Surprised no one has said The Robe. It is based and red pilled. A silver screen epic, with impressive costumes, acting and the Christian message here will massage your shoulders. I got a copy at a ValueVillage on VHS. Made in the 1980's and never opened, still had the plastic wrap and ancient coupons. Gosh what a treat. Complete with uncensored Roman salutes and the love of Christ.
I second this. Solomon Kane is a movie based on the books written by Robert Howard, who wrote the Conan the Barbarian books series (the ones the Arnold movies are based on). I haven watched it multiple times. It's great fun. An action packed fantasy adventure about a murderer / pirate who repents. Like Conan as a pilgrim. It's very cool, good flavour of film.This one might be better suited to the general movie thread as it is an action/fantasy film, but 'Solomon Kane' has strong Christian themes.
I am not familiar with book series, but in the film, Kane is a ruthless warrior and pirate, but renounces all forms of violence once the devil claims his soul as his own.
Kane escapes and seeks sanctuary in a monastery for a time, but is eventually forced to take up the sword again to save a pilgrim family. He expects that by doing so, he forfeits his soul, but in fact becomes an instrument of Holy justice against the devils minions that dominate the land. He hunts down all evil with a relentlessness of a man seeking to redress a lifetime of wrongdoing.
There is one particularly good scene at a campfire which I wont spoil, but no doubt a useful lesson for us all in these times. If in doubt, offer a crucifix.
Hardcore (1979): Dutch Reformed dad George C. Scott leaves Michigan to track down daughter in the LA porno industry.
Like Taxi Driver, it is similar to The Searchers, but is heavy on the Calvinism.
On another note, back when Paul Schrader (screenwriter and director) was a little more intellectually honest, he reported his uncle once saying to him:
"Do you know who makes television? All the kids who couldn't get along here go out to Hollywood and make TV and they send it back here. Well, I didn't like them when they were here, and I don't like them now they're out there."
nothing compared to what they did in the Hobbit, adding a female elf hero to be the love interest of one of the dwarves. I was disgusted and as far as I'm concerned, there is no Hobbit movie.
Sometimes children of hard working, upstanding, loving, Christian parents are absolutely determined to go wild in the worst way. If you have lots of children, the odds of having one go this way increase. It's a roll of the dice.Great post. Schrader is an essential touchstone for this thread. I love that quote and there is so much honesty contained in it.
The apex moment in Hardcore is the "I don't care" scene.
Paraphrase:
"I don't care who's on tv. I don't care about Johnny Carson."
"What do you care about?"
"My daughter."
[note that the scene isn't so clean as the above text makes out; for instance, why is the daughter of a guy who cares so much doing porn in Cali??]
If you’re curious, my video on Scarface as a Christian movie is linked in the box of this video. Also don't judge me on the Einstein portraits in the background, they belonged to a previous housemate.
Case in point.Jesus of Nazareth is the best movie of all time across all genres. Nothing will ever come close. I watch it every year on easter as it’s played on TVs here and it hits the same every time.
I never saw this, but it seems really similar to that Nicholas Cage movie 8MM. However, that one was sadistic to the point where I found it pretty vile and wouldn't recommend it to most people. Hardcore comes across as a genuinely good movie.Hardcore (1979): Dutch Reformed dad George C. Scott leaves Michigan to track down daughter in the LA porno industry.
Like Taxi Driver, it is similar to The Searchers, but is heavy on the Calvinism.
On another note, back when Paul Schrader (screenwriter and director) was a little more intellectually honest, he reported his uncle once saying to him:
"Do you know who makes television? All the kids who couldn't get along here go out to Hollywood and make TV and they send it back here. Well, I didn't like them when they were here, and I don't like them now they're out there."