Christian Movie Point Scale
With the upcoming movie Courageous well into production, I'd thought I'd give the producers a little checklist to see how well they are doing on the Official Christian Movie Scale.
Your movie supports biblical family values. (+2)
Your movie illustrates biblical family values with an metaphor so obvious, the most hardened heathen will get it, like gluing together salt and pepper shakers to illustrate the marriage bond. (+5)
Your main character is named "Joshua", "Caleb," "Esther" or some other Old Testament name. (+2)
Your main character's Old Testament name is a metaphor for the struggle he/she faces in the movie. (+3)
Your main character's name is Mephibosheph. (+10)
Your main character is played by Kirk Cameron (+15)
Your cinematography looks like a high school film-making project. (-4)
Your cinematography looks like a college film-making project. (-2)
You actually used film. (+5)
You have Third Day, MercyMe or the Casting Crowns in the film. (+6)
You have your local worship team performing Third Day, MercyMe and Casting Crown covers. (+1)
You have an edgier Christian Band like Newworldson or David Crowder* Band in the movie (+7)
You have a band so edgy, no one is sure if they are Christian or not, like Switchfoot. (push)
Some scenes in your movie are filmed in or around Albany, Georgia. (+3)
Every scene in your movie is filmed in or around Albany, Georgia. (+5)
You have a scene filmed in Rome or Jerusalem. (+6)
You have a scene filmed in Petra. (+10)
You have sermon illustrations, promotional videos, and flyers available on your film's website. (+6)
For $395.00 (-10)
You have a famous evangelical pastor in your film. (+5)
It's Rick Warren. (+10)
It's Benny Hinn (-20)
It's Joel Osteen (push, but God will prosper your movie anyway)
Score:
Below 20: Forget it, you sell out.
20-50: You might just get a decent review on "Plugged-In"
50-65: Pastors will be preaching the virtues of your movie all over the place.
65-74: Another nice job by Sherwood.
Your movie supports biblical family values. (+2)
Your movie illustrates biblical family values with an metaphor so obvious, the most hardened heathen will get it, like gluing together salt and pepper shakers to illustrate the marriage bond. (+5)
Your main character is named "Joshua", "Caleb," "Esther" or some other Old Testament name. (+2)
Your main character's Old Testament name is a metaphor for the struggle he/she faces in the movie. (+3)
Your main character's name is Mephibosheph. (+10)
Your main character is played by Kirk Cameron (+15)
Your cinematography looks like a high school film-making project. (-4)
Your cinematography looks like a college film-making project. (-2)
You actually used film. (+5)
You have Third Day, MercyMe or the Casting Crowns in the film. (+6)
You have your local worship team performing Third Day, MercyMe and Casting Crown covers. (+1)
You have an edgier Christian Band like Newworldson or David Crowder* Band in the movie (+7)
You have a band so edgy, no one is sure if they are Christian or not, like Switchfoot. (push)
Some scenes in your movie are filmed in or around Albany, Georgia. (+3)
Every scene in your movie is filmed in or around Albany, Georgia. (+5)
You have a scene filmed in Rome or Jerusalem. (+6)
You have a scene filmed in Petra. (+10)
You have sermon illustrations, promotional videos, and flyers available on your film's website. (+6)
For $395.00 (-10)
You have a famous evangelical pastor in your film. (+5)
It's Rick Warren. (+10)
It's Benny Hinn (-20)
It's Joel Osteen (push, but God will prosper your movie anyway)
Score:
Below 20: Forget it, you sell out.
20-50: You might just get a decent review on "Plugged-In"
50-65: Pastors will be preaching the virtues of your movie all over the place.
65-74: Another nice job by Sherwood.
Was that a bird?
ReplyDeleteWas that a plane?
No - it was a post with cultural references I don't recognise, zooming over my head.
;-)