In my first post in this series I noted how it's possible you can't literally show God or angels in a movie without it seeming cheesy. As Roy Anker puts it in his book Catching Light, big epic movies that try to adapt Bible stories and make them into big spectacles often fall flat. Anker …
As I pointed out in Pt 1 of this series, it's hard to portray God or angels in a movie and make it serious, compelling. For some reason it tends to seem cheesy or absurd. Maybe the reason it's so hard to portray God in a movie is it's so hard to capture what a …
Here's where you can read part 1 in this blog series I noted last week that some film critics and filmmakers (particularly Paul Schrader and Roy Anker) have argued you really can't show divine encounters (God or angels literally showing up in a movie) without it seeming cheesy. This argument has big ramifications for Christians …
Continue reading Play Along with the Joke (God in Film Pt 2)
Quite a lot has been said about Christian films in recent years, particularly the kind of independent Christian movies that became so popular after Passion of the Christ came out. Many Christians have argued for and against these Christian films for various reasons. One big point of contention is how Christian films usually portray miracles. …
G. Connor Salter 