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The Stand (1994)
WOW! Is EVERYONE Saved?
The whole plot of the movie basically is that good will fight against evil at the coming of the end of the world, However, in an effort to show this in the film, King used characters who were not even Christians;(ex:) having pre-martial sex, drinking, etc.
One would think that the "good" people who will be fighting against the "evil" people in the end will at least believe in God himself. One would think that they would be born against Christians having been living for God.
The movie itself is very good and sometimes "scary" in a sense, but the basic concept of non-believers conquering the evil in the end is what bothers me. With a story like this, it would lead people who are not even Christians to believe that they will be the chosen people of Yahweh Elohim and His son Yahshua to go against the forces of Satan in the end of the world.
This is a great "type" of movie to to create, but it should be done right. Neverhteless, I have seen it dozens of times and own it on DVD and VHS. I love most of Stephen King's material.
The Siege at Ruby Ridge (1996)
The Sneaky Government
This movie which is based on a real family and their desire to uphold their religious beliefs clearly proves that we do not have the freedom of religion that we believe we do after all.
This family hurt absolutely no one while living on their mountain in their self-built cabin. The movie portrays the mother, Vicki, to be a little on the wacko side, however, the real life Vicki was a very educated and intelligent woman.
The movie, however, does show how the father, Randall Weaver, was clearly entrapped by the government by sending an under cover "spy" to befriend Weaver over a period of 3 years, finally selling him a sawed off shotgun to help support his family of 6.
Although some of the acting itself was not exactly great, the overall movie was fairly close to the TRUE story of this family whose 14 year old son, as well as a loving mother of 4 were killed by FBI agents.
I highly recommend reading The Ferderal Siege at Ruby Ridge...In Our Own Words, written by Randy and Sara Weaver themselves, which give the truthful account of what happened during those awful days in Idaho.
Children of the Dark (1994)
*PROOF* of ignorant people
This whole movie proves how ignorant both children and adults can be when faced with the knowledge of a helpless individual's incurable, unwanted disease. These children already were going through a living hell dealing with the disease itself. They didn't need rude and ignorant comments and attacks from uneducated, immature people.
Although some of the treatment that the family receives in this movie might seem a bit exaggerated, the writers show proof of how people with such diseases are treated.
Every single day people are treated in this way because of their handicap(s). God bless these poor children who have to deal with such a disease as well as their parents who have the guilt themselves of feeling like they caused it.
I give two thumbs up to the creators of this awesome movie which I have seen more than once. Maybe it will encourage others to look further into how they treat people who may not be quite as blessed as themselves.