tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138339108561346110.post3770807332562880605..comments2023-06-08T07:11:10.992-05:00Comments on AJ: Watch Your MouthAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03073939482928485198noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138339108561346110.post-33008817198362056292010-01-08T19:18:07.823-05:002010-01-08T19:18:07.823-05:00As far as forgiving or excusing a movie's shor...As far as forgiving or excusing a movie's shortcomings such as excessive language, nudity and violence is just the kind of thing that makes us "of" the world.<br />We as Christians are the ones who need to be set apart, be the examples.<br />Of course those who hold different values are going to live their lives, do their jobs, raise families different than us.<br />But as Christians we are told in John 2:15 to be IN the world but not OF the world. <br />As the first comment stated: we as Christians have gotten so caught up in things like language that we miss the fact that it might have a good story....I think this is the exact kind of thing that Satan wants us to think. <br />We bend our Christian morals to mould to the worlds value systems.<br />We become just like "everyone else" when we are to be transformed by the renewing of our mind (Romans 12:2)<br />We need to be so careful what we allow into our hearts and minds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138339108561346110.post-35445184348723711662010-01-08T07:22:55.227-05:002010-01-08T07:22:55.227-05:00"I don't think we can expect someone who ..."I don't think we can expect someone who holds a different set of beliefs to make a film with Christian morals and values. " <br /><br />this is an excellent point, AJ, and one i'm learning with some people in my life. i cannot expect those who do not embrace what i believe to live by my beliefs. <br /><br />i have not yet seen Avatar, but i do have one problem with the movie, and that is the choice of fonts. but again, as a graphic designer, i cannot expect the rest of the world to live by my standards {which definitely do not include Papyrus... or Comic Sans or...oh wait, i digress..}<br /><br />thanks for the post!susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10407083772810629764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138339108561346110.post-43342942745620187872010-01-07T15:11:56.477-05:002010-01-07T15:11:56.477-05:00I'm all about the story. Do you need violence...I'm all about the story. Do you need violence and language to make the story? Not necessarily. Toy Story and Up are a couple of my favourite movies. But if a movie like Saving Private Ryan didn't have language and violence, I wouldn't give it the time of day.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138339108561346110.post-74732008714097317232010-01-07T11:12:00.270-05:002010-01-07T11:12:00.270-05:00If you use the Phil 4:8 as a filter, than you'...If you use the Phil 4:8 as a filter, than you'd probably be left with nothing to watch.<br /><br />For me, the story and the characters have to be significantly more interesting than the junk. If it's more junk than story - I stay away.<br /><br />ScottAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138339108561346110.post-92200977798401359782010-01-07T08:51:43.829-05:002010-01-07T08:51:43.829-05:00I think we as christians have become so fixated on...I think we as christians have become so fixated on silly things like language that we fail to look at whether or not the movie tells a good story. We promote chicken s*** as if it's chicken salad just because it's "clean?" Whatever happened to judging a movie based on it's character development, story, over-arching themes?Danenoreply@blogger.com