Why Christians Should Watch Movies
Why would Christians watch movies? This is not a question many of us have often asked ourselves... When we realize movies are full of violence, bad language, and plenty of other things we try to avoid, we begin to understand that movies may not provide much for our faith. Movies are also (typically) made by people who often hold different beliefs that Christians, so why should we bother to watch them if they are not helping us become closer to God?
Well, there are a few reasons that should be considered. In this video essay, we explore the very purpose of what movies can serve for our faith and why we should be humbled enough to learn from them.
This video is based on the essay written by James Sinclair on his website jrsinclair.com. Much of James' original essay was omitted for pacing reasons, but you can read his brilliant essay here in its entirety:
https://jrsinclair.com/articles/2012/why-christians-should-watch-movies/
I wanted to put together a video that shows the importance of movies in accordance with what is most important to us: our faith in Jesus.
And because I know it’ll be asked: NO, I haven’t seen all of the films featured in the video; There's 227 movies featured and I haven’t seen (I think) 5 of them... but I’ll get around to those last few...
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https://www.dillonvibbart.com
Thanks for watching!
*NOTE - I do not own any of the clips shown in this video. They presented strictly under the purview of FAIR USE as they pertain to commentary and / or educational purposes for the video in which they are presented.
#movies #christian #christianity
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A Talking Avocado... Comedy Sketch
A mysterious avocado with transcendent knowledge of how to save the human race comes into contact with two idiots...
Another experimental short comedy sketch we shot in a few hours with NO BUDGET and decided to have some fun making a skit. As always, we want to show that filmmaking doesn't require much in order to make it happen, so if you have an idea, no matter how ridiculous, get out there and shoot it.... and throw in an avocado as a snack at the end if you can. Enjoy!
Directed by Dillon Vibbart and Joel Danner
https://www.dillonvibbart.com
Written by Joel Danner
https://www.instagram.com/joeldanner
Director of Photography: Joshua Nitschke
https://vimeo.com/nitschke
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3625018/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr6
Production Assistant: Erik Reese
https://vimeo.com/erikreese
Special Thanks to Gwenlyn Norton for letting us use your house and all the amazing food we got to eat for lunch.
STARRING:
Cody Vibbart
Joel Danner
Avocado (Dillon Vibbart)
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#avocado #comedy #funny
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Robbers Break Into An Empty House - Comedy Sketch
What would happen if two burglars broke into your house and instead of stealing your stuff, they were trying to fix the place up? Would you be mad or open to their suggestions?
In making this short comedy sketch, we wanted to see if we could shoot something in 1 day that looks professional and spend $0 on the production... and we DID IT.... well, technically it cost about $10 for those ridiculous masks, but close enough! We only had five people on set and we used minimal resources to make this (which is why the sound isn't the best), but we hope this inspires other filmmakers with no budgets to make their short films. GET OUT THERE AND DO IT.
Plus, it was a blast to make another Cuz Production skit again. Enjoy!
Written and Directed by Dillon Vibbart
https://www.dillonvibbart.com
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5956422/
Director of Photography: Joshua Nitschke
https://vimeo.com/nitschke
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3625018/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr6
Production Assistant: Jacob Guthrie
https://jacobtylerphoto.com/
STARRING:
Dillon Vibbart
Joel Danner
Lucas Danner
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#sketch #comedy #funny
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