Disney owns Dreamworks so I don't see the difference that you seek to make. As long as I equate it with Disney, I couldn't watch it.
Well, when Dreamworks made "Prince of Egypt," it was not owned by Disney. According to Wikipedia, "Prince of Egypt" is not a Disney film. For Wikipedia states, I quote:
"The film went on to gross over $218 million worldwide in theaters, which made it the most successful non-Disney animated feature at the time."
Source:
The Prince of Egypt - Wikipedia
You said:
Yes, I know that however I consider Catholics to be an acceptable branch of Christianity so I referred to him as Christian. I don't agree with some of the Catholic theology, doctrines either. However, that is no cause for objection as far as I'm concerned.
Well, let's agree to disagree on this one.
I am also not a fan of Jim Caviezel's acting, either.
For me, this pulls me out of the film.
You said:
I'd rather have an actor who believes in God portraying Jesus than one who doesn't. Such as the actor in "Jesus Christ Superstar". Who has btw become Christian since then.
This is not surprising. Jesus Christ Superstar is a film that actually insults or mocks Jesus Christ. So I do not consider it to be a Christian film.
You said:
When movies are made depicting events of the Bible I tend to avoid them.. because.. they can be over dramatized, they can be inaccurate in attempting to act out what is not clear in the Bible concerning the actual person's response or reaction. Things like that break the margin of acceptance for me.
Well, not all Christian films are based on an actual narrative taken directly from the Bible. Only 3 out of the 16 films on my list are taken directly from the accounts within Scripture. I also do understand where you are coming from. For me, if there is no major violation of Theology, and or a change of major Biblical facts (unlike the recent big budget movie called Noah starring Russell Crowe) I think it is wonderful to have Bible based films so as to help lead people to Jesus Christ.
You said:
I seek accuracy in order to allow full immersion .. in my opinion that is something that no movie can fully give.
Again, most Christian movies are not always based on adaptations from the narratives in the Bible. The problem with Christian movies today is finding one that does not have a low production value, and or poor acting, etc.; So you have to look around to find the good ones. I believe my list is a successful portrayal of a handful of good Christian films.
What I would want to be possible is that God (when we're all in heaven, or during the Messianic Millennium) make the events of the Bible literally viewable as exactly they happened like watching a movie or tv series. Now that I would definitely watch.
Yes, that is something I thought about, as well.
However, it is possible that nothing of the past within the Millennium will be brought to anyone's attention anymore. For the Scriptures suggest that the Millennium will be a time when the former things will not come to mind anymore. For it is written:
"For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind." (Isaiah 65:17).
Bible Highlighter said:
For me: I only watch Christian movies and educational documentaries, and not secular movies.
You said:
So, you dismiss the Bible based movies that I've seen because they were made by secular means.. yet you consider Dreamworks "to technically" not be secular?
For me: A secular movie (and not a Christian movie) is defined by the fact that it does not promote Jesus Christ, and or the Bible in some way as it's core central point of it's narrative and it does not uphold the moral values of the Bible so as to lead a person to the Lord and or building a relationship with Him.
Yes, a Christian movie should be directed by a Christian, and the protagonist should be a Christian. I think we can tell the fake Bible films that have cropped up in recent years like Noah (starring Russel Crowe) and Exodus: Gods and Kings (starring Christian Bale).
Its sad when this happens because it mutilates the Bible.
While the story of the film may not be inherently secular in that it denies God, it is an attempt to re-write the Bible in a way that is insulting to what the Bible actually says.
Darren Aronofsky (director of Noah) says he is not religious. Russell Crowe (Noah) has professed that he has never made a commitment to any particular religion. Ridley Scott (director of Exodus: Gods and Kings) is a professed atheist, and Christian Bale (the star of this Exodus film) gave thanks to satan at his recent golden globes win. So yeah, I understand that there are false Bible films out there that seek to attack what the Bible says. The fact that these men seek to re-write the Bible in a way that insults God is not correct. You can tell how really bad these kinds of movies are. They not only are horribly directed, and performed, but they also seek to mock God and His Word (even though they mention God and base the story loosely on the Bible).
This is not what I was referring to when I say "secular film."
Those would be a highly inaccurate Bible based films.
A secular film is any movie that does not promote God, the Bible, or Jesus in any way as it's core central theme or plot. When I say I don't watch secular movies, I am referring to movies like the Avengers, Star Trek, Lethal Weapon, Die Hard, etc.
You said:
Indeed, I have my reasons why I watch or don't watch, and so do you.
For me: Christ comes first in everything I do. If something does not promote the Lord and His good ways, then I am not going to watch it. We are told in Scripture this:
"Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him." (1 John 2:15).
A good Christian movies helps me to rejoice in the truth of what is within Scripture. But I do understand some of your concerns.
Anyways, may God bless you (even if we do not exactly agree on everything).