When I moved away from home, however, I realized my naivet . I would sit at the table while my friends mostly committed Christians would talk for an hour at a time about their favorite movies. With no objective standards by which they judged each film, personal tastes ruled the day. One of the biggest parts of America s entertainment culture is the multi-billion dollar movie business. Every year Hollywood creates scores of films, most aimed at high school and college students.
Movies are, by their very nature, powerful messengers.
They can be excellent vehicles for teaching truth, or incredibly dangerous Recently, I read a review for the popular summertime horror flick, The Blair Witch Project. The reviewer argued that several of the plot nuances were indirectly influenced by Christian thought, and that this film might provide people with an opportunity to open a discussion about Christianity with a non-Christian viewer. Similarly, I have seen the movie Contact several times, and still enjoy the thought-provoking plot. But I have heard people say they believe this movie affirms Christianity, when in reality the theology is quite twisted. Obviously a grounded Christian should be able to discern the truth.