Especially the latter since they have a law school there with guaranteed employment in the Justice Department when a Republican administration is in power. In fact Harper is such a devoted believer one wonders why he's not in some place like Jerry Falwell's Liberty Baptist University or Pat Robertson's Regent University. It would have been a lot easier to just drop the course and take another elective. White that this is an opportunity to go to bat for his faith. As for Harper, he's told by the local pastor David A.R.
Later on we learn in the film that he's got some deep issues. Back in the day I had college professors, mostly liberals to be sure, but would never act like Kevin Sorbo does.
Harper is the one holdout and Sorbo essentially turns the class over to him, not for just one lecture, but for several periods where Harper has to get up and defend his faith.
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Instead of free academic discourse we have Professor Kevin Sorbo right off the bat wants to have his students declare God is dead. But the main plot line involves young Shane Harper who is a Christian kid who is taking philosophy as an elective course. There's a bunch of stories with people all interconnected somehow. Credit however should have gone to such items as Crash, Magnolia, and heaven forfend Boogie Nights because in terms of structure God's Not Dead most closely resembles those films. If you're a skeptic or an out and out atheist you'll not view it kindly. It's impossible to review Christian films because if you're a believer you think this is a great film with a great message. But, for someone wanting a religious film with reasonably good production values and good acting, it's worth seeing. So, for folks who aren't Christians looking for a film to confirm their beliefs, it's a film to skip.
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Instead, the movie 'shotgunned'- throwing EVERYTHING into the film but the kitchen sink. The problem with the subplots and characters is that several would have been great in a movie all by themselves-such as the girl from the traditional Muslim family or the woman dying of cancer. On the other hand, I cannot ignore that the film has several deficits-such as some overly simplistic story elements (especially the ending involving the car accident) as well as too many characters and subplots. So why do I give the film a 6? Well, it's a nice story for believers- and will make many of them quite happy. As for me, it's not the sort of film I'd pay to see but I took my mother-in-law and she adored it (aside from the Christian rock music at the end-which I actually liked). Likewise, if niche films brought Muslims or Agnostics to the theaters, so be it-if there is a demand, then let the films play. So, even if some other folks dislike the films, for many Christian viewers they are a wonderful opportunity to come back to the theaters-and this is a positive thing. There is a significant portion of people who rarely go to the theaters and who often feel that the films playing in theaters are far from family-friendly.
The film has strengths and weaknesses-but regardless what you think about it, it DOES fit a niche-and that is why it is a great financial success. Some folks think the film is wretched others love it. But with one track lifted from their previous effort ("Mighty to Save") and a string of competent but unremarkable covers, God's Not Dead suggests Newsboys need their batteries recharged.I see that there are lots of divergent reviews on this film. While the chugging basslines, "woah-oah" choruses, and pounding beats of original compositions, "The King Is Coming" and "Here We Stand" both adhere to the album's prevalent, rousing indie rock formula, the punchy, string-soaked dramatics of closer "I Am Second" (one of two tracks featuring the vocals of Tait's former bandmate Kevin Max) and the soaring hymnal acoustics of "All the Way" prove the Newsboys haven't run out of ideas. But by opting to leave the inspirational indie rock source material largely intact, the band fail to stamp their own mark on proceedings, with only the surprisingly funky, indie disco treatment of Chris McClarney's country-rock anthem "Your Love Never Fails," and the ramped-up, crunching metal-lite riffs on Gateway Worship's emotive "Revelation Song" providing any notable differences. Suggesting that their creative flow may have been exhausted, their 15th studio effort and first worship album since 2004's Devotion, features several cover versions of popular contemporary worship songs from the likes of Ben Cantelon ("Savior of the World"), Hillsong ("Forever Reign"), and Daniel Bashta (the title track). Continuing their prolific output since the recruitment of dc Talk frontman Michael Tait, God's Not Dead is the third release from Aussie Christian rock outfit Newsboys in less than 18 months, following 2010's double whammy of Born Again and their Christmas EP.