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Front page of Helium, woo hoo! Only the second time that has happened so far. Take a look for yourself.
Religious movies from top directors that aren’t always flattering, is it a good thing?
I’ve noticed just how popular these new movies are, some pseudo-religious some real, yet these seems to be a lot of interest in Christianity, one way or the other, which had lead to movies which either provide more support for arguments for, or against, what one believes in. I’m not questioning whether or not Christianity is under attack, as it always has been, as most religions have, but there also seems to a bit of a movie making trend, say, a “new age” in movie making that has come about, a new era, one in which artists, well-intentioned or not, are using Christianity as a platform to exploit this new genre, this new money making opportunity, before lesser, sub par directors get to it first …
Is God relevant in today’s world?
Posted on: August 12, 2008
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An interesting review on Ludacris‘ Release Therapy contrasts the stark difference between his attempts at inspirational and spiritual content, disingenuous or otherwise, and his typical hedonistic approach to hip-hop. While it is great to note that, increasingly, talk about Christianity is set to become as commonplace in hip-hop as Islam has traditionally been over the years, there are a plethora of Christian artists, who rap, that are as good, or better, than any secular artists out there.
Times have changed, while some rap groups of the 80’s and 90’s develed further into CCM or pop-rock music scene, such as DC Talk, a new school of artists are out to prove that hip-hop can not only remain positive, but that lyrics about Jesus do not have to be corny, lame, or otherwise unappreciated as perceived through the critical, jaded eye of secular music listeners. And production values have appreciated as well, whereas positive hip-hop can now stand right next to CCM without appearing to be low-budget as it has in it’s infancy.
We’re finally getting back to that place where lyrical mastery, rather than smoke and mirrors, hedonism and immorality dominates what once was the true art to be found in this genre. But does that mean that artists are truly going to embrace this shift and use it as an opportunity for good, or will they digress, as usual, just to make that almighty dollar?
okay so the skinny jeans didn't work out for me so well ... 
James Cameron, Ron Howard, Mel Gibson, whatever …
Posted by: goofy328 on: February 28, 2007
I’ve noticed just how popular these new movies are, some pseudo-religious some real, yet these seems to be a lot of interest in Christianity, one way or the other, which had lead to movies which either provide more support for arguments for, or against, what one believes in. We’re not questioning whether or not Christianity is under attack, as it always has been, as most religions have, but there also seems to a bit of a movie making trend, say, a “new age” in movie making that has come about, a new era, one in which artists, well-intentioned or not, are using Christianity as a platform to exploit this new genre, this new money making opportunity, before lesser, sub par directors get to it first.
It’s frustrating when a true movie, like One Night With The King, that offers a creative take on a story that is rarely told, about characters you may actually have to attend church or open your bible to learn about, suffers from poor promotion, a limited budget, and so on and so forth, as so much of the Christian art that is out there often does. The closest many of us will come to a solid Christian production is watching The Chronicles of Narnia (slick in production and storytelling, discreet in it’s message). On the one hand it is great that people are talking about Christianity again, and given the great revival, of well, revivals, Gospel music, and all things Christian that have occurred since the late 90s, some good, such as the aforementioned, some bad, such as the self-righteousness and hypocrisy that is often associated with the Right that give it a bad name. On the other hand if you’re a bit shaky about your beliefs you may just as well be hustled out of them, because someone is sure to play to your senses and catch you up into something larger than yourself, it would appear, that at the end of the day is just hype and propaganda at worst, art and dogma at best. At the end of the day there may be a few more converts.
Rather than complain about what’s going on it’s a good time to set things in motion and give an adequate response rather than worry about today’s Jesus Christ Superstar or The Last Temptation of Christ . Religious films will always be made, and will always be controversial, regardless, particularly in this society where people tend to take religion and spirituality for granted anyway. But if there is something that you truly believe in, and you feel that what they’re saying isn’t right, this may be the time to reevaluate your approach and reinvent the way that the message is going out …