I have decided I prefer dark films to the average Hollywood feel-good films. The pre-wrapped romance deteriorates not only in credibility (if it ever had such a thing), but also in entertainment value after a while. Either that, or I have gotten jaded again. Being jaded against normal Hollywood films might be more of a blessing than a curse.
Instead, I have discovered European films, so far my film vocab consists of a Swedish film trilogy about a girl against basically everyone. Unfortunately, most of the characters have no stable morals, and none have Christian overtones. In that sense, it isn’t any better than Hollywood. But the difference comes in facing the harder parts of life instead of feeding viewers the lie of “everything will be alright for the hero”. Instead, the story sticks more to what stories can accomplish; telling the battle of the characters against the conflict. Films should not tell the entire story of a person. Life does not consist of little stories ending with “and they lived happily ever after”. Also, just because everything in a character’s life isn’t resolved by the ending shouldn’t automatically mean there will be a sequel. The Swedish films I have found so far fulfill this requirement.
However, this does not mean I wont enjoy some regular movies. I still enjoy my warm-fuzzy movies such as Die Hard or XXX. One just needs to see lots of action sometimes without worrying too much about the plot.
Also, I have been reading. Again. For anyone searching for a good novel, I encourage you to read Safely Home by Randy Alcorn. It has the best description of heaven I have ever seen, perhaps the best anywhere. Besides that, it illustrates Christian freedom and why the basic tenants of Christianity happen to truly change your thoughts and actions. I wont give away the storyline, but trust that few try to describe the larger picture. One author actually succeeds with this book. Read it.
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