Essay On Christian Movies

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For the most part, Christian-themed films are a complete hit or a miss - and I don’t mean that in terms of box office success, either. To be fair, nearly every single Christian movie manages to perform reasonably well in that regard. No, I’m talking in terms of entertainment quality - which, at the end of the day, is the only characteristic that truly matters when you’re deciding whether or not to watch a specific movie. The problem with Christian movies is the sole fact that they have an inability to broaden their demographics - and that has everything to do with their squeaky clean, goody two-shoes mentality. For instance, if you spent your time watching God’s Not Dead (one of the worst movies I’ve ever had the displeasure of sitting …show more content…

To that point, it feels as if every one of the movies in this genre is the same as the last - and speaking as someone that watches relatively all of them, I’ll be happy to admit that I’ve been waiting for a production that at least attempted to feel authentic. With that - we come to the newest Christian production, Miracles from Heaven… In the “based on a true story” drama, Miracles from Heaven, directed by Patricia Riggen (The 33), Jennifer Garner stars as Christy Beam, the mother of three young daughters, Abby (Brighton Sharbino), Anna (Kylie Rogers), and Adelynn (Courtney Fansler), and wife to her husband, Kevin (Martin Henderson), who has just opened a new veterinary clinic in their home state of Texas. The family is happy and hopeful for the future - and attend church regularly. However, that all changes when Anna begins suffering from horrible stomach pains. Over the span of several weeks, Anna sees several different doctors, each of whom give her a relatively tame diagnosis - such as lactose intolerant and acid reflux. Finally, though - a doctor is able to diagnose her with a horribly life threatening stomach

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