I was almost in that movie!!!Anyway. I haven't seen it, so I'll leave now.
| Holy Worlds Christian Forum https://archive.holyworlds.org/ |
|
| Beyond the Mask https://archive.holyworlds.org/viewtopic.php?f=250&t=9250 |
Page 1 of 1 |
| Author: | Resha Caner [ June 10th, 2015, 1:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Beyond the Mask |
I just saw "Beyond the Mask" last night. An interesting mix of good and bad. Most of the negatives are probably just personal taste on my part. For example, I don't like pulling historical figures (Benjamin Franklin & George Washington in this case) into fictional tales. They too often end up as caricatures ... which is what happened in this case. Also, I don't like mixing patriotism with Christianity ... as if all the Christians in the colonies realized American Independence was the "right" cause and all the unbelievers were evil Tories. But I bet it helped them sell more tickets, so maybe it was a smart move on their part. The other negative, though, is that even the characterization of the fictional characters was a little wooden and cliche'. The actors seemed to be switching between costume drama mode and adventure mode. Still, overall I would recommend the movie. On the plus side it had a decent plot. The sets. music, and special effects were all well done. Most interesting to me was the world they managed to create. I could see this laying a foundation for a whole genre of Christian adventure films. If you're familiar with steam punk, they managed to turn the clock back and create "colonial punk" if you will. I really liked how they put that all together. |
|
| Author: | Lady Abigail Mimetes [ June 21st, 2015, 7:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Beyond the Mask |
| I was almost in that movie!!! Anyway. I haven't seen it, so I'll leave now.
|
|
| Author: | Faith_Blum [ June 22nd, 2015, 6:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Beyond the Mask |
I guess I'm not that detail oriented. I didn't see a lot of those things in the movie, Resha. Although, I do agree about the cameos of famous historical figures. I really liked the movie and can't wait to watch it again when it's out on DVD. 
|
|
| Author: | Resha Caner [ June 23rd, 2015, 7:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Beyond the Mask |
Lady Abigail Mimetes wrote: :wave: I was almost in that movie!!!Anyway. I haven't seen it, so I'll leave now. Wait, don't leave! I would like to hear how you were almost in the movie. |
|
| Author: | Lady Heather [ June 23rd, 2015, 9:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Beyond the Mask |
Resha Caner wrote: Lady Abigail Mimetes wrote: :wave: I was almost in that movie!!!Anyway. I haven't seen it, so I'll leave now. Wait, don't leave! I would like to hear how you were almost in the movie. Me too id love to hear about that!  so cool! I haven't seen it im gonna have to check it out.
|
|
| Author: | Sir Iarrthoir Criost [ June 26th, 2015, 3:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Beyond the Mask |
Lady Abigail Mimetes wrote: I was almost in that movie!!!Anyway. I haven't seen it, so I'll leave now. As who?! I got to see this film pre-release at the CWVFF and while I agree with you Resha, I still think that this film is a big step for Christian Filmmakers. Just a side note, some other good films to look into are Polycarp, Indescribable, and The War Within. |
|
| Author: | Resha Caner [ July 1st, 2015, 7:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Beyond the Mask |
Sir Iarrthoir Criost wrote: ... I still think that this film is a big step for Christian Filmmakers. I agree. Sir Iarrthoir Criost wrote: I got to see this film pre-release at the CWVFF ... You learn something every day. I hadn't heard of this festival. I'll have to put it on the agenda. Since my bucket list includes seeing a baseball game at every MLB stadium, when I'm in Texas for the Astros & Rangers, I'll have to see if I can include this festival. |
|
| Page 1 of 1 | All times are UTC - 6 hours [ DST ] |
| Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group http://www.phpbb.com/ |
|