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By Ivan |
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As a young heathen raised on the superhero comics and
cartoons of the 90’s, I have to admit I found it rather thrilling despite
myself…I only bring it up because it really seems like anti-Christian
sentiment in movies is becoming increasingly blatant.One of the most common tactics seems to be to
associate the villain with some warped view of Christianity. The
villain, Loki (a human-looking alien based on Norse mythology) goes on and
on about how humans were meant to submit and that ‘freedom’ is the bane of
humanity and the source of our suffering. He also keeps insisting people bow
to him.We know of course that one day all will bow to Jesus
and that true freedom is found in submission to God. The unsaid
assumption of the film is that man’s ‘freedom’ is his freedom from God’s
rule, and that humans should bow to no one. Loki goes so far as to mind
control certain characters causing one of his victims to exclaim
euphorically ‘it’s not just knowledge…it’s TRUTH!’ (a creepy caricature of
Christians).Later, a character who escaped Loki’s hypnotism
describes what it’s like in words that closely resemble reports I’ve read of
what demonic possession feels like. Loki himself has ‘visions’ where he
bargains with a demonic ‘alien’, from whom he learned ‘ancient secrets’.
It all weaves together so cleverly, until the values of good to a Christian
appears evil.Even more subtle is the character ‘Captain America’,
obviously written to cater to the ‘Christian Conservative’ crowd. He
acknowledges God and seems to portray all those old-fashioned virtues that
play well with that demographic, but over the course of the film, his role
and decisions end up getting portrayed as inferior to the TRUE hero of the
film, the arrogant, licentious Tony Stark/Iron Man.Oh…also, aliens end up attacking the world in an
attempt to destroy it. Who else in people’s consciousness have tried
to destroy the
world and vowed to it again, I wonder?
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Response
by R.L.:
I’m sorry, but anyone who would delve
into the intricate details of a movie, obviously does not one humours
bone in their body.Why is it that films,
songs and books have to be continuously torn apart by religious
fanatics who cannot simply watch a movie without claiming they are
being fed ‘bad thoughts’.The Avengers is a
Superhero movie and nothing else, nothing more. It was made for fun
and excitement, not to ‘brainwash’ and mock Christianity.Just let it be. Leave
films alone. Don’t do to films what you
Christians did to Harry Potter.
Its absurd. Its reasons like this why religion in the younger
generation is dwindling.Also, in relation to
your statement: “We know of course that one day we will bow to Jesus
and that true freedom is found in submission to God.”Haven’t we all been
waiting long enough for this ‘arrival of the Holy One’? Many others
and myself included are getting quite bored. I want to see God! I
want to touch his beard.
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