Critic is not a negative word, correct, you can have positive or negative criticism - my point is just that it is their own oppinion and they are very 'critical' about it - I would say in my own opinion that critics cant really go to a film with an open mind, otherwise they would have nothing to criticise, good or bad, but they have to say something - it's their job!clinzey said:I have seen non-Christian critics who liked the movie. The word critic isn't a negative word, so top using it as such.
Myself, I would say I don't think it was a good film. Very thought provoking, very moving, but not good. How can the death of Jesus ever be portrayed as good?clinzey said:I have seen the film, I am a Christian, and I didn't like it that much. It was an okay film, but that's about it.
I agree to an extent, we can criticise Christian music, books etc, I criticise some Christian music frequently, because a lot of it is extreme cheese! But the point is, this is Jesus dying on the cross that we are talking about here, it isn't someone singing 'how great thou art' and it isnt someone saying 'this is how i was converted' it is the key teaching of the whole of Christianity - Christ died to save our sins! There is nothing blasphomous in the film, to my knowledge, and there is nothing wrong in the interpretation of the film (also to my knowledge), so what is there to not like about it? Don't say that it is wrong to appreciate what Mel has done, he is doing the same thing that your minister does everyday, just in a more national and global way! I have to ask, what is wrong with the film - why are some people negative about it? The stupid thing is that out of most of the people that I know that have seen the film (not including Critics!!) it is the Christians that complain about it! And for what reason? For arguments sake! Where is the sense in that?clinzey said:The church should have a critical eye to all art - whether it was done by secular or Christian artists. It's not wrong to look critically at the movie, or Christian books ('cause some of them reaaly suck) or Christian music. The whole Christian world has gotten on this "what a friend we have in Mel" kick. Get over it.
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