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Douglas M. Beaumont
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“It is the gritty portrayal of the darker side of life that often causes Hollywood’s unpopularity among Christian viewers, but it is the idyllic and unrealistic portrayal of life in some Christian movies that can make them ineffective in reaching unbelievers with a positive message.”
― The Message Behind the Movie: How to Engage with a Film Without Disengaging Your Faith
― The Message Behind the Movie: How to Engage with a Film Without Disengaging Your Faith
“Universal principles are communicated through characteristics or actions that are common to all people. If these are absent from a film it will fail. Why? Because our connection to the characters, particularly the protagonist, is what makes stories work. The only way, then, to make a popular film is to choose stories that feature characters who are dealing with universal issues.”
― The Message Behind the Movie: How to Engage with a Film Without Disengaging Your Faith
― The Message Behind the Movie: How to Engage with a Film Without Disengaging Your Faith
“In other words, magic in both The Lord of the Rings and The Chronicles of Narnia is not equivalent to the occult practices in which people in the real world can be involved. When the Bible commands against the use of sorcery and divination, it is not referring to the magical things that magical creatures can do in fantasy worlds.”
― The Message Behind the Movie: How to Engage with a Film Without Disengaging Your Faith
― The Message Behind the Movie: How to Engage with a Film Without Disengaging Your Faith
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