A woman my husband worked with was talking with coworkers,
and mentioned that she wanted to see the movie, Titanic. One of the gentlemen
said, it’s pretty slow, but once the ship starts sinking, it gets pretty good.
She was livid, exclaiming “I haven’t seen it – don’t go and spoil the ending
for me!”
I wish I was kidding about this but she had no idea this movie was
based on an historical event.
I think that many people go through life with a distorted
reality when it comes to the Bible. They watch “the 10 Commandments”, “David
and Bathsheba” or even the recent “Noah’s Ark” (movie and miniseries) and think
that they have a grasp of what the Bible is all about. I find it hard to believe that Moses looked
like Charleton Heston (yes, from the Planet of the Apes movies) or that David
is not the twin of Gregory Peck (young people…look him up. He was also Atticus
Finch in “To Kill a Mockingbird.”)
But the best thing these “based on history” movies have
going for them, is that the seekers of the world will open the Bible to see
what really happened. If you watched the miniseries and wondered how Noah fought off the pirates, you will be
greatly disappointed. But you may discover how faith saved him and his family.
Those who find they are compelled to learn the real story
after seeing a movie will be surprised to see that the romance, emotion and excitement
of Bible based movies are only a fraction of what they will find in God’s
written word.
So my advice is to keep Hollywood making epic movies about
biblical times and when you think it is too much or too little or too
unbelievable to comprehend from a 2-3 hour flick, go to the source; encourage
your children; share with your friends and coworkers.
Remember… it doesn’t make you a snob to say the book is
better than the movie. It does make you smarter and stronger and just a little closer
to a truly happy ending.
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