Movies

“I generally admire Christopher Nolan’s films…. Any person, having not read The Odyssey, who walks away from Nolan’s new movie thinking he knows the story would be sorely mistaken.” - Acton

“While this is a science fiction scenario, and at least as far as the mainstream public goes, there is no indisputable evidence of aliens on Earth, this is an interesting question for Christians to raise. I find that Disclosure Day does offer a decent, but still lacking, Christian answer to this hypothetical, but… ” - Denison Forum

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“If life exists beyond Earth, the director said, then we must consider, ‘Is God our God only on this planet, or is God a God for every system where there’s civilization, intelligent life, and even developing life?’” - C.Leaders

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“A national survey released by HarrisX and the Faith & Media Initiative found that 77% of viewers agree that faith in TV and movies has broad appeal—with consistent support from Gen Z (79%), millennials (83%), Gen X (78%) and baby boomers (72%).” - Relevant

“Following the release of ‘Wicked: For Good,’ many people have reacted to the film’s spiritual and allegorical elements and what it says about friendships, morality and the idea of good versus evil.” - CPost

“Apparently an offer has been made to Meryl Streep to portray Aslan, as in the Christ figure in the Narnia stories, in an upcoming Chronicles of Narnia movie” - Gavin Ortlund

“For a story about an Austrian Catholic family, ‘The Sound of Music’ has something Jewish about it.” - RNS

“It’s not that Hollywood had a moral awakening. As producer and film industry analyst Stephen Follows pointed out, drugs, violence, and profanity have remained roughly constant in movies during the same period.” - Breakpoint

“Whether it’s accusations of bad writing and acting, heavy-handed messages or the demonizing of non-Christians, such movies always seem to be a lightning rod of passionate disagreement.” - R.Unplugged