Christian Films

[RokMartian]

I agree with what has already been said. I was worried that this thread would get out of hand.

I don't know if there will ever be a consensus of what a Christian film is. I used to be a music buyer for a Christian bookstore in the early 90's and caught a lot of flack at the store I worked at - I had a section devoted to Heavy Metal/Alternative music.

I have seen so many arguments about what Christian Music is among christians, that you will never find a definition of what that means. Some believe that the music must say "Jesus" somewhere in the song; some say the music must convey an attitude of worship; some say that if the artist claims to be a christian, then that is good enough. If Christians can't agree on music, I doubt we'll see an agreement on what Christian Film is.

Personally, I don't think you can define it globally - it is a personal definition. What may be "christian" to you, may not be for me.

 

[Sad Max]

You're forgetting The Passion of the Christ.

Yeah...don't know how that happened. My Gibson-aversion must be stronger than I thought...

If Christians can't agree on music, I doubt we'll see an agreement on what Christian Film is.

Perhaps a starting point could be, a film whose story is rooted in uniquely Christian articles of faith.

As opposed to a story merely involving individual characters whose Christianity is significant to their development, or a story drawing upon Christian concepts without actually bringing in articles of Christian faith.