15. The Jesus Film Revolution: The Case for Christian Movies

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My favourite, well-made, Christian movies, series and documentaries that excel in the arts of filmmaking (technical skill) and acting (artistic ability).


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Thank the Lord, the days of cringe-worthily bad, Christian movies are over. When Mel Gibson took an enormous risk to make "The Passion of the Christ" with his own capital and it became a worldwide phenomenon, it paved the way for other independent Christian filmmakers and producers to create movies for this underserved market. Boy, am I grateful for Mel Gibson's balls of steel!


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After his success, secular production companies tried to duplicate his recipe but with no success. "Noah" and "Exodus: Gods and Kings" were major box-office flops. Why, you may ask? Because it lacked the most crucial, key ingredient: faith. If a director or filmmaker does not believe in God or feel God is sinister and inaccessible, it will be reflected in his portrayal. You can't fool a Christian my friend, we can tell.


Christian films must have a basis of faith. The spirit of the artist is in the art. If the scriptwriter or actor doesn't believe in God or think He is cold and distant it will be reflected in his art.


I prefer movies that are real and relevant; not too saccharine-filled nor smut-laden. I gravitate toward real life stories because truth is always the best and most solid foundation for any tale. The characters are automatically and authentically three-dimensional. The truth is stranger than fiction, as they say.


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