Comments on: What to Watch (Pt. 3) http://www.joethorn.net/2007/05/15/what-to-watch-pt-3/ theology. church. culture. life. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:58:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dan http://www.joethorn.net/2007/05/15/what-to-watch-pt-3/#comment-3300 Dan Thu, 17 May 2007 15:49:18 +0000 http://www.joethorn.net/2007/05/15/what-to-watch-pt-3/#comment-3300 Came across your site recently (I think Justin linked to it) and really appreciate it. Thanks especially for this post. Kidsinmind.com is a site that my wife and I use sometimes to checkout movie content although it tends to be a little over the top sometimes. Pluggedinonline.com has a decent Christian perspective on movies as well. Came across your site recently (I think Justin linked to it) and really appreciate it. Thanks especially for this post. Kidsinmind.com is a site that my wife and I use sometimes to checkout movie content although it tends to be a little over the top sometimes. Pluggedinonline.com has a decent Christian perspective on movies as well.

]]> By: Samshua » Blog Archive » Christians and Watching Movies http://www.joethorn.net/2007/05/15/what-to-watch-pt-3/#comment-3299 Samshua » Blog Archive » Christians and Watching Movies Wed, 16 May 2007 15:43:41 +0000 http://www.joethorn.net/2007/05/15/what-to-watch-pt-3/#comment-3299 [...] Joe Thorn has a great post on Christians and the discernment of watching movies.  Here are his points on how to choose what to watch: 1. Content Concerns Before I take my kids to a movie, and before I see some films myself, I check the content on screenit.com. Sites like Screenit.com break down a film into its potentially objectionable parts. Language, violence, sex, frightening scenes, guns/weapons, etc. all get detailed treatment. Here’s their write-up of Disturbia, a thriller that tells a story similar to the classic Rear Window. This can produce some spoilers, but for those who want to be careful it’s worth it. [...] [...] Joe Thorn has a great post on Christians and the discernment of watching movies.  Here are his points on how to choose what to watch: 1. Content Concerns Before I take my kids to a movie, and before I see some films myself, I check the content on screenit.com. Sites like Screenit.com break down a film into its potentially objectionable parts. Language, violence, sex, frightening scenes, guns/weapons, etc. all get detailed treatment. Here’s their write-up of Disturbia, a thriller that tells a story similar to the classic Rear Window. This can produce some spoilers, but for those who want to be careful it’s worth it. [...]

]]> By: bryce http://www.joethorn.net/2007/05/15/what-to-watch-pt-3/#comment-3298 bryce Tue, 15 May 2007 23:54:12 +0000 http://www.joethorn.net/2007/05/15/what-to-watch-pt-3/#comment-3298 i'm trying to wean myself off of movies lately and onto other more meaningful thoughts. truthfully, good old fashioned reading makes my mind more animated and creative than movies do. plus, especially with Christian films based on the Bible, in my mind the stories are always better. i’m trying to wean myself off of movies lately and onto other more meaningful thoughts. truthfully, good old fashioned reading makes my mind more animated and creative than movies do. plus, especially with Christian films based on the Bible, in my mind the stories are always better.

]]> By: Joe Thorn http://www.joethorn.net/2007/05/15/what-to-watch-pt-3/#comment-3297 Joe Thorn Tue, 15 May 2007 21:59:08 +0000 http://www.joethorn.net/2007/05/15/what-to-watch-pt-3/#comment-3297 I kind of have two ideas going in that point, or at least in my head. "Christian films" are generally tools, not art. They have a very specific use for which they are created - to evangelize. And then there are Christians who are making films as art. They may, or may not speak directly of God. Of course it is not as simple as i am suggesting, and this will quickly get away from me in the comments so I will try and clarify my thinking in the next movie post. I kind of have two ideas going in that point, or at least in my head. “Christian films” are generally tools, not art. They have a very specific use for which they are created – to evangelize. And then there are Christians who are making films as art. They may, or may not speak directly of God. Of course it is not as simple as i am suggesting, and this will quickly get away from me in the comments so I will try and clarify my thinking in the next movie post.

]]> By: Steve McCoy http://www.joethorn.net/2007/05/15/what-to-watch-pt-3/#comment-3296 Steve McCoy Tue, 15 May 2007 21:13:40 +0000 http://www.joethorn.net/2007/05/15/what-to-watch-pt-3/#comment-3296 Love point 3 man. I'm trying to think of what my last "Christian" movie was, and what defines it to be Christian. Narnia? To End All Wars? Those are better ones in the Christian realmosphere. Screenit is in constant use in my life. Great resource. Love point 3 man. I’m trying to think of what my last “Christian” movie was, and what defines it to be Christian. Narnia? To End All Wars? Those are better ones in the Christian realmosphere.

Screenit is in constant use in my life. Great resource.

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