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Quote:When last weekend’s box office numbers were revealed one superstar came out on top. It wasn’t Denzel Washington, Robert Downey, Jr. or any of the other usual names from Hollywood’s A-list. In fact, this A-lister did not even appear in any film credits at all, but may have just become Hollywood’s hottest commodity. The new power player: God, or more specifically God and his many Christian followers. For the first time, two Christian themed films appeared in two of the top box office slots.
Russell Crowe’s Noah, inspired by the Bible story, was number one raking in a hefty $44 million. It’s box office dominance inspired a flood (no pun intended) of pun-ny headlines, among them “Noah Floats, Sabotage Drowns” from Forbes. But what’s more shocking to Hollywood insiders is the appearance of God’s Not Dead on the box office power list.
But the two movies are not the only ones establishing Christian themed films, and the people who see them, as a major Hollywood force to be reckoned with. Last month, Son of God surpassed box office expectations. Heaven is for Real, a film based on the bestselling book, will soon be released, and expectations are high.
“It feels like we’re in a special moment that has never happened before in Hollywood where you have this many faith-based movies being released by not just independent filmmakers but now the big studios,” said Paul Lauer, founder and CEO of Motive Entertainment, the leading film marketing firm for reaching Christian audiences. “This Holy Week there will be four major feature films in theaters at the same time and that’s unprecedented.”
Asked if the success of Noah and God’s Not Dead this week officially answers the question of whether there is a strong market for Christian themed Hollywood fare, Scott Shuford had this to say. “There isn’t any question whether there is a market. The question [to Hollywood] is do you want to be a part of it?
To be honest I'm surprised they haven't been pumping this shit out for ages. There seems to be no shortage of credulous Christians waiting to lap up any bullshit that validates their beliefs.
It's like the financial news, there are many attempts to identify trends and see the next one coming and to build some kind of story around it because in a 24/7 news cycle you have to have something to print every hour or so. A couple of summers ago it was probably "Why Comic Book Super Heroes Now Rule Hollywood" or something like that. Next summer it will be "Why Burning Buildings Now Rule Hollywood." Or even this fall. News cycles can't wait that long.
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(April 2, 2014 at 1:21 pm)Minimalist Wrote: The 50's and 60's were filled with pious bullshit all over the screen.
This is true. I think a lot of people just enjoyed them because they were spectacular epics, though.
Hollywood goes through fads. We'll probably get a spate of Biblical/Christian movies for a while until people get tired of them. Something new (as in a genre not seen for a few years) will then start another fad.
I would have thought that Mel Gibson's odious The Passion of the Christ would have given Christians enough torture-porn spank material for years to come. Here's hoping that Hollywood pandering to them proves to be a short-lived fad.
Maybe we'll get one made which is faithful to the description of the bloodier atrocities?
Quote:32 Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz.
33 And the Lord our God delivered him before us; and we smote him, and his sons, and all his people.
34 And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remaineut 2
or, even better,
Quote:3 Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
What!!!!! Christians rule Hollywood???!!! When did this happen? That's like saying atheists rule the Vatican.
"Inside every Liberal there's a Totalitarian screaming to get out"
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Quote:It was an awful mistake to characterize based upon religion. I should not judge any theist that way, I must remember what I said in order to change.
(April 2, 2014 at 4:10 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Maybe we'll get one made which is faithful to the description of the bloodier atrocities?
Quote:32 Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz.
33 And the Lord our God delivered him before us; and we smote him, and his sons, and all his people.
34 And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remaineut 2
or, even better,
Quote:3 Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
1 Sam 15
That should make for some great cinema.
Oh for sure. Mother Teresa was a real terrorist...
"Inside every Liberal there's a Totalitarian screaming to get out"
Quote: JohnDG...
Quote:It was an awful mistake to characterize based upon religion. I should not judge any theist that way, I must remember what I said in order to change.
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