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Finding Christ In Cinema: Examining Secular Film Theologically, Evan Wheatley
Finding Christ In Cinema: Examining Secular Film Theologically, Evan Wheatley
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For me as a teenager, secular films were merely a form of entertainment. A trip to the movies meant the chance to escape to a “galaxy far, far away,” to stand alongside Harry Potter in his latest confrontation with Lord Voldemort. I did not realize at the time the parallels between the Force in Star Wars, and the Christian God, or how Harry and Voldemort’s cinematic struggle can be seen as an allegory for the fight between good and evil.
At the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, I was introduced to how God can use secular film to challenge our …