NEW ANTICHRISTIAN MOVIE AIMED TO DECEIVE YOUNG CHRISTIANS

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NEW MOVIE MOCKS CHRISTIAN FAITH

MOVIEGUIDE®

HOLLYWOOD, CA (ANS) – Ted Baehr, world-renowned media scholar and founder of the Christian Film & Television Commission™ ministry, says that the new Hollywood movie SAVED!, to be released May 28 by MGM, is a sad, bigoted, anti-Christian movie that mocks the Christian faith.

He urged other religious leaders, including Jewish and Moslem leaders, to warn their constituents about the bigoted movie, which stars Mandy Moore and Macaulay Culkin in a story about self-righteous Christian youths in an uptight Christian school.

“SAVED! is a hateful, politically correct movie,” Dr. Baehr declared. “It is being heavily marketed to the community it mocks to lead Christian youth astray and make them resent their own faith.”

“The one character who tries to preach the Gospel in the movie,” he noted, “is actually the villain. The heroine Mary, played by Jena Malone, has a vision that Jesus tells her to fornicate with the school hunk in order to save him from homosexuality. At the end, Mary learns that her only true friends are Cassandra, a irreverent Jewish girl who claims to have been a stripper, and the villain’s brother, who denies being a Christian and lusts after the stripper.”

Dr. Baehr adds, “Cassandra is the real heroine who turns Mary away from the uptight Christian students who believe in faith, values, and the power of prayer. Imagine if this movie were set in an Orthodox Jewish school with faithful Jewish children cast as the villains and a Christian girl shows how legalistic the Jewish girls are. Or, what if it were set in an Islamic school with faithful Muslims cast as the villains and a Christian or Jewish Girl exposes how legalistic the Muslims are? The outcry in the press would be tremendous! Not to mention the righteous outcry from Jews or Muslims!

“Looking at it from the point of view of other faiths,” Dr. Baehr continued, “highlights how bigoted the movie SAVED! is and reveals how MGM is marketing it to Christian children to try to divorce them from their faith!

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“This is abhorrent and people of faith and faith must be forewarned,” Dr. Baehr concluded.

(c) Baehr, 2004.
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[mathias1979]

Yeah...I saw the preview for this a a month or so ago. I usually am not too uptight when people make jokes about the faith in good humor...but it appears that this one sets out to mock, discredit, and outright dimean conservative christian beliefs.

-Matt

 

[KenobiKid]

First Marilyn Manson now this...sheesh..hehe

 

[trunks2k]

I saw the trailer for this movie and was laughing out loud for a good 5 minutes after the trailer ended. I was going to see it when it played at the philly film fest, but it cost like $30 to see. I mean come'on, it has McCauly Culkin in it! That alone makes it funny enough to see.

From the trailer I saw, it seems to be a hyperbole of the hypocrisy that exists among young christian teens. I went to a Catholic highschool, and that hypocrisy is definately there, certainly more subdued than what is being presented in Saved, but it's still there. But I don't think anyone is pretending that Saved is supposed to be an accurate depiction of christian teens.

One of the funniest lines was one girl yelling something like "Feel the love of Jesus!" and then throwing a bible at another girl's head. Sure it's a hyperbole, but I've personally experienced similar things. The stark contrast between feeling the love of Jesus and intentionally hurting someone presented in such an ironic way just makes an attitude which is normally frightening, into something that is funny.

 

[mathias1979]

One of the funniest lines was one girl yelling something like "Feel the love of Jesus!" and then throwing a bible at another girl's head. Sure it's a hyperbole, but I've personally experienced similar things. The stark contrast between feeling the love of Jesus and intentionally hurting someone presented in such an ironic way just makes an attitude which is normally frightening, into something that is funny.

I could certainly understand that as being the main point behind the movie, the hypocrisy of hardcore christians and the like. But I think a social commentary like that would be lost on a lot of the younger generation. They'll just see it and be influenced into thinking that they can still be a good christian while living an immoral lifestyle. Kinda goes along with the whole attitude of today's society which tells us that as long as our actions don't hurt anyone else...they must not be immoral. I don't know where that whole idea originated, but I certainly don't think it's the case.

And that reminds me of a quote from the Simpsons.

Rev. Lovejoy: Once something has been approved by the government...its no longer immoral!

-Matt

 

[littlebrit]

What will they think of next?

 

[Fineous_Reese]

I saw the trailer for this movie and was laughing out loud for a good 5 minutes after the trailer ended. I was going to see it when it played at the philly film fest, but it cost like $30 to see. I mean come'on, it has McCauly Culkin in it! That alone makes it funny enough to see.

From the trailer I saw, it seems to be a hyperbole of the hypocrisy that exists among young christian teens. I went to a Catholic highschool, and that hypocrisy is definately there, certainly more subdued than what is being presented in Saved, but it's still there. But I don't think anyone is pretending that Saved is supposed to be an accurate depiction of christian teens.

One of the funniest lines was one girl yelling something like "Feel the love of Jesus!" and then throwing a bible at another girl's head. Sure it's a hyperbole, but I've personally experienced similar things. The stark contrast between feeling the love of Jesus and intentionally hurting someone presented in such an ironic way just makes an attitude which is normally frightening, into something that is funny.

how funny would it be if you swapped Christian for Jew or Muslim or Hindu in the movie? i realize you've marked yourself as an atheist but on the 'pc' front how well would any of these other choices go over?
-Fin

 

[trunks2k]

how funny would it be if you swapped Christian for Jew or Muslim or Hindu in the movie? i realize you've marked yourself as an atheist but on the 'pc' front how well would any of these other choices go over?
-Fin

Not having any real indepth personal experience with people of either of those religions, or in which their religion was an integral part of their behavior, I cannot say. If either of of those religions were as prevelent in our culture as christianity is, then I'd certainly laugh at it. I can relate to what is being presented in the movie when it comes to Christians. For other religions, I can't, I simply don't have that experience. It's rather complicated.

It's also worth noting that Saved, from what I could tell in the trailer, does not attack all christians, it just makes fun of certain behaviors that tend to be found in the more "hardcore" christians. If the movie presented all members of a certain religion in a certain stereotypical way, then I probably wouldn't like it, but I really don't think Saved does that.

It's all just healthy satire. It's taking the ironic, or just plain wierd or illogical attributes of something that is prevelent in our culture and expounding on them to make fun of it.

Another edit: IIRC, one of the characters is an atheist and they also supposedly use her to satrize atheists.

 

[Fineous_Reese]

Not having any real indepth personal experience with people of either of those religions, or in which their religion was an integral part of their behavior, I cannot say. If either of of those religions were as prevelent in our culture as christianity is, then I'd certainly laugh at it. I can relate to what is being presented in the movie when it comes to Christians. For other religions, I can't, I simply don't have that experience. It's rather complicated.

It's also worth noting that Saved, from what I could tell in the trailer, does not attack all christians, it just makes fun of certain behaviors that tend to be found in the more "hardcore" christians. If the movie presented all members of a certain religion in a certain stereotypical way, then I probably wouldn't like it, but I really don't think Saved does that.

It's all just healthy satire. It's taking the ironic, or just plain wierd or illogical attributes of something that is prevelent in our culture and expounding on them to make fun of it.

Another edit: IIRC, one of the characters is an atheist and they also supposedly use her to satrize atheists.

haven't seen it yet nor the trailers so i can't comment further. good satire is hard to pull off and it's movies like these that seem to be done badly (and/or with thinly veiled rancor towards a specific demographic) another view, how funny would a satirical movie about flaming homosexuals that are "brought out" of their lifestyle choice by someone?
-Fin

 

[CM]

This move's definitaly not on my "to see" list...I dunno, I have a picture in m yhead on what it will be like..just not too intrested. >.>

 

[Niz]

i think when people try to insult us and try to destroy us it means we are doing something right! Good job christians and keep it up

 

[trunks2k]

another view, how funny would a satirical movie about flaming homosexuals that are "brought out" of their lifestyle choice by someone?
-Fin

Ever see "But I'm A Cheerleader"?

 

[Fineous_Reese]

Ever see "But I'm A Cheerleader"?

skipped that one for the same reasoning actually

 

[trunks2k]

skipped that one for the same reasoning actually

I didn't like that one myself. While I agreed with the underlying subject of it, it just wasn't funny. It went a bit over the top in every aspect.

 

[Mac6yver]

Kinda goes along with the whole attitude of today's society which tells us that as long as our actions don't hurt anyone else...they must not be immoral. I don't know where that whole idea originated, but I certainly don't think it's the case.

It is called "The Golden Rule". I try to live by it every day.

 

[Roo6339]

i'm not too worried, "the battle belongs to the Lord". He knows what He's doing...

 

[USincognito]

i think when people try to insult us and try to destroy us it means we are doing something right! Good job christians and keep it up

You might want to rethink that "logic." People mocked and insulted blondes in response to Nazi Aryan mythmaking and tried to destroy the 3rd Reich. Does that me Naziism was something good? Non Sequitor is the proper term for this thinking.

 

[mattking]

I don't understand why Hollywood is determined it seems to destroy the Christian faith. A majority of Christians are dedicated to doing great things for others. Why would someone try to diminish something as pure and good as my faith??? I can understand a few self-righteous Christians but that shouldn't give anyone the right to put a label on something as an accuse to destroy my faith. Oh well, I know it won't do as well as The Passion.

 

[peanutbutter12]

Another thing that Xians are taking too seriousely. Think of Saved! as a parody movie of reality. I personally can't wait to see it. I too was cracking up when I saw the trailer cause, like others here, I have had similar experiences. Strange seeing it on film cause it looks so unrealistic, but I know people exactly like that. This will surely be a good movie.

CJ

 

[mathias1979]

It is called "The Golden Rule". I try to live by it every day.

I think you missed my point. I understand the Golden Rule is to treat others as you would like to be treated. Of course that's a great thing to live by. But when did it become the standard by which we judge morality? More goes into what is moral than how we treat others. Just because our thoughts and personal actions don't affect other people doesn't mean those can't be immoral. But anyway...that's getting far off topic anyway.

-Matt