So the summer blockbuster movie season is upon us. Actually, it's a lot of hyped up movies that the industry creates the illusion that we must see. It's summer time: YOU MUST SEE BIG BANGS! FLYING SUPERHEROES! EPIC (Just a fancy word for long) MOVIES! Here is a very short sample of things coming out. And a disclaimer: This list is just to alert you to what's coming out and give my humble, subtle opinion on them. By no means is it an endorsement of the movies. And another reason for doing this? Make you alert of what's coming.
You the teen heading to the theater and
you the parent handing them the cash to go.
Superman Returns: So the guy who gave us two X-Men movies and "The Usual Suspects" is doing a little bit of tinkering with the Superman movies. Bryan Singer liked the first two Superman movies and didn't care much for the other ones that followed. So this one takes place after Superman Two. The flying superhero is coming back to earth after five years of absences. Sound good? Sound shaky? The hype is all over this one. It pretty much garuantees to be huge. Want to read a good article on "Why We Love Superheroes" by the Focus On The Family? Click here. [RT]
MI3: Who is tired of the Tom Cruise thing? Who has a twinge of concern for Katie Holmes? Mission Impossible and Mission Impossible 2 were entertaining. Number three with Hoffman looks good. But... TOM? Is my money going towards Tom's craziness fund? Want a professional run down. Go to Rotten Tomatoes [RT] (warning: spoiler alert). Do you want to want the break down on violence, curse words, sexual scenes and much much more? A great site to check out is Kids In Mind [KIM]. (They do not have MI3 on there yet, but most movies that have come out or are coming out are on there.)
X-Men: The Last Stand: So does anyone watch these movies and see the symbolic struggle? Any hidden meanings? Read this article based on the first movie by a Christian company called "Christian Spolight On Entertianment." They point out that the first movie was intended for the comic book fans and not children who looking for entertainment. I would strongly add that that is even more true of the second and probably this third installment. The article also gives a fair and balanced review with some positive aspects of the movie. Another good site to look at for movies comes from Focus On The Family called Plugged In Online. [RT] 
The Da Vince Code: So should I not mention this movie? Should the church just act ignorant of what is going on in the world? The movie is coming out. The book is a bestseller. What I don't get is that this is a work of FICTION. Non-truth. And people's faith are being set off balance. People are question Jesus, God... The media waxes over the fact that this thriller is nothing more than a glorified Michael Crichton novel with theological ties. FICTION, folks. I mean when I read Jurassic Park I thought, yes of coarse there's an island out there with pre-historic animals. We should not be silent. We should talk. Inform yourself. Research. God is real. And He don't lie. Jesus is real. And He died for my sins and rose again. The Bible is real. And it encourages me everyday. Nuff said. No links.
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