Category: Movies
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The Stories We Tell: Chapters 1-2
Earlier this month, Mike Cosper’s book The Stories We Tell: How TV and Movies Long for and Echo the Truth released. You can get to know him a little better and find out what’s on his book shelf here, as well as read an extensive interview on the book here. Over at Christ and Pop Culture, his…
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The Shape of Redemption in The Gospel and The Movies
Earlier in this movie mini-series, I talked about the need for a nuanced take on movies. Then, I started unpacking some basic perspectives that need to be in place. First, I explained the need to see movies as artistic creations. Second, I pointed to the moral messages woven into the fabric of most movies. Today,…
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On Nuance and Noah: Toward Cinematic Literacy
Now that some of the hype has died down, I want to comment on the Noah movie. Actually, to be more accurate, I want to comment on the response to the Noah movie, and what it teaches us about interacting well with movies. When it comes to analyzing movies, we need nuance. I think this…
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Introducing Movie Mondays
This saying is true and worthy of full acceptance: people love movies.[ref]Also, a corollary: the love of good movies compels people to hate certain movies.[/ref] Given the prominence movies play in the our culture, I don’t think it is a stretch to say that being conversant with them is a necessary skill for Christians.…