The Creator – AYJW145
The Creator demonstrates the role of propaganda in the dehumanization of enemies while losing its messaging to blatant agenda.
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AYJW120 – Shang-Chi
Eastern philosophy clashes with Western culture in Marvel’s Shang-Chi, a movie that pits good against evil in a classic Asian hero story.
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AYJW105 – Independence Day, Part 1
The 1996 blockbuster, Independence Day, frames a cliched story of alien invasion around the relationships of four very different families.
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Gemini Man – AYJW097
Gemini Man provides some interesting discussion regarding the justification for cloning, souls stained by accumulated guilt, and nature versus nurture.
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Christopher Robin – AYJW084
Christopher Robin’s healthy dose of nostalgia frames a story that explores how a change of perspective can change everything.
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A Wrinkle In Time – AYJW079
Disney’s adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time transforms the book’s theme of self-sacrificing love into the more humanistic goal of high self-esteem.
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The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) – AYJW030
The Amazing Spider-man is an action-packed fun ride for fans of the Marvel comics superhero. Eve Franklin and Chris Jones examine the morality and pseudo-science of this blockbuster from a Christian worldview.
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Initial Reactions 8: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time follows an adventurous prince who teams up with a rival princess to stop an angry ruler from unleashing a sandstorm that could destroy the world. We share our critical thinking on destiny, adoption, personal faith, global flood (again), condition of man, corruption, time, and even taxes!
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