because it is a part of human life, part of our endless struggle to come to know who we are (which, according to Hamlet, is what art is for) and what we were made for, not because it is part of an agenda of evangelization. That way lies mostly bad art. And much very bad art. Christian music. Ugh! Give me "On the Waterfront," "A Hidden Life," "Brideshead Revisited," "The End of the Affair," even the possibly heretical "Silence," (a cinematic masterpiece!) any day over a "Christian"film. Disclaimer, I have not seen this film. Probably will not. I have nothing against either the writer of this piece or the people who worked to produce the film. God bless them all. I just disagree with their philosophy of film-making, and to the extent I understand it, their philosophy of art. Cheers. Bari and Nellie, thanks for your broadmindedness and commitment to journalism demonstrated by publishing such a piece.
Thanks for the list of movies to check out. I'm familiar with some of course, but look forward to checking out A Hidden Life and The End of the Affair. Will welcome other suggestions. This community certainly broadens my thinking and gives me many perspectives to consider.