A Puritan Connection to the Upcoming Star Trek Film?
I propose that he (a character) become oracular, in the sense of Moses or even Cotton Mather.
We are given a glimpse of the villain, though we are not given his name. There is speculation in may be Khan, the best known foil to Captain Kirk. There is also some buzz that it may be Gary Mitchell, a villain from the original series
An Apology for “Seven Notes from ‘Lincoln’”
I wrote the post originally while wrestling with the raw emotions I felt after viewing such a powerful film
In no way did I mean to imply that the Civil War was not about slavery. In fact I believe that it was primarily over the slavery issue. My point was that the war was complicated—and tragic. I should have stated that more clearly. Dear Reader, Please allow me to sincerely apologize to those... Continue Reading
Seven Notes from “Lincoln”
Seeing how (Lincoln) brought to pass the 13th amendment felt a little like a punch in the gut.
All thinking, godly men and women know that it is sinful to own another person and mistreat them for one's own advantage. Yet I think that with God's guidance a better solution could have been found than to purchase "freedom" with 700,000 souls.
After Seeing Lincoln, I Wanted to Sit in Stunned, Reflective Silence
After seeing Schindler’s List and after seeing Lincoln, I hated the evil in the world. I marveled at the courage of people who stand up for good
I know people respond differently to art and I’m sure this will be true of Lincoln. (9% of Rotten Tomatoes critics have given it a “rotten” review, for reasons I cannot fathom.) But, for me, watching this film was not just enjoyable and engaging, but also stunning and transformational.
Restless Heart
This St. Augustine biopic is memorable more for its subject's merit than its own.
One would expect a dramatic film to take historical liberties, but Restless Heart's biggest fabrication is an egregious one. Augustine's famous conversion in Milan comes, in the film, shortly after a massacre of Christians which Augustine at first publically defends for the sake of career ambitions. But this particular killing, let alone Augustine's public identification with it, never happened.
“ParaNorman” and the Fear of a Christian America
If there’s any group easier to be demonized by Hollywood, one would think it would be undead Religious Right activists.
A movie like this one is easy to lampoon. It’s filled with some cliches of the righteous outsider, the marginalized hero, the crusading moralists. But perhaps underneath all of that is a muffled cry for some conversation, from one guilty conscience to another, seeking for some way to break an old, old curse.
Batman 3: Going there
The Dark Knight Rises powerfully portrays the logical results of relativism and socialism
In an interview with a film blog two weeks before The Dark Knight Rises released on July 20, screenwriter Jonathan Nolan commented, "What I always felt like we needed to do in a third film was, for lack of a better term, go there."
Chariots of Fire: Eric Liddell, a hero of the faith, still inspires today
Thirty years after its first release, Chariots of Fire remains an inspiring film
But lest we be guilty of hypocrisy ourselves, Eric Liddell’s example is one that Christians also should think deeply on. The willingness to sacrifice is a dimension that has largely disappeared from Christian discipleship today. The Gospel is proclaimed more in terms of the personal fulfilment it brings, the emotional and material benefits that accrue, rather than a dying to self and a wholehearted and sacrificial commitment to Christ.
Movie Review – Ice Age 4: Continental Drift
Nothing is more powerful than a man's or a mammoth's love for his family
The PG film makes the A-list…offering instead an old-fashioned adventure story about a father who is strong and good, a close-knit family, and the gift of true friendship. Be forewarned: There will be frequent laughter.
Prometheus – Where Did We Come From?
“The answer to life, the universe. and everything?” – humanity was created by aliens who now want to kill us.
Instead of finding hope, the meaning of life, and answers to some of the oldest questions known to man, the film Prometheus travels down a much darker path. Directed by Ridley Scott, Prometheus dives into the history of the Alien series. But it introduces one new question: Where did we come from?
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