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| The main character in a film |
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| To sense our own emotions as a viewer |
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| A most prolific and invasive art form |
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| At the core of your understanding of and response to reality |
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| The way the audience relates to the main characters in the film |
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| The very definition of truth |
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| A practical way for humans to show their love for God |
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| The dramatic situations that prevent the main character from achieving his or her goal |
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| When the audience of a film finds pleasure in the film simply by viewing it |
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| The form God takes to be present with us |
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| Messengers who may be sent to equip and protect humans |
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| Every worldview hinges on an understanding of the moral aspect of this life-changing question |
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| he distorts Scripture and deceives believers |
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| A dynamic character in a film must show this attribute to bring about change |
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| The scandal involving this star caused many to see Hollywood in a negative light |
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| According to Johnston, Christians who view film and want to boycott those they find to be unfavorable to the faith, might fall into this critical category |
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| According to Johnston, this is the most "fruitful" area of inquiry for Christian film viewers |
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| The modern film ratings system was developed in the |
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| People got televisions in increasing numbers in their homes |
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| Church censorship of films and television became difficult when |
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The story of a hero's journey |
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| In Godawa (Hollywood), he explains that the monomyth is |
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| American film audiences tend to be more troubled by this factor than any other |
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| Audience sympathy began to fall more on the side of sin in the _____. |
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| The basis of skepticism regarding Earth's creation most often revolves around ___ |
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| Your response to sin has a direct correlation to _____ |
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| (True/False) There are some mainstream narrative films that no Christian should absolutely ever view |
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| (True/False) Some events in our lives can be explained by 'luck' |
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| (True/False) Christians need not deny a Monomyth that is explained through different traditions |
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| (True/False) The first storytellers were attempting to explain to others how to live and behave in their world |
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| (True/False) Those who accept absolute truth admit there is sin and punishment for actions |
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-Does God exist?
-What is the nature and character of God?
-What is the nature and purpose of mankind?
-How and why was the world created?
-What spiritual authorities exist?
-What is truth?
-What happens when we die? |
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| List the life changing questions as noted by Barna's book Think Like Jesus. |
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| All stories, according to Godawa, are about this idea |
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| One method God uses to interact or connect with humanity |
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| This word means 'without thought' |
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| An example of this film having this kind of impact was when Clark Gable's lack of an undershirt in 'it happened one night' caused sales to go down in the 1930s as men wanted to be more like him. |
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| This kind of entertainment may be the result of the increase everyday people now have to media exposure, along with their desire to be a celebrity |
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| One technical factor that manipulates and audience to view a film from a particular perspective, usually that of the director |
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| A means of experiencing, interpreting, and responding to life |
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| The Word of God, as it relates to building a bridge between a persons desires and living in harmony as a Christian. |
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| According to Barna, this group is less likely than others to choose to watch movies that go against their core belief system |
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| A film could have this type of impact if it moves the audience to laugh or cry |
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| To more effectively criticize popular culture |
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| Our goal in becoming christian film critics should be |
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| The worldview that says all of reality are one and any distinctions are merely illusions |
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| Woody Allen films fall into this worldview category |
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| The purpose or moral of the story |
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| When all of the hero's attempts to fulfill his desire are exhausted |
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| When the hero realizes that what he/she wanted was not what he/she needed |
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| The philosophy that gave birth to Existentialism |
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| This idea is used when the filmmaker does not want to admit the existence of a creator |
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| This worldview is often portrayed as a dangerous belief that feed and breeds murderers |
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| The belief that there is no underlying objective reality or meaning to existence |
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| Theory of evolutionary psychology |
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| Eastern belief that we pay for our sins in a cyclical manner |
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| Seeks to overthrow Christianity |
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| The storytelling structure itself reveals this process. |
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| A ritualistic, and heavily symbol-oriented sacramental system of belief |
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| In graphic novels, heroes tend to be like |
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| The agenda of the naturalistic worldview is |
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| The Dark Knight should probably be considered to embrace this worldview |
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| that we can become our own saviors |
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| Reincarnation and Karma indicate |
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| Many romantic films hold this worldview because of the "follow your heart" ideas in them |
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| Hypertolerance in postmoderns results in |
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| Christians are portrayed in films as___ |
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| The essence of stories is |
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| The theme of a film is __ ________ |
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| (True/False) Anti-Westerns show that the values of the American West have been founded on questionable or even immoral premises |
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| (True/False) The fusion of reality and fantasy are typical in existentialist filmmaking |
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| (True/False) Wiccans are often environmentalists and New Agers |
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| (True/False) Humanists feel people can block their own potential by their unwillingness to move beyond the constraints of time and space |
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| (True/False) The denial of worldviews is found most clearly in postmodernism. |
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Intent
Depiction
Consequences
Context |
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| 4 Aspects of Sinful Context |
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Avoidance
Caution
Dialogue
Appropriation
Divine Encounter |
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| Theological responses to film (5) |
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