Comments on: Facing the Cultural Giants http://www.revivalblog.com/facing-the-cultural-giants/ Didn't our hearts burn within us? Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:21:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Rob http://www.revivalblog.com/facing-the-cultural-giants/#comment-4389 Rob Thu, 29 Jun 2006 19:20:02 +0000 http://revivalblog.com/2006/06/22/facing-the-cultural-giants/#comment-4389 Carl, I totally agree. The MPAA is very schizophrenic when it comes to how they rate different things. I would think that witchcraft should be an automatic PG or PG-13 for content. I've seen PG movies that had a huge amount of nudity and rough language in them, when some PG-13 and R films have little, only violence. I object more to the nudity and language than the violence, except where it's gratuitous or meaningless. I don't get it either. I think my contention with this whole thing is the media reported that the producers were shocked, surprised, or outraged at the rating. They weren't. Just surprised that the message had anything to do with it. :-) Carl,

I totally agree. The MPAA is very schizophrenic when it comes to how they rate different things. I would think that witchcraft should be an automatic PG or PG-13 for content. I’ve seen PG movies that had a huge amount of nudity and rough language in them, when some PG-13 and R films have little, only violence. I object more to the nudity and language than the violence, except where it’s gratuitous or meaningless.

I don’t get it either. I think my contention with this whole thing is the media reported that the producers were shocked, surprised, or outraged at the rating. They weren’t. Just surprised that the message had anything to do with it.

:-)

]]> By: carl http://www.revivalblog.com/facing-the-cultural-giants/#comment-4384 carl Thu, 29 Jun 2006 17:31:34 +0000 http://revivalblog.com/2006/06/22/facing-the-cultural-giants/#comment-4384 Rob - You are right. The film makers knew they would get the PG rating. There have been many articles about this. My only point of contention is that film that I would not allow my kids to watch get a G rating. I would never allow my kids to watch movies with witchcraft but somehow this is G rated material. Escape to Withc Mountain G rated? I don't get it. Rob - You are right. The film makers knew they would get the PG rating. There have been many articles about this. My only point of contention is that film that I would not allow my kids to watch get a G rating.

I would never allow my kids to watch movies with witchcraft but somehow this is G rated material. Escape to Withc Mountain G rated? I don’t get it.

]]> By: Rob http://www.revivalblog.com/facing-the-cultural-giants/#comment-4369 Rob Thu, 29 Jun 2006 00:56:28 +0000 http://revivalblog.com/2006/06/22/facing-the-cultural-giants/#comment-4369 If you dig into the facts here, you’ll find that the producers of Facing the Giants expected to get the PG rating. That was no surprise to them. They even wanted a PG for the very reason brought out in interviews, many people ignore a G rated film. But the film does deal with some mature themes, infertility, drepression, adults plotting against others, loyalties strained, etc. The thing that supposedly surprised the producers was a communication from the MPAA that gave one of the reasons for the rating as strong Christian themes, with the word ‘proselytizing’ attached to that communication. This is the true story here. I’ve been in communication with the producers and they are not unhappy with the rating. It’s what they expected and what they desired. Most “Christian” films receive a PG rating since most deal with mature issues like drug abuse, spousal abuse, extreme depression, etc. So they expected to get the PG. They just didn’t think that a Christian film with Christian themes would be included in the reasons behind it. It’s really been the media and others who have blown this way out of proportion and the film makers and Sony/Provident Films will use it as much as they can! I say, go for it! If you dig into the facts here, you’ll find that the producers of Facing the Giants expected to get the PG rating. That was no surprise to them. They even wanted a PG for the very reason brought out in interviews, many people ignore a G rated film. But the film does deal with some mature themes, infertility, drepression, adults plotting against others, loyalties strained, etc.

The thing that supposedly surprised the producers was a communication from the MPAA that gave one of the reasons for the rating as strong Christian themes, with the word ‘proselytizing’ attached to that communication. This is the true story here. I’ve been in communication with the producers and they are not unhappy with the rating. It’s what they expected and what they desired. Most “Christian” films receive a PG rating since most deal with mature issues like drug abuse, spousal abuse, extreme depression, etc. So they expected to get the PG. They just didn’t think that a Christian film with Christian themes would be included in the reasons behind it.

It’s really been the media and others who have blown this way out of proportion and the film makers and Sony/Provident Films will use it as much as they can! I say, go for it!

]]> By: carl http://www.revivalblog.com/facing-the-cultural-giants/#comment-4140 carl Mon, 26 Jun 2006 01:18:33 +0000 http://revivalblog.com/2006/06/22/facing-the-cultural-giants/#comment-4140 Sorry, I am not he. But I will leave this message up. You never know if he will see it. Carl, if you leave a comment here it will get the the guy in the message above. I blocked out the phone numbers.  There are just to many crazies on the internet for me to leave the phone numbers up in good conciounce. Sorry, I am not he. But I will leave this message up. You never know if he will see it.

Carl, if you leave a comment here it will get the the guy in the message above.

I blocked out the phone numbers.  There are just to many crazies on the internet for me to leave the phone numbers up in good conciounce.

]]> By: Jim Hensley http://www.revivalblog.com/facing-the-cultural-giants/#comment-4127 Jim Hensley Sun, 25 Jun 2006 18:10:01 +0000 http://revivalblog.com/2006/06/22/facing-the-cultural-giants/#comment-4127 Hello, I\'m trying to locate a Carl Rushing that was a mechanic and student minister with the 505th Signal Construcrtion Company, Alaska Communication System in Anchorage Alaska. If you are Carl Rushingl, or know of him, we are holding our 37th Annual ACS Reunion in Seatle July 10 thu July 14th, 2006 Sincerely, Jim Hensley, ACS Reunion News cell; 808--XXX-0517 Hm: 805-XXX-7659 Hello, I\’m trying to locate a Carl Rushing that was a mechanic and student minister with the 505th Signal Construcrtion Company, Alaska Communication System in Anchorage Alaska.

If you are Carl Rushingl, or know of him, we are holding our 37th Annual ACS Reunion in Seatle July 10 thu July 14th, 2006

Sincerely,
Jim Hensley,
ACS Reunion News
cell; 808–XXX-0517
Hm: 805-XXX-7659

]]> By: I.F. Rock http://www.revivalblog.com/facing-the-cultural-giants/#comment-3908 I.F. Rock Thu, 22 Jun 2006 14:34:31 +0000 http://revivalblog.com/2006/06/22/facing-the-cultural-giants/#comment-3908 Well said, especially witchcraft vs. Christianity. Also, this morning Rep. Roy Blunt was on Good Morning America to discuss the movie. I thought he made some very good points. If you're curious you can see the <a href="http://www.shadowtv.com/redirect/notification.jsp?vid=27a4f90b1fc75ced2bd9099a0f387e92">video online here</a>. Well said, especially witchcraft vs. Christianity. Also, this morning Rep. Roy Blunt was on Good Morning America to discuss the movie. I thought he made some very good points. If you’re curious you can see the video online here.

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