Christians and Movies

A while back (see post below) I wrote about the top 50 religious films. Christians watch, rent and purchase movies in the same percentages as non-Christians. Sometimes they are not as discriminating as they should be.

The motion picture industry is its own police when it comes to monitoring the content of their films. The ratings are not reliable indicators for content that is suitable for Christians to view. There are excellent websites that are helpful in determining a movie's content. You can try Screenit.com or HollywoodJesus.com, but there is no substitute for good old fashioned common sense applied with solid biblical principles.

What should Christians be watching, how and why? This post helps with some guidelines. The writer has put together an excellent three part series that can change the way you evaluate movies.

How many movies do you rent per year? On the average, how would you rate a typical movie offered up by Hollywood? What can Christians do to influence the movie culture?

50 Greatest Religious Films

There was a time not too long ago that, for an evangelical, attending a movie theater was considered a major sin. Times have changed as maturity in the understanding of the gospel has grown. While there are films that Christians should not go to under any circumstances, there are some that have valuable lessons and principles that can be used to illustrate the message of the gospel

Someone has undertaken the difficult task of compiling a list of the "50 Greatest Religious Films." I have seen a number of these films, some I never heard of. There is a brief synopsis included for each of the films. Some I will make it a point to see just to get a different perspective than the opinions and reviews I may have heard in the past.

I was very pleased to see that the #1 Religious film was my favorite, "The Mission." I would recommend this film to anyone. If you've never seen "The Truman Show," I would recommend for you to watch it with a group of close friends. Afterwards you can have a good discussion on predestination and free will.

What film(s) have you watched that had a valuable moral, or spiritual lesson?