Alright Christians. I have a thought, and I think we should all meditate on this. I saw Exodus: Gods and Kings last night, and I know there are lots of Christians trashing the film for supposedly being unbiblical and made by atheists, etc. But lets be honest with ourselves. With a few exceptions, when it comes to the art of filmmaking, Christians havent exactly been at the top of their form. Simply put, its a sad, widely-known fact that most Christian films are pretty terrible. And before we blame it simply on low budgets, realize that you dont need a giant budget to make a good film. Hollywood has put millions of dollars into movies that are pure garbage. It has also made some well-known classics with no more than a few thousand bucks. Just look at some of the impressive student films out there. We have no excuse. For centuries Christians dominated the arts, be it with art or music. For a huge chunk of history, the church was the greatest patron of the arts there was. Considering that cinema is one of the most popular and important art forms in the last one hundred years (and is not going anywhere), is there any reason why we should be lagging so much in this area? I think more Christians should aspire to be filmmakers. Christians love watching movies, so why dont more of us want to make them? Theres plenty wanting to be songwriters and worship leaders, but when it comes to film, we pass it off as pure novelty and nothing we could serve the Lord with. To the contrary, I believe that, like music, art, or poetry, film is an exciting and effective tool that can honor God and should be taken advantage of more often. I think films are important, and I think its time Christians stepped up their game with filmmaking. But if were content to continue taking a back seat with this craft and letting secular Hollywood make all our Bible pictures, than I think we should stop complaining.
Posted on: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 20:45:03 +0000
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