Comments on: “God is proud of this movie” http://www.jslweb.com/blog/2006/10/08/god-is-proud-of-this-movie/ Thoughts on life, art, and religion Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:38:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Rebelling Against Indifference » Facing the Giants: A Fantasy Film http://www.jslweb.com/blog/2006/10/08/god-is-proud-of-this-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-1836 Rebelling Against Indifference » Facing the Giants: A Fantasy Film Fri, 02 Feb 2007 02:25:29 +0000 http://www.jslweb.com/blog/?p=75#comment-1836 [...] I’ve blogged a couple times before (here and here) about Facing the Giants, a film produced by a church in Atlanta that is currently in theatres. Barbara Nicolosi from Church of the Masses just posted her take on the film. Barbara is a critic whom I probably disagree with as often as I agree with her, most notably about Da Vinci Code and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, but I think she’s hit the nail on the head with this one. Here’s part of her review, along with her summary of the film: Facing the Giants from any serious perspective is a fantasy film. Its message is very dangerous for Christians, and scandalous for pagans. Adult Evangelical Christians watching Facing the Giants is like sex addicts watching the Spice Channel. (Nope. Not going to take it back.) [...] [...] I’ve blogged a couple times before (here and here) about Facing the Giants, a film produced by a church in Atlanta that is currently in theatres. Barbara Nicolosi from Church of the Masses just posted her take on the film. Barbara is a critic whom I probably disagree with as often as I agree with her, most notably about Da Vinci Code and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, but I think she’s hit the nail on the head with this one. Here’s part of her review, along with her summary of the film: Facing the Giants from any serious perspective is a fantasy film. Its message is very dangerous for Christians, and scandalous for pagans. Adult Evangelical Christians watching Facing the Giants is like sex addicts watching the Spice Channel. (Nope. Not going to take it back.) [...]

]]> By: Bobby http://www.jslweb.com/blog/2006/10/08/god-is-proud-of-this-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-780 Bobby Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:13:38 +0000 http://www.jslweb.com/blog/?p=75#comment-780 I think the biggest problem is that Christians think WE are supposed to be facing the giants. If that is the case, then obviously moralism will soon follow. God faces our giants for us. I hate the fact that Christians make such bad art sometimes. I think the biggest problem is that Christians think WE are supposed to be facing the giants. If that is the case, then obviously moralism will soon follow. God faces our giants for us.
I hate the fact that Christians make such bad art sometimes.

]]> By: thecachinnator http://www.jslweb.com/blog/2006/10/08/god-is-proud-of-this-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-688 thecachinnator Fri, 20 Oct 2006 04:51:05 +0000 http://www.jslweb.com/blog/?p=75#comment-688 I'm not sure I remember the music well enough to comment on it. I think I remember remarking to Beeki that it was pretty good in at least one place, but I was so transfixed by the horror before me that I couldn't focus on it. And now that I think about it... the movie must have been even worse than I thought because I <i>always</i> take note of the score. Oy. I’m not sure I remember the music well enough to comment on it. I think I remember remarking to Beeki that it was pretty good in at least one place, but I was so transfixed by the horror before me that I couldn’t focus on it. And now that I think about it… the movie must have been even worse than I thought because I always take note of the score. Oy.

]]> By: Seth Ward http://www.jslweb.com/blog/2006/10/08/god-is-proud-of-this-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-681 Seth Ward Mon, 16 Oct 2006 22:22:19 +0000 http://www.jslweb.com/blog/?p=75#comment-681 Hey Stephen! Listen, shoot me an email and we can all compare schedules for a possible meet-up. Me email is seth@fivecentstand.com. Hey Stephen! Listen, shoot me an email and we can all compare schedules for a possible meet-up. Me email is seth@fivecentstand.com.

]]> By: Stephen http://www.jslweb.com/blog/2006/10/08/god-is-proud-of-this-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-680 Stephen Mon, 16 Oct 2006 05:20:26 +0000 http://www.jslweb.com/blog/?p=75#comment-680 First of all, I never thought I'd hear <em>"I wish I'd seen Facing the Giants"</em>. Second, I wasn't planning on seeing <em>One Night with the King</em> until this week. I was working at TBN when they were starting work on this, and wasn't interested at all. But I just found out the music was written by J.A.C. Redford, a composer that I really like. He has done a lot of orchestrating (for James Horner on <em>Perfect Storm</em>, and many others), but I think it's been 11 years since he wrote the music for a theatrical release. Back in the 90's, he wrote several orchestrations for producer Phil Naish on projects for Steven Curtis Chapman, Michael Card, and Steve Green. I've also read his autobiography, "Welcome All Wonders: A Composer's Journey" that is very good. So, all that to say, I am planning on seeing it just to hear J.A.C.'s music in the theatre. First of all, I never thought I’d hear “I wish I’d seen Facing the Giants”.

Second, I wasn’t planning on seeing One Night with the King until this week. I was working at TBN when they were starting work on this, and wasn’t interested at all. But I just found out the music was written by J.A.C. Redford, a composer that I really like. He has done a lot of orchestrating (for James Horner on Perfect Storm, and many others), but I think it’s been 11 years since he wrote the music for a theatrical release. Back in the 90′s, he wrote several orchestrations for producer Phil Naish on projects for Steven Curtis Chapman, Michael Card, and Steve Green. I’ve also read his autobiography, “Welcome All Wonders: A Composer’s Journey” that is very good. So, all that to say, I am planning on seeing it just to hear J.A.C.’s music in the theatre.

]]> By: thecachinnator http://www.jslweb.com/blog/2006/10/08/god-is-proud-of-this-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-679 thecachinnator Sun, 15 Oct 2006 06:16:49 +0000 http://www.jslweb.com/blog/?p=75#comment-679 Oh, great flaming balls of flying crap. I just went to see another movie that I'm sure people will want to say that "God is proud of": One Night With the King. It was bar none the worst movie I've seen since Alexander. And <em>that </em>was a piece. I'll have a full review up soon. I wish ... <em>*shudder*</em>... I'd seen Facing the Giants. Oh, great flaming balls of flying crap. I just went to see another movie that I’m sure people will want to say that “God is proud of”: One Night With the King. It was bar none the worst movie I’ve seen since Alexander. And that was a piece. I’ll have a full review up soon. I wish … *shudder*… I’d seen Facing the Giants.

]]> By: dr http://www.jslweb.com/blog/2006/10/08/god-is-proud-of-this-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-678 dr Fri, 13 Oct 2006 14:25:04 +0000 http://www.jslweb.com/blog/?p=75#comment-678 As long as you don't laughing at "inapropriate" times, you should be able to get you're money's worth out of it. Either that or just walk around the room and make bets on the outcome of different plot lines with other viewers. (Hint: Stories like Job and Stephen--the biblical one--don't happen anymore. Only good things happen to those who follow God now.) You should be more than able to recoup your ticket costs. At the very least you'll have the ability to legitimately laugh in anyone's face who says how great of a movie it was. As long as you don’t laughing at “inapropriate” times, you should be able to get you’re money’s worth out of it. Either that or just walk around the room and make bets on the outcome of different plot lines with other viewers. (Hint: Stories like Job and Stephen–the biblical one–don’t happen anymore. Only good things happen to those who follow God now.) You should be more than able to recoup your ticket costs. At the very least you’ll have the ability to legitimately laugh in anyone’s face who says how great of a movie it was.

]]> By: thecachinnator http://www.jslweb.com/blog/2006/10/08/god-is-proud-of-this-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-677 thecachinnator Fri, 13 Oct 2006 01:25:59 +0000 http://www.jslweb.com/blog/?p=75#comment-677 Yeah... I used to work at a movie theatre here in town about 8 years ago. I've moved away and back since then and now the people who I worked with in the box office are the managers. So I still get in free sometimes. That may be the only way I see it anytime soon. Yeah… I used to work at a movie theatre here in town about 8 years ago. I’ve moved away and back since then and now the people who I worked with in the box office are the managers. So I still get in free sometimes. That may be the only way I see it anytime soon.

]]> By: Stephen http://www.jslweb.com/blog/2006/10/08/god-is-proud-of-this-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-676 Stephen Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:20:15 +0000 http://www.jslweb.com/blog/?p=75#comment-676 Cach, I'll probably see it eventually, but I don't have any plans to at the moment. I saw enough of the 'prosperity gospel' junk the two years I worked for TBN; why would I pay money to see more of it? Cach, I’ll probably see it eventually, but I don’t have any plans to at the moment. I saw enough of the ‘prosperity gospel’ junk the two years I worked for TBN; why would I pay money to see more of it?

]]> By: thecachinnator http://www.jslweb.com/blog/2006/10/08/god-is-proud-of-this-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-675 thecachinnator Thu, 12 Oct 2006 04:04:41 +0000 http://www.jslweb.com/blog/?p=75#comment-675 I have plenty to say, but I feel that I should see the movie before I begin any discussion about it. Ugh. I just hate the thought of paying money for it. I have plenty to say, but I feel that I should see the movie before I begin any discussion about it. Ugh. I just hate the thought of paying money for it.

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