The Wicker Man : Any Other Christians Who Thought the Film Was Brilliant?

Any Other Christians Who Thought the Film Was Brilliant?

I know one of the first things Robin Hardy and Christopher Lee did when they brought this movie to the United States was show it to Christians around the country, and it was very well received by them and not perceived as blasphemous or anti-religious at all. I wasn't offended at all by it and didn't really feel that it was a statement against religion, and Robin Hardy himself simply said that it was an exploration of paganism and Christianity. It was a brilliant and fascinating journey watching this film, and it's not often that secular movies deal with religion in a serious manner.

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Robin Hardy, Christopher Lee and most of the other actors and actresses in the Wicker Man are probably Christian themselves, as most Englishmen are. So I guess many Christians like this film, especially as it isn't in any way anti-Christian, as you said.

But what exactly is an anti-Christian film and why couldn't a Christian person appreciate such a film. For example, Alejandro Amenábar's Agora has been called "anti-Christian" or "critical of Christianity" and it certainly portrays Christians in a bad light. But then again, it is based on a true story. I am not a Christian myself and I didn't like Agora, but that wasn't because it was anti-something or pro-something, it was just because it wasn't such a good film. Now, there must be some Christian fans of Agora because it made 37 million dollars in the box office. Seems that they didn't care if it was "anti-Christian" either, they just liked it for other reasons.

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Interestingly, the screenwriter, Anthony Shaffer, was Jewish.

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I'm a Christian and loved this movie, but didn't really find anything about it that was particularly anti-Christian... unless Christians objected to the sexual content (but that's a stretch). If anything, it seems to portray paganism in more of a negative light than anything. I mean, yeah Sergeant Howie (the sole Christian character in the movie) is kind of a hardass and maybe a bit of a closed minded jerk, but he's generally noble, upstanding, and is intent on finding the missing child (for whose safety is genuinely important to him). When the cult is revealed to be willing to commit murder... well it's kind of difficult to see them in anything other than a negative light after that.

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The Film highlights the short-comings of both Christianity and Paganism and demonstrates that neither faith can offer salvation. Howie's sacrifice is meaningless and Summerilse will probably be killed to propitiate the Pagan Gods when the crops fail the following year.

Outside of parts of the United States, very few people will care what Christians , as opposed to any other sections of their communities, will think of the movie . As for the above comment about those involved in the production probably being Christians , I think it is highly unlikely . The statement you made about most people "in England" ( I suppose you really meant "The United Kingdom" ) being Christian , is way wide of the mark. Church attendance on this side of the Pond is very small indeed . Christianity is a niche market in most of Europe. The United States is a generation behind us in that regard, but even there church going has taken a steep dip over the last decade and the number describing themselves as Christians has declined markedly.

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Howie didn't sacrifice himself, he was just murdered. He tried to convince his murderers not to kill him, and to escape.

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Agreed, Hammerfanatic46. While viewing this film for the first time, I quickly realized that I was watching the clash of two obsolete theologies.

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how did you arrive at this conclusion

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It fascinates me. I'm not offended at all. Quite intelligent. (Also, don't equate church attendance with the lack of belief or fallen belief.)

Black men and a whole lot of *beep* white men have had plenty fun adoring my ass!

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You weren't offended, but the movie tries to tell you all religions are stupid/made up. I guess you never saw the point of the movie and made one up in your head. Not surprised about that though lol.

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wicker man offers a pretty straightforward and accurate portrayal of a certain kind of devout christian belief, without really trying to make a case for it one way or the other, which obviously is why atheists and christians alike come out of this movie with their preexisting beliefs validated. if you just like calling people stupid that's cool though...

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Me. It brilliantly shows what pagans are capable of.

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Oh please, pagans are about as dangerous as Franciscan monks. Fun thing is, the pagans I've met were very accepting of my Christian belief (I'm catholic, part of the Franciscan movement) and willing to talk about the similarities we have instead of trying to create a divide amongst ourselves by pointing out the differences (and the witch hunts). That's a whole lot more than I got from the majority of atheists and (yes, I will say it) Evangelical christians I've met.

OT: I loved this film. I used to flirt with neo-paganism and wicca a long time ago so usually films with neo-pagan themes catch my interest.

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Anecdotal fallacy. If 2016 pagans do not seem dangerous it is because they grew up in a society with Christian mores. As pagans continue to unmoor themselves, they will revert to ancient form. As the movie centrally illustrates.

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Tarnished example of Christian bias. Sad. Like saying if modern secular democratic society dropped civil/human rights, then Christians will revert to the Inquisition, the Crusades, bombing abortion clinics - oops! Looks like they've already reverted!

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Wow, gee, thanks on behalf of all of us Christians who have never harmed a fly and who were born 500+ years after the Inquisition and the Crusades took place! If you would've bothered to read *my* reply, you wouldn't be so quick to Judge 2.5 billion christians in three sentences. Thank you though.

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There are no Pagans today in the west. You could argue some eastern religions are, but they are not related to European Paganism, which died you centuries ago.

People don't even realize what Pagan means! "Paganism is a term that arose among the Christian community of southern Europe during late antiquity to describe religions other than their own, Judaism, or Islam – the three Abrahamic religions." - Wikipedia.

Neo-paganism (Wicca) is a recent fabrication based on limited history and wishful thinking, by people who rejected traditional religions.

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They're capable of predator control. Killing the fox after he's carried off all your chickens is of limited use.

You need to take care of him before he's done the deed.





ministerwithoutportfolio wrote:

Me. It brilliantly shows what pagans are capable of.

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I'd prefer to call it "good" or "entertaining." The softcore and the assurance that no one would come looking for Howie is a bit
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