David's Film Thoughts

Let me be clear, I do not hate all Christian films.  Every once in awhile, a passable one comes out, and in the old days, some of the best films were Christian, like Ben-Hur, Bells of St. Mary's, A Man For All Seasons, Babette's Feast,  or  Chariots of Fire .  Even some more recent Hollywood films, like Hacksaw Ridge or The Passion of the Christ, have some good faith elements. But, nowadays most of the movies put out by Christian filmmakers tend to be mediocre or just flat out bad.  Now, I'm not trying to say that Christians can't make good films or they can't reconcile art with their faith.  I'm saying they WON'T do those things, and that's the issue. There's too many different problems to generalize it into one definitive statement, so I'm going to go through just a few of my key problems step-by-step: Oversimplification Notable Offenders: Yeah, the Kendricks are very guilty over-simplifying big topics.  Flywheel

My name is David Johnson, and I have been analyzing TV and movies since my brain was able to analyze anything.  From a very young age, I was always asking why and how whenever I would watch a movie or TV show. For this blog, I would like to continue doing the same, whether I'm reviewing a specific film or commenting on film in general.  I actually have another blog in which I do the same called MOVIE Thoughts From DJ .  For the purpose of my class, Journalism Convergence with Dr. Lewis at Franciscan University, I have started this separate blog where I can post more of my thoughts on film and television. I hope this blog will be insightful and thoughtful because film is my true passion, so I will comment on it to the very best of my ability here, just as I strive to do with the other blog. Other blogs from this class to check out: All That Racquet The Greenroom No Stress Fantasy Collegiate Propaganda Watch Tale of a Dancer Beyond the Controller