Hollywood Worldviews Watching Films with Wisdom and Discernment

Name: Hollywood Worldviews Watching Films with Wisdom and Discernment
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ISBN: 9780830823215

ISBN-10: 0830823212

ISBN-13: 9780830823215

Edition: 2002

Authors: Brian Godawa

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Do you watch movies with your eyes open?You buy your tickets and concessions, and you walk into the theater. Celluloid images flash at twenty-four frames per second, and the hypnotic sequence of moving pictures coaxes you to suspend disbelief and be entertained by the implausible.Unfortunately, many often suspend their beliefs as well, succumbing to subtle lessons in how to behave, think and even perceive reality. Do you find yourself hoping that a sister will succeed in seducing her sibling's husband, that a thief will get away with his crime, that a serial killer will escape judgment? Do you, too, laugh at the bumbling priest and seethe at the intolerant and abusive evangelist? Do you…

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List price: $16.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication date: 5/30/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



Storytelling in the Movies



Stories and Mythology



Redemption



Worldviews in the Movies



Existentialism



Postmodernism



Other Worldviews



Spirituality in the Movies



Christianity



Angels & Demons, Heaven & Hell



FaithConclusion: Watching Movies with Eyes Wide Open


Appendix: Sex, Violence & Profanity in the Bible