Movies Every Christian Should See

[Ryder]

ok i dont get it... most of those movies... have maybe a spattering of "christian" values or content (mostly the latter) and some are very anti chrisitan in every way...so why is a "well thought of" web sight like christianity today helping to make the list and then to post it to the web?

and to even add more fuel to the fire...... why does any one feel that a book by stephen king....turned into a movie deserve to be seen by christians?

I may be weird, but I happen to find some of Stephen King's work to be very good. Shawshank, for example, had pharisees and saints, and some very good points and moral lessons. It wasn't evangelical, but that doesn't make it a waste of time or 'bad'. For the record, some of Stephen King's work does not contain goblins and ghosties.

 

[kdet]

Stephen King's book Desperation is a great book for Christians...a little boy is called by God to fight evil and the little boy argues with God but God convinces him that even though he is young and small, he is the one being called.

 

[Islander]

Some of those movies I was surprised to see on the list like Last Temptation of Christ and American Beauty. There are others that are very debateable such as Dogma which has a lot of good content but has offensive content as well. There are many movies that are better than the ones listed such as Cabin in the Sky (the best one), Barabbas, Ten Commandments and Bruce Almighty. I also agree very stongly with the person who commented about It's a Wonderful Life being on the list-what an awful choice. Amadeus and many others on the list were also bad choices.

I disagree with this list more than I agree with it.

 

[tqpix]

Bruce Almighty.

 

[tqpix]

Frailty?

 

[Pastor_Benjamin]

Man of Miracles

 

[theFijian]

Kind of obvious to me.

Because it shows the epitome of dysfunction and the effects. Of which, Christianity would cure.

Actually, it has quite a few little lessons in it. The hatred oozed out of the retired marine shows us how there is more than christian love and compassion behind that behavior. Nothing irritates me more than the militant anti gays. Jesus wouldn't focus on one sin, neither should we. Unless, we want to follow our own desires, and not his, of course.

I wholeheartedly echo your sentiments. Some people on here obviously don't see the themes in the film and the questions it raises. They're there on many different layers.

peace,
Andy

 

[Gerry_NY]

Good movie! I'm glad to see The Shawshank Redemption on the list already. I wonder how many people know that was based on a Stephen King story?

I do!

 

[Gerry_NY]

Stephen King's book Desperation is a great book for Christians...a little boy is called by God to fight evil and the little boy argues with God but God convinces him that even though he is young and small, he is the one being called.

Awesome book...it's almost an echo of Stephen King's earlier work...The Shining.

 

[pthalomarie]

ok i dont get it... most of those movies... have maybe a spattering of "christian" values or content (mostly the latter) and some are very anti chrisitan in every way...so why is a "well thought of" web sight like christianity today helping to make the list and then to post it to the web?

and to even add more fuel to the fire...... why does any one feel that a book by stephen king....turned into a movie deserve to be seen by christians?

While I would not consider myself among them, there is a school of thought among some conservative Christians that we as a faith are somewhat obligated to keep up with controversial movies that spark debate over faith and how Christians impact society.

The theory is that movies like American Beauty or Life of Brian spark discussion about Jesus and Chrisatianity, plus they are touchstone films which nonchristians often cite as favorites. So they provide inroads to make evangelizing easier and people more willing to discuss the Gospel and their lack of faith.

 

[IamPJladd]

Fight Club

 

[GL2814]

Searching for Bobby Fischer
Secondhand Lions
The Passion of the Christ
'Lord of the Ring' movies
Prince of Egypt
Apollo XIII

 

[keliezimmer]

Contact

 

[Colossians3]

Ben-Hur. If you haven't seen it, run to the store and buy it now. Thank me later.