EXT. EARTH

 Just last night I saw the film “Amazing Grace” for the first time.  The film is about a Christian member of Parliament named William Wilberforce who tries to abolish the slave trade in England.  Now, I must admit that I was a little weary about watching it from the git-go.  Sadly, “Christian” film has gotten a horrible reputation over the years, but it’s not necessarily undeserved… *cough* “Left Behind” *cough* “Facing the Giants” *cough*.  But this film, along with a couple others recently like “Diary of a Mad Black Woman” and “Luther”, have softened me up a bit to the ideas of blatant Christian themes in films.  I haven’t really figured out much for myself about it yet, but I’m starting to see a bigger part for blatant Christian films in the mainstream industry.  I just know that you have to be careful about how you do it.  VERY careful.  I’ll look into this more in later blogs, but for now I just want to get out how my thoughts on the idea are changing.  I think Christian films have their place but must be done delicately and with painstaking thought.  I admire those who take on the challenge of making an effective “Christian” film, but for now the idea is pretty nerve-racking for me.