June 25, 2005
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Christian movies
Wow, this link really sums up well what I was trying to say to some of my friends a few weeks ago about "Christian" movies. Actually, it might seem to be saying the opposite as what I was telling my friends (I was saying "we need more 'mainstream' christian movies"), but I don't think there's a conflict. I agree with what the author of the article says - that there is a time and place for "underground" Christianity in the mainstream/public arts, of a breaking-up-fallow-ground-of-nonBiblical-worldviews sort of nature (e.g. the Passion, or perhaps like the Chronicles of Narnia will be?? probably not, but who knows?)
But the main point that the author makes seems very true - it is actually impossible to produce explicitly 'Christian' art that is deemed 'acceptable' and 'mainstream' by 'the world'. In as much as it becomes mainstream, it is no longer Christian; in as much as it is is pure Christianity, it will be relegated to the 'fringes' of 'fundamentalist evangelicalism.'
Thoughts?
Comments (4)
Thanks for dropping by my site and commenting, Tim. I actually remember seeing you on campus...you have a very distinct long stride. Lol. I conveyed your message to Serg and I can give you his email address - if you wouldn't mind deleting it off your site. Have a great week!
Thanks, Melissa!
The works of Carl Theodor Dreyer and Andrei Tarkovsky have periodically been explicitly Christian, and yet both are regarded as master (though certainly not 'mainstream') filmmakers. Check out Dreyer's Ordet if you ever get the chance. It's a religious experience, in a lot of ways.
yeah i know a little hebrew. what's your question? maybe you should e-mail it to me bdg@giffone.com
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