I enjoyed that the movie was "Emo's" as compared to "Christian's"... In minutes, however, I came to the educated assumption that the movie was very much Emo's v Christians. Within an hour, the movie shaped to be very much that.
By the end, people were forced to compromise their beliefs to fit in with the other, and I though these compromises to be completely uneducated and dis-inclusive of the other party. Christian's were demonised through the treatment of the gay character, then further by the fact the emo's were in-compassionate to the emotions of the main character, his love character, and the non-antagonsided Christian's of the group. They were all pitted against each other, with the lead antagonist of the Emo's going to jail. Then, by the Christian leader who impregnated a member and was so in denial, they he lead her to believe her pregnancy to be immaculate.
It felt like an unnecessary plotting between two groups, when instead, it could have been the opposite. I feel as though the movie was made to plot against Christian's, when instead it could have fostered inclusiveness and pathed the way for gays, Christian's and non-believer's to be together.
Over all, it was about the triumph of the side group of believers -- I think it should have been about the unity of all... God bless the story line and the characters, I just don't think it had to outlaw the strongest Emo and Christian characters to make the point they did. They really aren't about the opposing ends of the spectrum the film had people believed in by the end.
To conclude, Emo's are not depressed non-believers who will do anything to stop people from believing and practicing their faith. People in youth groups will also not corrupt their faith, or even force others into it -- youth groups are often about to coming to terms with ones faith in a secular world without compromising the values of oneself, or pushing those onto another through the confines of bible study, or whatever. I just wish this film had been more real to the identities of many in mind.
Christian's rock! Emo's rule! Both are completely different takes on life that shouldn't be belittled to allow the other to thrive. Each are entitled to their beliefs and practices, and to collide and have members to correlated and faction with both -- I don't believe that in real life, this friction would truly occur. And if it does, that it is not representative enough to spore a movie that places the two at such a juxtaposition. God bless, and may Satan agree with me.
Love y'all, and hope you find my rating agreeable to some degree. Sorry it's so long My drunken self couldn't find a better way to say this!
P.s. I was asked if my review contained spoilers and I answered no. If you read this , and were truly shocked that this was the approach the movie took after the first five minutes... I'm sorry. I just hope you're able to enjoy the next hour and a half unbiasedly and make your own comment. Let me know how you felt! Love y'all!
Xoxo. <3
By the end, people were forced to compromise their beliefs to fit in with the other, and I though these compromises to be completely uneducated and dis-inclusive of the other party. Christian's were demonised through the treatment of the gay character, then further by the fact the emo's were in-compassionate to the emotions of the main character, his love character, and the non-antagonsided Christian's of the group. They were all pitted against each other, with the lead antagonist of the Emo's going to jail. Then, by the Christian leader who impregnated a member and was so in denial, they he lead her to believe her pregnancy to be immaculate.
It felt like an unnecessary plotting between two groups, when instead, it could have been the opposite. I feel as though the movie was made to plot against Christian's, when instead it could have fostered inclusiveness and pathed the way for gays, Christian's and non-believer's to be together.
Over all, it was about the triumph of the side group of believers -- I think it should have been about the unity of all... God bless the story line and the characters, I just don't think it had to outlaw the strongest Emo and Christian characters to make the point they did. They really aren't about the opposing ends of the spectrum the film had people believed in by the end.
To conclude, Emo's are not depressed non-believers who will do anything to stop people from believing and practicing their faith. People in youth groups will also not corrupt their faith, or even force others into it -- youth groups are often about to coming to terms with ones faith in a secular world without compromising the values of oneself, or pushing those onto another through the confines of bible study, or whatever. I just wish this film had been more real to the identities of many in mind.
Christian's rock! Emo's rule! Both are completely different takes on life that shouldn't be belittled to allow the other to thrive. Each are entitled to their beliefs and practices, and to collide and have members to correlated and faction with both -- I don't believe that in real life, this friction would truly occur. And if it does, that it is not representative enough to spore a movie that places the two at such a juxtaposition. God bless, and may Satan agree with me.
Love y'all, and hope you find my rating agreeable to some degree. Sorry it's so long My drunken self couldn't find a better way to say this!
P.s. I was asked if my review contained spoilers and I answered no. If you read this , and were truly shocked that this was the approach the movie took after the first five minutes... I'm sorry. I just hope you're able to enjoy the next hour and a half unbiasedly and make your own comment. Let me know how you felt! Love y'all!
Xoxo. <3