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The Bad Works of Gospel Propaganda and Humanitarian Care
Janae 2022-03-23 09:02:28
At first I thought it was a Christian propaganda film, proclaiming the Gospel of the Lord everywhere. It was only later that I found out that it was a biopic. Inspired by the Lord, the protagonist who used to do all kinds of evil gave up the small love of the family, pursued the great love of the world, cared for the African orphans, and preached the miracle of Christ. Due to the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, he had no choice but to hold a machine gun in his left hand and a machine gun in his right. with the Bible. In terms of the choice of subject matter, it is naturally good, reflecting the world perspective of American movies, and Chinese movies lack such perspectives and feelings. But in terms of film art, it is a failure. The shooting style feels like an old film in the 1980s and 1990s at first glance, and the plot twist is very abrupt.
Extended Reading
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Sam Childers: In your actions you give service to the Lord he's not interested in your good thoughts... your good intentions... he wants your hands... your backs... your sweat... your blood to pour into the foundation that will build up his kingdom!
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Ben Hobbes: You're that preacher, ain't ya? Yeah, you him. I seen your face in the papers a few years ago. Called you the machine gun preacher, right?
Sam Childers: Yeah.
Ben Hobbes: [to his buddies] Told you this is the guy. Hot damn, I knew it. The paper's talking about you as some kind of a... an African Rambo or something, right?
Sam Childers: If you don't mind, I'd just like to sit here right now.
Ben Hobbes: You still helping them niggers over there? See, the way I figure it... the reason you're so interested in helping them porch monkeys is probably 'cause you throwing them in nigger ditches, ain't ya?
[Sam elbows him in the face]