Movies that Honor the Lord

In the thread about the new film, "Saved", TheophilusMD said, How about doing away with the practice of watching any movie at all except those which are clearly Christian in nature or made by Christians themselves.With that in mind, what modern films actually honor God? I can think of a few:The Passion of the ChristGods and GeneralsChariots of FirePlease feel free to add to the list...

Movies that do not honor the Lord include those with glorified violence, profanity, sexual content, dirty jokes, and any other thing that contradicts the gospel. A Christian should not be entertained by anything that is morally unacceptable. If you would not do that action, do not sit there and cheer on those who are doing it... even if it is only "pretend."

How about The Hiding Place and The Cross and the Switchblade? There's some movie about Joni Erickson Tada too, but I don't remember the name of it. It's kind of the story of her life and how she became a Christian, I think.Pretty much every movie out there has a message. I personally believe that there are secular movies out there that do have good messages. And it is true that you shouldn't be entertained by things that are morally wrong and wouldn't please the Lord.

I must add the Jesus film is excellent, I watch that one often (by Inspirational Films with Brian Deacon playing Jesus).

I really enjoyed "TIME CHANGER".

Time ChangerGreat film! Highly recommended!Here in Phoenix it was available at the local Blockbuster. The young lady at the counter warned my wife and I that this was a "religious" film. My wife said, "You mean Christian? That's why we wanted to see it."

Did anyone ever see To End All Wars? Here is part of an Article from World magazine. (If the link doesn't work, go to the homepage to register.) The magazine is like Time or Newsweek, but offers news from a Christian (or sometimes conservative) viewpoint. (They allow you to read the magazine for free, on line, if you register.)I saw the movie in the theaters. It is really intense. It really let you see the horror of war and the depravity of man and how one Christian tried to cope with the pain.'R' for redemptive: It is too bad that To End All Wars came out before The Passion of the ChristBy Gene Edward VeithIt is too bad that To End All Wars came out before The Passion of the Christ. Mel Gibson's movie broke through two barriers: getting an independently produced film widely distributed in the nation's movie theaters, and getting Christians to attend an R-rated movie.The Passion was a high-quality, sophisticated work of art that held nothing back in its depiction of the Christian faith, to the point of being shocking. The same can be said of To End All Wars, but it did it first. After being shown sporadically in selected theaters, but without winning national distribution, To End All Wars is being released on video and DVD on June 15 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Finally, it will be widely available...Rest of the articleWorld Magazine HomepageTo End All Wars

I saw Time Changer last summer...I don't know that too many people of this age can fully appreciate it, since we look for special effects more than plot and storyline nowadays, but B-movie quality aside, it had an incredible storyline. Very interesting concept...what the church does today impacts tomorrow. Showed how the church has become more of a "social clubhouse" than a place of worship.I especially liked the one scene when the little girl steals from him and he tells her, "Don't you know you shouldn't steal?" Her reply is, "Says who?" before she runs off, and he's left there with the one word, "Jesus."Great movie.I also recently saw the 1960s classic The Greatest Story Ever Told...wow, did it blow my expectations out of the water. I heard that Charleton Heston and John Wayne were in it, and I thought to myself "Oh, this is just a pop flick." But every five minutes I heard Scripture...from the narrator, from the lips of the actors. WHAT AN INCREDIBLE MOVIE. My review doesn't do it justice. Simply wow. :-D

Time Changer is very good.

We have set the standard to low in our modern day Christianity so that the worldliness feels at home in Church.We can develop a rapport with the world which makes it very easy to communicate; the only problem is when we have made our connection it may be true that 'we don't have anything to say anymore'.

I've just seen two other Christian movies "Apocalypse" starring Richard Harris as the Apostle John, and "Gone" which is about the Rapture, and has some real thought provoking scenes in it ... But both of course are "B" movies that would only garner the attention of a believer to watch in the first place, because an unsaved person wouldn't give such unpolished cinema a chance ever ... It's like someone on another forum stated, "Hollywood does Hollywood much better than we Christians" ... If the Lord would ever grant me my prayer for a novel I have entitled "The Called" it would first be published, then turned into a screen play for a 300 million dollar movie, directed by Steven Spielberg, and jam packed with state of the art special effects by "Lightworks" that would put Star Wars to shame ... With the Lord's favor, and enough money a Christian epic movie can be made today that would become as classic, and as thought provoking as The Ten Commandments" was when it first came out, and it would change folks lives ... The key being to get folk to "muse" under the guise of "amusement" ... I long for a first class movie that would utilize all of the state of the art modern special effect techniques to attempt a portrayal of Jehovah's awsomeness during His creation of both the invisible and visible realms, how-why and who is satan, angels and the why of demons, right on up till the how and why of the nation of Israel ... A first class, A-one epic all about God and His plan! People tell me I'm crazy about this prayer/dream/hope, but I have it anyway even if it never happens ... But after "Passion of the Christ" it doesn't seem so impossible to me anymore ... All it takes is for ones prayer to coincide with His plan ...

For those of you seeking to exercise dominion in Hollywood, try this resource:Independent Christian Film FestivalGod bless,Matthew

Have you seen the new version of "Joshua." Not the Bible story, "Joshua." But, the modern day, "Joshua." I have found it in the Family section of Blockbuster. Joy

Have you seen the new version of "Joshua." No, I haven't. Was it a good film? I read the book in college. It is a parable (of sorts)... how Jesus would respond if He came to earth (and Church) in this day and age. I read this as a young Christian in college. Everyone I knew (my age) was raving about the book and how revolutionary it was. I had high expectations... I used to read Max Lucado at the time as well, it is sort of similar to his vein of writing. It would be interesting if some of the preachers listed on this site were to write a book about Jesus on earth in 2004. It would probably be quite different! :-) Thanks for the input.Any fans of Chariots of Fire? That is a must-see film! I heard there might be a "part two" about Mr. Liddel's missionary career in China.

Thanks for the link to the independent film, it's encouraging to see what others are doing to glorify God!

I've seen Joshua and I really enjoyed it. Obviously a fiction movie, but so wonderful. Really speaks to today's church and modern hypocrisy. I was very pleased with it.Here's a link.