The question: “Why are Christian movies so painfully bad?” : answered.
“These artistic replacements are intended to satisfy the Christian’s cravings for the secular, harmful version.
The end result is that the Christian product seems like a knock-off, a cheap alternative.”
The article repeatedly (and rightfully) accuses Christian film-makers of presenting their products with the idea: “if you like that, you’ll love this.” This approach is surprising because according to God; the devil is actually the one who utilizes that idea, not Jesus.
“In the opening chapters of the Bible, God creates the universe, and he tells Adam and Eve to enjoy it all — except for that one tiny tree over there. It’s Satan who comes along with a counterfeit offer: What did God really say? Did he really give you true freedom? He may have given you a garden, but I’ll give you an apple. If you like that, you’ll love this.”
Often the makers of Christian art spend less time, attention, and finances on the quality of the way their message is being conveyed and focus more on the message itself. This is not the wisest move for winning fans or supporters. Since we are so exposed to great art being displayed in such vivid and interesting ways, we are bored and not attracted to bad acting, copy-cat themes, and squeaky-clean everything. The way something is communicated is just as impactful as what is being said. It seems that Christian artists are unaware of this or disagree with it.
At one point in the film the main character Amber makes a quote that I actually agree with but not in every context:
“I think the world has enough greatness. Not enough goodness.”
The article points out that this quote can stand as a parallel metaphor for the way Christian film-makers approach their work. They value the “goodness” of their message over the “greatness” of its’ quality. I beg to differ:
