Over the next 11 months, Hollywood is planning to release more big Biblical movies than it put out during the previous 11 years combined, and the trend shows no sign of slowing down in 2015 (or beyond). For an industry that spent much of the 2000s shying away from explicitly religious fare—the controversy over the alleged anti-Semitism of Mel Gibsons The Passion of the Christ effectively wiped out the genre, despite the films huge box office receipts—its a remarkable about-face thats as surprising as it is sudden. Interesting...The movie Noah is a case in point... Christian opinion on whether it is Biblically based enough to watch, or distorted enough to avoid, has been sharply divided, leaving many so confused about the split reviews. The DailyBeast stated that the film- Russell Crowe’s Noah, directed by Darren Aronofsky, has sparked a great deal of controversy from allegations that say it strays too far from Biblical text, to criticisms it omits the word God from the story altogether. (The word “creator” is used instead.) On the other hand, proponents argue that the movie prompts people to think about God, the relevance of the Bible and its application to humanity, which then reaches the unconverted who may otherwise not consider going to church, reading the Bible or taking the gospel of Jesus Christ seriously! Apart from cries of foul or otherwise...Noah topped the box office at #1 and raking in a hefty $44 million to date. Hollywood has reaped handsomely from the on-going controversy over the film...the thing is... theres no real measure in terms of the impact of the movie on non- Christians.
Posted on: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 00:09:21 +0000
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