I write a lot about climate change, given that it’s one of the greatest existential threats ever faced by humanity. But my first true love has always been for
Netflix Reveals Its Top 10 Movies For March 2021
Netflix‘s most popular movies each month can be somewhat varied, from new original releases to classics, as well as more unusual titles that are given a second life by the streamer. March 2021’s list of the top ten films on the platform is no exception, with family-skewing comedy
Yes Day the winner over
Bigfoot Family. Other successful pictures, meanwhile, include
Content aimed at the whole family generated considerable impact during the period, with Miguel Arteta’s comedy-drama
Yes Day focusing on parents who decide to accept everything that their children ask them. The results are predictably chaotic, and while critics weren’t too excited about it, the Netflix exclusive clearly won over a significant selection of viewers. Sharing the same wide appeal, the Belgian-French CGI release
The Plugged In Show, Episode 72: Bigfoot vs. Big Oil: A Movie Worldview Case Study Paul Asay
The Bigfoots didn’t just star in their own animated film. They brought an environmental message with them and one that some in the Canadian oil industry took offense at. “Folks who drill for oil aren’t inherently bad!” they said. And while our team did debate whether the movie really did make the oil industry a blanket bad guy, there’s a broader thought worth discussing, too.
Movies and other forms of entertainment are powerful, persuasive message machines. Every film we watch wants to influence us in some way. Sometimes, it’s simply to make us laugh or cry. But often it’s to make us think about a particular issue and think about it in a particular way. That can be good, of course. But when a movie’s message runs counter to the truth we understand as Christians, it can be deeply problematic, too.
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