The Spencer Hamilton Blog

Fireproof is a 2008 film by the Kendrick Brothers and stars Kirk Cameron as Caleb Holt, an angry asswipe that doesn't communicate with his wife and isn't nice to her until she wants a divorce. Yeah, that's pretty much the whole movie right there. They don't divorce either because it's not in the interest of the Sermonverse Story Synopsis Young Catherine (1983) wants to marry her firefighter Dad when she grows up, and lo and behold, she marries firefighter Caleb Holt. This scene is supposed to be heartwarming but this must be what evangelical guys that go to the Father/Daughter proms fantasize about. Flash to 2008. Coming back from a fire Terrell is pissed at his partner for leaving him and trying to be a hero "This ain't no game, you're messing with people's lives" Caleb reprimands him "You don't leave your partner behind especially in a fire, give him time to cool off and apologize to him" Now to set up Catherine....

Upfront, not all Christian movies are terrible. But let us face it, production companies like Pure Flix and big budget White Evangelical films are made with two things in mind: Portray Christians as victims, even as they are the majority religion in the United States; and to paint Non Christians as one dimensional and evil. So, I'm going to make my case as to why most Christian films are terrible 1. False dichotomy/Flat Characters Everyone who is Christian is good Josh, Mina and Ayisha in God's Not Dead (also referred to as GND throughout this post) are good because they're Christians. Mina visits her Mom everyday in a nursing home but why does she question why her Mom has chicken everyday when she KNOWS it makes her happy. Exposition of course and the nurse holds the tender moment a little too long to the point where it gets a little creepy Ayisha is good because she's an undercover Christian and Josh because he's defending the faith. Those are clear GOOD ...