Should I watch Prometheus?

[Nan_S]

Just FYI, Steven Greydanus at decentfilms said the portrayal of Christianity in Kingdom of Heaven was suspect to say the least.

What modern movie addressing religious topics is NOT suspect?

Here’s what the USCCB review of Kingdom of Heaven concludes (I’ve skipped the parts of the review which reveal plot spoilers).

The film does take dramatic license with the historical facts (especially in its painting of certain characters in an overly righteous or villainous light, its injection of 21st-century sensibilities into a 12th-century milieu, and its truth-fudging resolution) but remains – in its general outline – mostly accurate.

Though at times presenting an unflattering picture of religion, “Kingdom of Heaven” mainly takes issue with using it for divisive ends.

Still, with its themes of peaceful coexistence, ecumenical kinship, the value of human life, and using one’s heart and head to make the world a better place, as well as its strong condemnation of violence, ideological enmity and war, “Kingdom of Heaven” ultimately imparts a timely message for a world still sadly divided by religious conflicts.

 

[Newbie2]

Gladiator…most awesome movie.

 

[iamcatholic100]

Gladiator…most awesome movie.

“What we do in life, echoes in eternity,” says Maximus.

 

[Baelor]

Gladiator is a crime against history; I actively anti-recommend (disparage, perhaps?) it.

Prometheus is interesting but full of plot holes.

 

[DaveBj]

It’s a sci-fi story, fercryinoutloud. It’s not as bad as the nay-sayers make it out to be, and it’s not as good as the rabid fans make it out to be. It has things in it that are against Catholic/Christian morals, from the Catholic/Christian point of view, but then so do several books of the Old Testament.

That said, if you don’t want to watch it, then stand up for yourself, tell your brother to hang it on his beak, and refuse to watch it.