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Have
you ever been confused by a large array of movies about which you know
nothing? How do you decide?
With 6-inch letters screaming the title and an impressive cast list, the larger-than-life movie poster beckons passersby into the theater at the local mall. One of your friends turns to you and asks if you've seen the big summer blockbuster.
"No, not yet," you reply. "Well, we've got time to kill," your friend
announces to the group. "Let's go see it!"
The decision seems harmless enough. Everyone saunters up to the ticket window, then shuffles into the theater. A hush falls over the crowd as the previews begin. You may not realize it, but what you're about to see may affect you long after you leave the theater.
When we watch a movie, our brains participate in what we are seeing. The movie draws an emotional response from us and prompts both thoughts and feelings.
Knowing this, we must heed God's command to guard our minds by making informed choices before we buy a ticket or pick up a DVD. This doesn't mean we are limited to reruns of The Ten Commandments for the rest of our lives, but it does mean we need to put some thought and analysis into our decisions.
Read before you watch
If we plan ahead, we can start our analysis before we get to the theater or go to a video/DVD rental store.
• The Internet has a number of sites such as the Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com) that provide basic plot information about virtually every movie ever made, as well as links to the official
Web sites for newer movies. While these sites are made to promote the film, they often contain extra, behind-the-scenes information that gives us more insight into the movie's message.
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