In foreign movies, the emergence of religious elements is not uncommon, and Christianity seems to play a more important role, such as the priest who prays for everyone when the ship sinks in "Titanic" and the devotion that surrounds the priest. The believers of "The Book of Avery", the "Bible" as the main story line and the finishing touch, the eerie and terrifying inner world of "Silent Hill", the medieval-style church that exists to highlight the blindness and cruelty of religious believers, etc. wait wait wait. However, unlike other religions, Christianity also has a dedicated gospel film to spread religion in a way that is in line with the times. "God Is Not Dead" is one of the more classic works in my opinion.
This film tells the story of a young man named Josh Wheaton (Shane Harper) defending his faith in God. Josh is a freshman. His professor (Kevin Sorbo) told the students that "God is dead" and asked them to sign a statement about "God is dead" in order to pass. Josh refused to sign this statement and had to accept the challenge of proving that "God is alive."
The characterization of the film is very successful, the characters have distinct personalities, and their acting skills are also remarkable. The connotation of the story can be said to be relatively deep, allowing the audience to think after watching it. Besides, the film itself, editing, shooting, and even post-production are good. The soundtrack selected is "God's not dead" by Newsboys, which is appropriate, showing the intention of the filmmakers.
Not to mention the movie’s reputation, there are mixed reviews on the Internet. As the saying goes, "A thousand viewers will have a thousand Hamlet". Only by viewing, analyzing, and tolerating something objectively, can it truly be seen through, whether it is a person, a thing, or a religion. In this way, the conflicts between people will be reduced, and the struggle between countries will be eased, right?
Faith is important to a person, regardless of whether the faith is God or something else. The entire Chinese nation was dubbed a "people without faith" at some point (but interestingly, there are also roles in the film that claim to be from mainland China...). Do we really have no faith? Is God really dead in our hearts? Only we can answer.
Ended in the early morning of 2015.10.17
-Liu Chang
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