Note: Before reading the following arguments, please understand that they are not what I believe. On Wednesdays, I deliberately argue for wrong ideas, challenging my listeners to call and defend the obvious right answer, which is usually far harder than one would expect. This is a summary of what Wacky Andrew will be arguing, not a representation of what real Andrew believes.~They cultivate a justice-oriented mindset, not a grace-oriented one.
~Action movies encourage us to practice and enjoy wrath and anger.
~Christian see, Christian do.
~How are action movies redemptive?
~Whom would Jesus shoot with a Beretta?
~Arnold Schwarzenegger probably isn’t the best ambassador for the Sermon on the Mount.
~It’s not generally a good idea to mentally practice killing people.
~Are vigilantes good Christian role models?
~What does it say about a person who really enjoys watching people get blown to bits?
~They make you angry when you see the bad guys do horrible things.
~They make you afraid and perceive the world as being much more dangerous than it really is.
~If children shouldn’t watch it, then adults shouldn’t watch it, unless there is some really valuable counterbalancing value.
~They cultivate a pace of life which is unhealthy.
~You act and drive differently upon leaving the theater.
~Jerry Bruckheimer is not the producer of all things Christian.
~“Blow ‘em all away” is not a particularly Christian sentiment
~They’re never realistic, especially in their depiction of the horrors of combat and killing.
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