I gave this film 2 stars just because it's always interesting to me to see real-life footage from the past, as well as to hear the various crime statistics of the age, in this case, 1962.
The film starts out by explaining how modern society (1962) has a lot in common with Ancient Rome and its eventual decay and downfall. We have readily-available divorce; "out-of-wedlock" births by young teenagers; gang violence; drug abuse; Americans cheating on tax returns; etc., all of which the film calls "sins of the heart."
The remedy? The ONLY remedy for society's problems, according to this film, is to accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior. That will cure everything. They want Jesus in everyday life, including in our schools.
I wonder what the film's producers would have said could they have looked into the future and seen the huge ramping-up nowadays of all the sins highlighted in the film! Also, what would they have said had they known about the widespread betrayal of trust and innocence by priests and other male role models that we are now so aware of!
All in all, the film is an interesting religious propaganda oddity and nothing more.
The film starts out by explaining how modern society (1962) has a lot in common with Ancient Rome and its eventual decay and downfall. We have readily-available divorce; "out-of-wedlock" births by young teenagers; gang violence; drug abuse; Americans cheating on tax returns; etc., all of which the film calls "sins of the heart."
The remedy? The ONLY remedy for society's problems, according to this film, is to accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior. That will cure everything. They want Jesus in everyday life, including in our schools.
I wonder what the film's producers would have said could they have looked into the future and seen the huge ramping-up nowadays of all the sins highlighted in the film! Also, what would they have said had they known about the widespread betrayal of trust and innocence by priests and other male role models that we are now so aware of!
All in all, the film is an interesting religious propaganda oddity and nothing more.