I watched this movie "The Mission" many years ago and was struck by the internal conflict of the main character. (I think it was based on a true story; but I may be wrong?) He was a Jesuit priest who came to be appalled by the corruption in the RCC; that was evident by how they treated and exploited these natives. That's what I found most compelling about that movie. The priest had to decide where he was going to stand; on an institution or on the truth.
The film is approved by the Vatican, so I don't think I would like it.
As I said, my friend; I do not believe Catholicism is biblical.
I liked "Patterns of Evidence".
It moved a little too slow for my tastes. My favorite documentaries can be found in my Blogger article that lists evidences that back up God's Word. You can check them out here (if you are interested):
Love Branch: Evidences for the Word of God
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I felt "The Case for...." series was honest to Strobel's investigative research as a journalist.
I tend to like documentaries though.
Never seen the series.
I never knew there was such a thing.
I only seen the film.
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Certain aspects of "God's Not Dead" series I felt made very valid points about certain atheists objections being more driven by their own personal emotional struggles.
I like the courtroom sequence in God's Not Dead 2, and I like the interaction between the two brothers in God's Not Dead 3, but besides that they were just "so so" in my opinion.
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I liked the 'keep at what you are called to' message of "Facing the Giants" (even if the movie was rather cheesy).
Not much into sports. So it is hard for me to watch sports movies.
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"Courageous" I think made good points about the importance of family.
Not a fan of the Kendrick brothers films, except I did like their recent one (Overcomer) (Although there are two or three minor things I did not exactly like in it).
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"I Can Only Imagine" is the most recent one I've seen. (Which is about MercyMe's lead singer and the origin of the song.) That one was hard to watch; he had a tough childhood.)
The film did not do much for me.
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Haven't seen "War Room" yet. I will watch it; but the trailers left me kind of ambivalent about it.
Yeah, it's not the greatest. It has two or three scenes that I like in it, but that is about it. The movie overall is not my cup of tea. It could have been better.
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"Passion of the Christ" I thought was grossly historically inaccurate, as well as way over the top on the violence factor.
It was too slow and boring for my tastes, and I am not a big Jim C. fan. Oh, and yeah, I think the violence aspect was unnecessary. Currently, I will no longer promote Christian films with Jesus in them. I say this because some attempt to picture the actor who plays Jesus in their minds when they pray and worship Jesus. This to me is idolatry.
The thing I find frustrating about "Christian movies" is that they often don't portray people's genuine ups and downs of their struggles with faith. Some do. (Especially if they are following a biographical script about the life of a historical figure who faced a lot of hardships.)
While these films may not be exactly that, I think you would like "The War Within" and "The Redemption of Henry Myers."
You can watch this for free if you have Amazon Prime:
Amazon.com: Watch The War Within | Prime Video
You can rent it online at Amazon Prime Video:
Amazon.com: Watch The Redemption of Henry Myers | Prime Video
The best acting I have seen was in Redemption of Henry Myers, and we get to see and feel the protagonist's own struggle. Great film.
The War Within looked cheesy to me after I seen the trailer. But seeing I like Brett Varvel as an actor (i.e. from seeing him in the film "Play the Flute"), I decided to give it a chance. I was totally surprised. Great special effects, good acting, and solid story line. Yeah, the costumes are cheesy a bit, and the characters are kind of like from some early Batman movie, but this was really enjoyable. I watched the movie many times. It is a very emotional film. If it does not make you tear up, I would say you need to check the ole pulse.
Many times in real life; the wayward spouse does not come back, the kid with cancer ends up dying, the person with mental illness is rarely cured and the corrupt institution remains corrupt. And despite these real life struggles; the litmus test of faith is; does one continue to believe despite God is not "the genie in a bottle" who will make all right in this life? And if the person continues to believe; how and why is that? "Christian movies" rarely adequately address those types of questions.
Then you are really going to like... "The War Within."
Don't watch the trailer because it may turn you off.
Just start watching it on Amazon.
If you have Amazon Prime Video, you can watch it for free.
Your gonna love it. I like it so much that I bought the DVD.
The DVD has an excellent behind the scenes making of the film.
It literally was a family made film. A Christian family made a Christian film that is good.
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BUT; the movie industry is out to make money and movies that don't have "happy endings" don't tend to accomplish that goal. Besides; issues of sustaining faith are not high on the lists of things the majority of humanity wants to see in a movie.
On this one: You will like Play the flute.
It is not out on DVD, but you can see if it is playing in your area.
Simply go to
playtheflutemovie.com and scroll down to the bottom of the page to check out theater locations and times. My wife and I seen it in Stonybrook New York. I am thinking of seeing it again in the theater.
Anyways, I have some other top Christian movies that I would recommend checking out in post #2, post #3, and post #4.
I hope you get a chance to see my recommendations, and that you will enjoy them as much as i did.
Blessings to you in the Lord.