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with comments by David Bruce

NOTHING TO DO WITH GOD
Subject: Godzilla/Gojira Original_Godzilla
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000
From: Chris A.K.A: Xan

Gojira means Bull-Whale. That's it. he has no mythological meaning he was just a Dinosaur awakened by atomic tests and then the rest of the movies are just pure entertainment. I know you remember me I am the atheist teen that said death too all humans through Godzilla. I just think that everything that you say about Godzilla connecting with God is stupid. I love Godzilla more than pretty much anybody but this si the dumbest Godzilla site I have ever been too. I do come here every once in a while too read any new comments that may have come up but that's it. Just remember Godzilla is just a bunch of movies nothing too do with God or christ or anything like that. The Japs made him for entertainment and I bet if any of them see it they will laugh at you. Post my email up if you want I don't care. I want too get some interesting emails from people.
thanks Chris A.K.A: Xan

JUST DO IT
Subject: Pay It Forward Comments Pay_It_Forward
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000
From: Liz Maryland

The premise of the movie is a good idea....do "good things" for three people and then they do good things for three more and so on (like that old shampoo commercial..."I told three people about it and they told three more"...sorry! couldn't help it!). However, all of the positive messages in the movie (perseverence, unconditional love, doing good works) was so obscured by the many bad things that kept happening. It was just so DARK and depressing over and over again. I guess that I was supposed to leave the movie feeling uplifted and encouraged that if I were to "pay it forward" it would make a difference. Everyone kept failing so much in the film, that it seemed to present more of a futile view of passing along good deeds. As if to say, "What's the point? Everyone's going to lapse back into their old ways anyway..."

I would have liked to have seen some reference to some "higher authority" or deeper, inner reason for paying it forward. The only connection to God that I heard was a song about angels at the end. The one nugget that I did glean from the movie was that you may never KNOW how your actions or words may affect other people (the characters were almost all clueless as to what they had done) and these can be much more far-reaching than you could ever imagine. It reinforces the idea that we should not be expecting a reward (or "pay back") for doing good...we should "Just Do It"!
Liz Maryland

GOOD BLASTING OF THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH
Subject: Stigmata
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000
From: lester

this was a good movie in blasting the universal church, as the Assembly is within the people folowing Yahweh's Word. The atheist was confused, wondering why her. It truely wasn't her time to receive the truth, as many "christains" try to push religion on people not ready to receive, the time has to be right or you instead of drawing people they are repeled away! I leave my website for all to view, I admit it will startle some who are not called, however the ones that are, it will be a blessing, wuup
http://community.webtv.net/wuupiman1/TheDeceptionwelive

RUG RATS ARE COOL
Subject: letter Rug Rats
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000
From: teesha

to the rugrats, hi my name is teesha and i think you's are cool i always love watching your show in the afternoon can you please send me a e~mail as i think you are coolwell i better go bye for now.
love teesha

BEST FOOTBALL MOVIE TO DATE
Subject: Could this be the BEST football movie to date?
Remember_The_Titians
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2000
From:

I tend to think so after seeing this awesome inspirational film. I sat down, traditional Twizzlers in hand, and saw Disney's name come up and thought:(unedited, of course)"Aww, man. This movie's gonna' suck." Thank goodness I'm wrong so often. "Remembering The Titans" is the best telling of a racial victory story. What a great chapter of mankind to put to film. What movie in recent memory covered both sides of this unfortunate strife our country faced in such positive and tender terms? What was missing? What could have been brought up? What more do you need? I was sold through and through this film. And just maybe it made me rethink my assumptions I've tatooed on Disney. Maybe. Just maybe.

A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE
Subject: Pay_It_Forward
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000
From: Coles

It was nice of you to untangle all the threads of this convoluted plot. It was also nice of you to be able to focus on the concept of doing good deeds, but this movie is so flawed that I wouldn't recommend sitting through it. Just do some good deeds instead. The plot is overblown, immorality is presented as redemptive, but what pushes this movie from the "not completely successful" category to the "creepy" category is that the only functional human being in the entire film is eleven years old. Maybe if you want to see this as some kind of allegory, that's okay, but if you actually happen to know any eleven year olds, the idea of shoving off all the responsibility of solving homelessness, substance abuse and poverty onto their shoulders seems....like another typical attitude of the "Me" generation. We thought about saving the world . . . but it was too hard. We give up. Maybe our kids will do it. I'm all for inspiring teens into action...but it's also our job to lead the way and smooth the way, not push them in front. Gretchen

WHY THE VIDEO FIRST?
Subject: Left Behind - the movie
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000
From: DOX GAL

WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY????? Why on earth have the producers decided to release a VIDEO version of the Left Behind movie BEFORE it's released in movie theaters??? Who would possibly want to pay $8 a person to see a movie they have already bought for $27???? This makes no sense to me. I think it will seriously undermine the whole idea of a Premier Extravaganza that the Christian world is hoping to expose non-believers to. What a waste.

DEUTORONOMY 17?
Subject: Deutoronomy 17 Lost Souls
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000
From: kevin the canadian

I believe that at the beginning of the movie there is a quote from Deuteronomy 17 that goes something like this "a child who is born of incest will become the devil and the world as we know it is over...". I looked in my bible and I could not find this. Was I looking in the correct place or was this quote made up.
kevin the canadian

Response: Actually it is Deuteronomy BOOK 17. It is NOT a reference to the Bible. -David

WINNING THE RIGHT WAY
Subject: Hollywood... Winning with Jesus is the right way. Left_Behind
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000
From: "Ray Sheard"

Thank God !! Finally. Hollywood is catching on. I truly believe that whenever something is about Christ, even the likes of a high quality movie made in Hollywood, that God will put a powerful Anointing on it, that will cause more lost & wondering souls to come into His Kingdom, before it's too late. I'm a Minister & like movies, & have always looked at movies from a point of view, based on the Word of God. When one come to know Christ-God & learn how to see the way He sees, one will begin to enjoy movies even more, because it's very fulfilling to see life base on God's definition of what reality & life really is. It's such a joy & peace to see beneath the surface of things which reveal why things happen the way they do, based on God's view. It's simple, He created life, so why waste time trying to see life from an inferior view, man trying to understand life without the one who created life - JESUS CHRIST-GOD. God has a way of getting His point across, even with imperfect things, such man & even movies. There is nothing wrong with being contemporary, just don't follow the adversary. FOLLOW CHRIST. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK (HOLLYWOOD JESUS). MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU & YOUR FAMILY.

SUBLIMINAL INSERTS ON TELEVISION
Subject: subliminal inserts on TV
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000
From: jaime

David; I am bothered by the recent "outing" of a political ad for its blatant (and brilliant) use of a subliminal technique (RATS!!). The fact that the uproar lasted no more than 2 days puzzles and disturbs me. In these days of multi-media conglomerates, follow-up discussion of the implications of subliminal manipulation in the democratic process (for the Presidency, no less ) seemed to me to be artificially muted. Why? Could it be that subliminal messages are so pervasive, that there is a general loathing to open Pandora's Box? In your years with NBC, did you wittness, or did you know about any use of subliminal inserts (even of the "get it!" or Buy it!" type, where the advertiser is clearly indicated)? Do you know of such practice anywhere else? I would like to arm my Congressman with all the facts that I can; I am deeply worried about any threats to our political process. Take it easy, but take it!! (Woody Guthrie)
jaime

EXCELLENT FILM
Subject: Jesus Mini Series
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000
From: Mary Ann

I've read through some of the comments, and truly don't have much to add. I just rented this film, my 10 year old son saw it in school and said it was a great show. Well, if my 10 year old said it was good, I had to see it, since I missed it this summer. There was a film out several years ago, called, Jesus, I believe, and I thought it was good. But this one--this was truly spiritually uplifting. This film fed me spiritually and still has a strong impact on me. Thank you for sharing your gift with the world. I could go on and on, but all I can say, is that I believe it was spiritually inspired and therefore it was spiritually uplifting.!!

READ AND STUDY YOUR BIBLE
Subject: Left Behind
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000
From: "Sarina Croft"

hi, I loved the book and am about to start Indwellings. But first and formost...read and study your bibles. That is what is most important. Sure LB is great reading and biblical reasonable accurate, but its a story, after all. Prophecy is just not taught or studied enough. And in these days more than ever it needs to be. God says what he means and means what he says...read it the way it was meant to be read. Literally...God does not need our interpretation. Everything he alread knew from the begining of time: and he has made it known to us too...if only we would take his word for it.
Sarina Croft

WINTER SOLATICE
Subject: Mithras
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000
From: Crichton

I am sorry to bring this in to the discussion,but the winter solstice was not between Dec 21-25 in the time of Christ. Precession of the equinoxes sees to that. The precession causes the seasons to move forward and the speed of movement is 72 days per degree. It is therefore safe to say that there is a difference of at least 20 days between then and now. Crichton E M Miller This e-mail is solely for the use by the person or persons to whom it is addressed, as stated on this page and may contain personal or confidential information. Any dissemination, duplication, publication to third parties or other use of the contents of this e mail is forbidden.

HAS BOOKS
Subject: Left Behind
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000
From: Ashley

Hi, my name is Ashley. I have got the collection of your books.I have read 1-4 and i love them. I am only fourteen and i live for jesus. My friends think i am crazy but i told them to read the Bible.Jesus is so wonderful. I get judged alot but i believe he is with me and will protect me. I don't know how to spell. Sorry so short but please wright back i would like to know more about your web sight.

LIKES RUGRATS
Subject: (no subject) Rugrats
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000
From: Lynne

I HAVE ALL YOUR MOVIES AND I ENJOY YOUR SHOWS AND HOPEFULLY I CAN SEE MORE OF YOUR MOVIES. LOVE PARIS RUMFORD

GREAT TOYS GONE TO WASTE ON BAD STORY TELLERS
Subject: Mission to Mars
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2000
From: Ron

Leaves me wondering what the heck happened! The equipment, the sets, the spacecraft, everything were right on. Real believable, in fact I felt as though NASA and companies like Boeing (Douglas), Lockheed and Raytheon helped or contributed to the images and accuracy. All of it was, Iım sure a truer look into our near future in space than anything Iıve seen for a while. Oh but the script, and the scenes were a complete failure. I had plenty of time to think during the boring, contrived dialog and desperate attempts by the actors to stretch things out and make things work, I thought "OH no", they have spent all the budget on Techno, and totally botched the story. Itıs a great story! One that should be told, but it was a failure on the management of the film. Bad Job BOYZS you failed! No amount of heads up, I donıt know what Iım talking about or you donıt count will change that. It smacks of egotistic, bumbling at the upper levels to me; you can just smell it. If you received much monitory support from NASA, or Dr Pepper or the aircraft companies, it was a shell game you pulled off, and I hope they wise up and take you to court. In fact thatıs a good story, like Robert DeNiro in Wag the DogS Only itıs Pastawits in "A Swag in Space"S. A story about a wayward Rabbi convinces NASA and the Defense establishment to promote their failing image through a bogus film. Go for it, itıs yours. Please do it over! PleaseS. You idiots, and this time leave it alone, keep your hands out of it. A good example of how to pull this story off was "Contact". Good Techno, good story line and script, good follow through and some solid but not super big actors. I bet the budget was near the same but they did so well. Ending with the same theme, hope and a positive look out to the stars and our future. OH well, sorry, too bad good toys gone to waste on rotten storytellers. And whatıs this line you dreamed up, "what we were born for", real real badS RON

DOES NOT LIKE THE WAY OF TELEVISION
Subject: JJJJJ TouchedByAnAngel
Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2000
From: Dave

I am pretty well disgruntled with the way that the world espouses things and ideas today. We have few, if any, programs on television, that try to depict the truth. for a world that conciders itself so rich in technological ideas, we are so poor. GOD, the creator of the Heaven and the Earth, indeed of all that is, both visible and invisible, is often depicted a a figment of mans imagination, or as a fairy tale. Well, I say that to trust in JESUS CHRIST as Saviour is indeed life, and that eternal, but to trust in the world will lead unto death eternal. GOD IS ALIVE AND WELL TODAY.
Sincerely; Dave

GOOD VS EVIL
Subject: The Exorcist
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000
From: Aiw kid

Well, I just had to post a comment on this film after what so many Christians have said about it. When the film first came out Billy Graham threw every negative comment he could pitch at this movie. Billy obviously did not understand the film, and he was one of the most famous preachers in our time! This film, as the director put it, is about the struggle between good over evil.

Regean (did I spell her name right?) is this sweet, adorable 12 year old who likes to paint and draw. She's a normal kid. But she decides to make the foolish decision of playing with a Ouja board. She begins experiencing odd things like wetting the floor, a shaking bed, a greenish appearance, flying objects darting around her room. She has no control over this at all and wants it all to stop.

After talking to doctors and psychiatrists, her mother finally decides to talk to a priest. The priest is struggling with his faith while another priest is researching demons and possesion. They both go to Regean's (I think I got the spelling down now) room only to be vommited upon, cursed at, and (to one of them) killed. The other priest in hatred over his dead companion lunges toward Regean shouting, "TAKE ME, TAKE ME!" Suddenly Regean starts crying in her normal voice, crying out for her mother. The priest's face turns a horrid yellow, indicating that he's become possesed. He stuggles to conquer over his possesion and realizing he can't, jumps out thw window to end it all.

But of course, Satan can be clever at times because right before the priest jumps out the window he is no longer possesed. Now both priests are dead, Regean is cured, and life is back to normal. Good has triumped over evil just as Jesus triumphed over Satan when He rose again. Satan will do anything to keep us astray from Christ, even posses an innocent young girl. The Exorcist shows this in such a realistic manner that you sometimes forget it's a film you're watching.

Billy Graham over looked the fact that this film was not made to gross you out or to make you scared of entering a dark corridor, it's about the challenge of faith, and how good ALWAYS wins, even if it may not seem that way. Jesus went to Hell for 3 days after His death and Satan actually thought he had Him now. That is, until Jesus rose again. Satan knows he's a loser and can never win but he tries anyway. I encourage everyone to see this film in a new perspective and look deeper into it's spiritual meaning.

MERCY STREETS
Subject: Mercy Streets (NEW MOVIE)
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2000
From: Brian

...you will find this movie ENJOYABLE!! http://www.mercystreets.com/home.html and have you seen LEFT BEHIND: the movie yet? can't wait for a review! thanks for your hard work and valuable insight! brian

A REAL WINNER
Subject: Remember The Titians
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000
From: Ann

You'll feel like a winner after watching this film. It makes you cheer outloud. The feisty exchanges between the players and the coaches are heated and real. It's Denzel Washington's best movie -- it'll be among my top ten. -- Blessings! ann :)

INDICATION OF BIAS
Subject: Search for Jesus Peter_Jennings_Jesus
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000
From: Tracy

I just found this website today, and saw the program several months ago, so the comments may not be too fresh. I don't know if anyone actually reads these comments, but if so, I did have a couple things to say. I was interested when I heard such a program was coming on. I was severely disappointed with the program, however. I thought it was very intellectually dishonest. The number of scholars who came from the Jesus Seminar is an indication of the bias of the program. While I think it would have been appropriate to use some material from the Jesus Seminar, or people who participated in it, to take a majority of material from this seems to be an obvious bias? Am I missing something? Also, by the end of the program, Jennings was assuming that the things in the Bible aren't true, which I see as a problem. I am not sure you can start with that assumption. The Bible is generally regarded as being historically accurate. Why then does Jennings repeatedly assume historical details to be false? In doing such a program, I think one has a responsibility to consult many different viewpoints. The program lacked a scholar who takes the conservative viewpoint that the Bible is true, Jesus lived, died, and rose and is the son of God. Thank you for reading this. Sincerely, Tracy

EUTHANSIA?
Subject: The Cell
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000
From: Mark

Your review was terrific. But the "mercy killing" of the boy seemed more of a vote for euthanasia than life. He wasn't resurrected to heaven -- he just died. Or, did I miss something?
Mark

Response: He was in the process of dieing. You might think of it as "his appointed time" to go and "Virgin Mary" acting as an agent of God. You are right, however, he had no resurrection. -David

PRO-LIFE FILM, DR. AS DECEIVER, CANDY AS EVE.
Subject: Gospel in Cider House Rules
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000
From: Richard E. Rowan

I was first offended by the apparent pro-abortion stance of this film. However, by the end I realized that it is a powerful pro-life film with the gospel message evident. As with any "type", the film is not a perfect reflection, but the analogies are striking. The orphanage, in its beautiful setting, is an Eden-type. In this Eden lurks a serpent, the father of lies and a murderer from the beginning. Dr. Larch is this deceiver. Candy is our Eve. She even picks apples!

The Cider House Rules are seen as meaningless, just as many view God's rules. Those under the authority of the Cider House rebel, first by ignoring rules (smoking in bed), tearing down the rules and burning them, and then blatantly violating rules just for the sake of doing so. Remember Satan's basic lie is that we can be our own gods, making up our own rules.

Candy's pilot boyfriend is an interesting minor character. He may also be the most type. I see in him both the first Adam, the fallen one, and the second Adam who once was dead (went down with his plane behind enemy lines and whose fate was unknown), and emerged wounded and broken for others. He even seems to return to claim his bride, just as Christ will return for his bride.

Homer? I think he can be any of us. Once we were young and innocent. Then we fell victim to the liar and his lies. His ways seem so good. Homer's ultimate fate is left untold. We must fill in the blanks. I was surprised to see that Miramax did this film since I saw the gospel so clearly in it. Perhaps that's because they never read the book.
Richard E. Rowan

SIGNS OF SECOND COMING
Subject: spiritual trends Hollywood Newsletter 17
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000
From: Howard

Sir ...Excellent web site...really opens some thought cells. I believe Christ is about to return. He gave us the signs in Mattew 24. Then in verse 33 ....He tells us when we see these signs..get ready

So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. As for why people enjoy a "taste" of spiritual things in media..God tells us about this in 2 Timothy. 2Tm:3:2: For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 2Tm:3:4: Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

Thanks for your work...God bless.
Howard
"For God so loved the world that whosoever believeth on Him shall not perish but have eternal life" =and You are a "whosoever"

AN ATHIEST'S VIEW
Subject: an athiests' view ShawshankRedemption
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000
From: "- Motty"

To whom it may concern: You do well to find such symbolism in The Shawshank Redemption. As Christians, it is your very nature to find your God in everyday situations - indeed, all Christians are taught that God is in all things. And you raise some extremely relevant and interesting points (especially in noticing the Exodus chapter in the bible).

However, I find that you may be searching a little too hard - and consequently finding what isn't there. Many of these points have already been raised, so I won't bring them up again (they appear in the comments titled 'Some Thoughts on Shawshank - Nov. 6 1999). You seem quite ready to see the portrayal of the warden as an attack on Christians themselves - while conveniently forgetting that, in the time of The Shawshank Redemption, many Christians justified their shameful actions through their faith (eg. the passage framed on the warden's office wall), and that the prison system during the early years of the 20th century was a haven for savage tyrants such as the warden. His faith is secondary to this characterisation - you see the warden as a brutal Christian when he is in fact a Christian who happens to be brutal. There are thousands of these in the world today, whether you and I like it or not, just as there are thousands of brutal Muslims, Bhuddists, and Atheists.

Christians (and The Church) have made mistakes in the recent past, not just the Dark Ages - and like it or not, they are still making mistakes today. As we all do. However there is no denying that the Christian content of The Shawshank Redemption is quite prominent and deliberate. And a note to the editor: your response to the comments titled 'About the Poster - Jan. 3 2000' is rather unintelligent and overly dismissive. If "it's only a movie where story comes first, not small details concerning a poster", then why strive to find the Christian symbolism throughout in the first place?

Some of your points could be seen as quite small details. 'The art' raises a question which you really ought to consider. And secondly, to rephrase your words slightly: if it's only a religion where faith comes first, not small details concerning inconsistencies, innumerable mistakes, wrongdoings and hypocrisy, why be a Christian at all?

I'd prefer it if you don't publish my email address, simply because my points may provoke some people enough to bother me about it. I'd really like a response, *on the webpage*, and I want you to know that I don't dislike Christians, nor any members of any religion, in any way. You might also be interested that I used to attend chuch every sunday, for years.
Thanks, -motty

THE UGLINESS OF SELF AS GOD
Subject: The ugliness of self as god... Devil's Advovcate
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000
From: Michael

I watched this film late last night and was so stunned by the power of its message that I had to spend some time evaluating my own life and motivations. Vanity and lust are strong desires and can hide themselves in surprising ways. This film shone a light into dark places for me. It has haunted me all through the day today and prompted me to find out other people's views which is how I found your site. I was pleasantly surprised to find other Christians with an open approach to a film with such graphic material. Thanks for taking the time to produce the site. Regards, Michael

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