Worth 10 points: Choose a movie released since 2010. This means if you choose a movie
prior to 2010 you will lose 10 points.
Choose a secular movie not a TV show or a documentary and not an overtly Christian move.
Worth 10 points, Grammar and paper structure.
The paper is to 3-5 pages in length, double spaced. Do NOT send it as a PDF.
Worth 30 points. Summarize the movie with the basic story line, themes, etc. Make sure you
identify which movie you watched.
Worth 40 points, Analyze the spirituality expressed in the movie. This is the theology part.
Some sample themes to explore. Make sure you put them in the context of our class. For example, in a love story you could speak to sacrificial love according to Jesus’ comments on love or the Apostle Paul’s comments on marriage in Ephesians 5.
a. The nature of man. Is he seen as good or bad?
b. Is there a redeemer? Often a movie will have a messiah character.
c. Sacrificial love
d. Forgiveness or rejection
e. Is there a heaven or hell?
f. How is creation observed? Good, bad, indifferent.
g. Is life hopeful or not hopeful? (I wonder about the zombie, vampire themes