Christianity - Joe Writes Words

\”Hidden Figures – Imagine a New World\” (Renewed Mind Movie Talk, Episode 05)

2 Comments / Film, Movies, Renewed Mind Movie Talk, Theology / By JAGII

A little later than I wanted, but here\’s the newest episode of Renewed Mind Movie Talk!In this episode, we\’re looking at the 2016 historical drama Hidden Figures.Hidden Figures uses mathematics as a metaphor for imagining a different world, creating new math to advance the new science of space travel helps us think about undoing institutional …

\”Hidden Figures – Imagine a New World\” (Renewed Mind Movie Talk, Episode 05) Read More »

Renewed Mind Movie Talk, Episode 04 – Strange Societies in Get Out

2 Comments / Film, Movies, Renewed Mind Movie Talk, Theology / By JAGII

New episode of Renewed Mind Movie Talk! In this episode, I look at the way Jordan Peele\’s 2017 film Get Out imagines community and isolation, and what the American church (particularly the white American church) can learn from this portrayal.Check it out![youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfzLIojuoG0?ecver=1&w=560&h=315]

Twin Peaks\’ Spiritual Warfare

Leave a Comment / Film, Movies, Theology / By JAGII

Because I\’m a nerd who writes things on the internet, I am legally required to write something about Twin Peaks.So I did. For ThinkChristian, \”Twin Peaks\’ Spiritual Warfare.\” Here\’s a little bit of it! Given Lynch’s signature use of dream logic, it’s neither useful nor satisfying to attempt a coherent statement about the metaphysics of …

Twin Peaks\’ Spiritual Warfare Read More »

Renewed Mind Movie Talk Episode 03 – Inside Out: Sanctified Sadness

Leave a Comment / Film, Movies, Renewed Mind Movie Talk, Theology / By JAGII

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlq-R36UAr4]New episode of Renewed Mind Movie Talk!In this episode, I look at the way the Disney/Pixar film Inside Out imagines the necessity of despair.Although nearly every children\’s movie tells viewers to believe in themselves if they want to find happiness, the 2015 Disney/Pixar Film Inside Out shifts this message. It not only offers a …

Renewed Mind Movie Talk Episode 03 – Inside Out: Sanctified Sadness Read More »

RMMT Episode 2 – Arrival: Against Security

Leave a Comment / Film, Movies, Renewed Mind Movie Talk / By JAGII

WARNING: This video contains SPOILERS for the movie Arrival!The 2016 film Arrival offers a different take on the alien invasion story, imagining exposure to an unknown and potentially harmful other as a necessary step toward creating an identity.The bravery in which these characters engage with an alien presence helps Christians think about the strength we …

RMMT Episode 2 – Arrival: Against Security Read More »

Renewed Mind Movie Talk

5 Comments / Film, Movies, Renewed Mind Movie Talk, Theology / By JAGII

For a while now, I\’ve wanted to do something that would help Christians get a better sense of how to approach film and literature. I fear that the effects of the \”culture wars\” of the 80s still linger, and Christians too often think about movies as just tools of moral education or propaganda, and therefore …

Renewed Mind Movie Talk Read More »