My wife and I have watched The Gospel and Second Chance recently — both are surprisingly good church-based films. Christian cinematography has been talked about for years, but I think Passion of the Christ started a chain reaction that means there is finally money to put into quality religious movies.
Interestingly, both movies have similar vilians: the self-absorbed megachurch pastor. In the Gospel, a church is torn apart by a young pastor’s ‘vision’ of joining the mega-rev club by plastering his own face across the city. And in Second Chance, a secretive executive pastor and church board fills-in for the developer from Ernest Goes to Camp.
What does it say that two very different groups of Christians, when allowed to create expensive movies, both invest in stories about alienated and upset congregants?
Carolyn
Did you see “Facing the Giants”? I saw it last Friday – GREAT MOVIE!
Jon
I did — I thought it was incredible for what it was. And hopefully it made enough to be the foundation for more like it.