Of Authentic Story Telling
22nd May 2005
David Wayne, the Jollyblogger, in his review of the movie Kingdom of Heaven, makes some interesting observations and insights about movies that portray Christianity in less than complimentary light. Commenting on the portrayal of the "aberrant" behavior of apparently devout Christians during the Crusades in the movie, he says:
It is at this point that I have heard evangelicals give the film some well deserved flack. Like many movies, those with the most Christian zeal are also the most imbalanced and evil in the movie. The film doesn’t do justice to those who had immense zeal for Christ and were very noble in their prosecution of the crusades.
However, instead of going on a tirade against Hollywood and the way they have spun the story, David called for calm and provides a reasoned approach to thinking about story-telling, narratives and literary reconstruction of historical events, comparing Hollywood style story-telling with Biblical narratives. He suggests that the mere portrayal of abberant Christian behavior is not necessarily detrimental or unhelpful.
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