On the other hand, many Christians see movies as a powerful art form that isn't about to go away. Christians, Billingsley claims, are committed to reaching the world. Overly hasty negative reactions to the entire realm of popular culture smack of an unrealistic approach to the people we are trying to evangelize. He might have added that it also runs the risk of alienating our youth. They create a setting, a context in which important questions are raised about society.
Some movies affirm our values, others want to probe our culture.
Students of Scripture know well that the God of the Bible was and is a superb artist. The rest of us just rearrange. Both Old and New Testaments reveal a God eager to exploit artistic elements of high drama in his communication to his creatures. Thanks for your great websites, and reflectively thoughtful content about movies as a believer, and pastor. I'm glad we can look into culture and know that many are useful parables to convey spiritual truths.