Comments on: ★ What meaning does it convey? http://www.patloughery.com/2006/01/02/what-meaning-does-it-convey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-meaning-does-it-convey Pat Loughery's blog at the intersection of Christianity, culture and technology Tue, 22 May 2012 16:14:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Martin Harris http://www.patloughery.com/2006/01/02/what-meaning-does-it-convey/#comment-278 Martin Harris Thu, 12 Jan 2006 22:54:55 +0000 http://patlo.wordpress.com/2006/01/02/what-meaning-does-it-convey/#comment-278 Most all of the movies that come out that are of any note ( and I mean commercial note) have little to do with Christianity. They are for the purpose of entertainment and most people are merely entertained even by the most "Christian" movies (whether the entertained are Christian or not). One of the real problems is that we don't have much of a market demand for movies that really move us closer to God, call us to be more like Him, inspire us to fill His mission, or teach us much about the reality of ourselves or Him. We could be much better off if we only put His truth into action and planted it deep in our lives. Let's watch movies that inspire that. And I really believe we COULD have a market. It is there, lying dormant. Christians don't speak out enough either verbally or with thier atm card and they are not willing to walk away from enough misdirecting entertainment to quell its onslaught onto our culture.. I do see the tide changing, the dormant sleeper awakening. I hear it when I call Macy's and hear "Merry Christmas", or when I see a movie like Mel Gibson's "The Passion". I like to be entertained though, its much easier. Maybe I need the constant reminder (be nice now!) to balance the constant message telling me I really NEED to SEE this one. The constant message that says I need to see a movie because someone made a good one (entertaining) that flies in the face of seeing a movie that means something real. Just one of my never to be humble opinions. Most all of the movies that come out that are of any note ( and I mean commercial note) have little to do with Christianity. They are for the purpose of entertainment and most people are merely entertained even by the most "Christian" movies (whether the entertained are Christian or not). One of the real problems is that we don't have much of a market demand for movies that really move us closer to God, call us to be more like Him, inspire us to fill His mission, or teach us much about the reality of ourselves or Him. We could be much better off if we only put His truth into action and planted it deep in our lives. Let's watch movies that inspire that.
And I really believe we COULD have a market. It is there, lying dormant. Christians don't speak out enough either verbally or with thier atm card and they are not willing to walk away from enough misdirecting entertainment to quell its onslaught onto our culture..

I do see the tide changing, the dormant sleeper awakening. I hear it when I call Macy's and hear "Merry Christmas", or when I see a movie like Mel Gibson's "The Passion". I like to be entertained though, its much easier. Maybe I need the constant reminder (be nice now!) to balance the constant message telling me I really NEED to SEE this one. The constant message that says I need to see a movie because someone made a good one (entertaining) that flies in the face of seeing a movie that means something real.

Just one of my never to be humble opinions.

]]> By: Pat http://www.patloughery.com/2006/01/02/what-meaning-does-it-convey/#comment-277 Pat Tue, 03 Jan 2006 22:56:23 +0000 http://patlo.wordpress.com/2006/01/02/what-meaning-does-it-convey/#comment-277 Beth, thanks for stopping in. That's a great point about the nature of art. I have the book on my bookshelf and am looking forward to sitting down with it - soon, hopefully. Beth, thanks for stopping in. That's a great point about the nature of art. I have the book on my bookshelf and am looking forward to sitting down with it – soon, hopefully.

]]> By: Beth http://www.patloughery.com/2006/01/02/what-meaning-does-it-convey/#comment-276 Beth Tue, 03 Jan 2006 19:28:34 +0000 http://patlo.wordpress.com/2006/01/02/what-meaning-does-it-convey/#comment-276 Indeed. This is one reason we deliberately bracketed the "are they a Christian band" question for "Get Up Off Your Knees," even asking some of our preachers for rewrites when the focus was too much on that in/out way of approaching the question, rather than on the art itself. The whole question betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of what art is and how it works. Indeed. This is one reason we deliberately bracketed the "are they a Christian band" question for "Get Up Off Your Knees," even asking some of our preachers for rewrites when the focus was too much on that in/out way of approaching the question, rather than on the art itself. The whole question betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of what art is and how it works.

]]> By: Pat http://www.patloughery.com/2006/01/02/what-meaning-does-it-convey/#comment-275 Pat Tue, 03 Jan 2006 18:30:08 +0000 http://patlo.wordpress.com/2006/01/02/what-meaning-does-it-convey/#comment-275 Laura - that's the beauty of sociology to me :-) That's a good followup, Darren. I think there's two perspectives at work - I'm thinking from the perspective of exegeting culture with my church for the purpose of communicating with the culture; from your perspective it's more about what are the results for the individual's decisions. Good complement. Laura – that's the beauty of sociology to me :-)

That's a good followup, Darren. I think there's two perspectives at work – I'm thinking from the perspective of exegeting culture with my church for the purpose of communicating with the culture; from your perspective it's more about what are the results for the individual's decisions. Good complement.

]]> By: darren http://www.patloughery.com/2006/01/02/what-meaning-does-it-convey/#comment-274 darren Tue, 03 Jan 2006 07:30:34 +0000 http://patlo.wordpress.com/2006/01/02/what-meaning-does-it-convey/#comment-274 Good question to ask. I've been pondering the same by asking it in this way: What are the implications for accepting/following the stories told by the art and life of the artist? Good question to ask. I've been pondering the same by asking it in this way: What are the implications for accepting/following the stories told by the art and life of the artist?

]]> By: Laura http://www.patloughery.com/2006/01/02/what-meaning-does-it-convey/#comment-273 Laura Mon, 02 Jan 2006 16:02:48 +0000 http://patlo.wordpress.com/2006/01/02/what-meaning-does-it-convey/#comment-273 “why is our culture so obsessed with horror and violence?” This is an excellent question. Down the street from my house is a CD store. They have enlarged versions of the CD covers. I have often noted that every cover is angry and have wondered why. There is something to this. “why is our culture so obsessed with horror and violence?”

This is an excellent question. Down the street from my house is a CD store. They have enlarged versions of the CD covers. I have often noted that every cover is angry and have wondered why. There is something to this.

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