I love movies. However, I also recognize how powerful they can be on young, impressionable hearts and minds as well as the mature unsuspecting masses who simply want to "unplug" ("tune in and tune out") for a couple of hours all in the name of "entertainment" and "fun".
That's why I'm constantly on guard and actively seeking to apply the commands given to us in Matthew 10:16 and Ephesians 5:11 as they pertain to film and TV.
We just looked at the emerging Mythological Meme in Hollywood that's scheduled for 2010 and how it might contribute to the overall conditioning process in the run-up to Daniel's 70th Week (as in the Tribulation and the Great Tribulation).
That reminded me of another new meme -- albeit a less prominent one -- that seems to be emerging simultaneously.
Are the following films examples of The Black Awakening Meme? I believe that they could be, but have a look for yourself and decide.
The Crazies Movie Trailer
(WARNING: Some Graphic Violence)
One Sentence Summary:
Inhabitants of a small Pennsylvania town are beset by death and insanity after a plane crash lets loose a secret biological weapon into the water supply.
Plot Overview:
David Dutton is sheriff of Ogden Marsh, a picture-perfect American town with happy, law-abiding citizens. But one night, one of them comes to a school baseball game with a loaded shotgun, ready to kill. Another man burns down his own house -- after locking his wife and young son in a closet inside. Within days, the town has transformed into a sickening asylum; people who days ago lived quiet, unremarkable lives have now become depraved, blood-thirsty killers, hiding in the darkness with guns and knives. Sheriff Dutton tries to make sense of what’s happening as the horrific, nonsensical violence escalates. Something is infecting the citizens of Ogden Marsh…with insanity. Now complete anarchy reigns as one by one the townsfolk succumb to an unknown toxin and turn sadistically violent. In an effort to keep the madness contained, the government uses deadly force to close off all access and won’t let anyone in or out -- even those uninfected. The few still sane find themselves trapped: Sheriff Dutton; his pregnant wife, Judy; Becca, an assistant at the medical center; and Russell, Dutton’s deputy and right-hand man. Forced to band together, an ordinary night becomes a horrifying struggle for survival as they do their best to get out of town alive.
Daybreakers Movie Trailer
(WARNING: Graphic Violence; Demonic Imagery)
Plot Overview:
In 2019, an unknown plague transforms the world’s population into vampires. With fewer humans to provide blood, the vampires seek to farm the remaining humans and to find a way to continue their existence. A secret team of vampires uncover a way that would rescue the human race. While, at the same time, a group of surviving humans wish to repopulate the species and survive.
The Wolfman Movie Trailer
(WARNING: Graphic Violence)
Plot Overview:
Lawrence Talbot, a haunted nobleman, is lured back to his family estate after his brother vanishes. Upon his return and after being reunited with his estranged father, Talbot is bitten and cursed by a werewolf.
Inception Movie Trailer
Plot Overview:
Shrouded in secrecy, the mystery surrounding Christopher Nolan's upcoming thriller Inception has been extremely hard to penetrate. The trailer gives us some clues that it's a psychological thriller involving the bending of space and time perhaps.
Of course, these follow the haunting depiction of complete anarchy and societal breakdown in The Road that just premiered in mid-October along with Dorian Gray. I also learned of another Direct-To-DVD film that came out this week that's getting a ton of buzz.
Ink Movie Trailer
(WARNING: Dark; Evil Imagery)
Plot Overview:
John and Emma, father and daughter, are thrust into a fantastical dream-world battle between forces of good and evil in this allegorical tale of love, loss and the search for redemption.
Lastly, there are a few other movies to keep our eyes on. For instance, Denzel Washington will be in theaters again in January 2010:
The Book of Eli Movie Trailer
(WARNING: Violence)
Plot Overview:
In The Book of Eli, a movie set in a post-apocalyptic future, Denzel Washington plays the role of Eli, a lone hero who detains the key of a brighter future and who has to fight to deliver his gift. Specifically, a lone hero must fight his way across the wasteland of post-apocalyptic America to protect a sacred book that holds the key to saving the future of humanity.
Plus, Nicholas Cage is back in 2010 in not one, but two films that are sure to deliver some serious symbolism along the lines of Knowing.
Season of the Witch Movie Trailer
(WARNING: VERY Dark And Demonic!)
Plot Overview:
The story revolves around a group of knights in 14th century France who must transport a woman accused of witchcraft to a mountain abbey, where the monks will seek to understand and destroy her powers, believed to be the source of the Black Plague.
Cage is also the star in The Sorcerer's Apprentice to be released a few months after that one. Reviewing the description I probably should've included it with the Mythological Meme group.
I wonder of a film like this might lay the NLP groundwork for what will be the world's reaction and response towards the Two Witnesses and their ministry when they come on to the scene as well. I mean, we already know the kind of power that God will give them during those 3.5 years before they're killed. We already know the world will rejoice and celebrate once it is learned that they are lying dead in the street for everyone to see. So, isn't it natural to presume that the world --fueled by a deceptive media -- will view those Two Witnesses as modern-day witches/warlocks in a sense when they are surely anything but?
Either way, it's not a newsflash that Hollywood is a sort of Seat of Satan. Always has been, always will be. What's disturbing is to watch how these stories evolve year-by-year and I challenge anyone to try and convince me that there's not a definite spiritual thread constantly running through everything that gets spit out at us from that place.
Fortunately, we know how things will end for such peddlers of pure evil:
Romans 6:12-13 (KJV) Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
Creative juices of the brain being used as "instruments of unrighteousness unto sin" is despicable. Just because we can dream it, doesn't mean we should do it. Yet, year after year, that's how Hollywood operates, forever pushing the envelope by trying to put more depravity, more immorality, onto the big screen than the last time.
God have mercy on them for creating such things. God have mercy on those who enjoy watching such things with delight.


11/14/2009 11:36:00 AM
Jeffrey K Radt ("JRed")
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8 Comments:
Jred,
Great observations about the Hollywood memes that 'just so happen' to shape the collective conscience, bombarding us in waves. For the last few years we have had the "everyone is a superhuman" meme, followed this year by the "aliens are coming" meme. And now apparently it will be "the evil within us" meme, or "spiritual darkness", whichever way you want to phrase it.
What would be super interesting for a Christian movie-buff, is to go back about 20 years and try to chart the various cultural 'waves' emanating from the silver screen and television...it might prove to be an eye-opening correlation to the unfolding of God's end-time plan. Would it turn out to be a reflection of our collective conscience? Or is our collective conscience being driven by pop media? The result is the same!
Scott from VA
Thank you so much for your short "Coverages" of the Youtube films you show.....at least I get some idea of what is on them.....here in Australia we are just starting to get "V" on our T.V's I don't know if I will watch it or not...I did watch it in the 70's but I am sure the special effects will be so much better....(For all we know they might not even be special effects and might well be the real mcCoy, and they just want us to think they are special effects??)
I think the re-hash's of "V" and other movies and tv programs like it are a result that the luciferian agenda got sidetracked--Thank the Lord--and now they are backtracking and bringing it back again. Just a theory. Also that Avatar blue creature--interesting there are Hindu gods (demons) who are blue--Krishna is one I think--and I have heard muslims state their are blue colored jinns (demons). They have to move things around because they really don't know the day or the hour--but God's in control and all their knees will bow the the Lord one day..amen!
Looks like a good lineup of great entertainment. These things, though, do not hurt, I think they are very beneficial. They feed that side of us, satiate it and they are not real. Honestly all it takes is a little thinking to see. Where were these movies and/or games during WW1 or WW2 or the Holocaust, Spanish Inquisition, Trail of tears... I could go on and on. In my opinion these things do not hurt they are actually helpful. Mankind was created with these two natures, easy to see, otherwise they wouldn't have made any mistakes at all.
Still like your blog though, LOL.
Great stuff, Jeff! Your research is outstanding as always.
I can add a little to this discussion. The main "bad guy" in the Crazies is Brett Wagner aka The Big Schwag who was the voice of Monster Garage on the Discovery Channel and he was also the host of Monster Radio when I was the book reviewer.
The movie has to do with chemicals being released into the water and causing people to go insane. And- get this- it was being filmed when the Swine Flu broke out! The government, in turn, instead of trying to rescue the people, kill them instead. So, it could be considered a 'black awakening' film but also it has a lot to do with government releasing bio-weapons and then allowing people to be wiped out.
It is actually a remake from the 70s, so while it is not an original idea- the timing is very very interesting. I talked to Brett- even people during the filming were scratching their heads that the government did not close the border to Mexico and allowed planes to fly in and out from Mexico City when Swine Flu first broke down there. So, it is a fascinating connection.
I really have no interest to see the movie personally..but I have witnessed to Brett for several years and bailed him out of a few personal situations. He knows about Jesus Christ, has prayed to Him in darkest hours- but won't commit. And, so, I would ask anyone who would like- to please lift Brett Wagner (who I met in pro wrestling) in prayer, because God has been dealing with him.
He's the freaky looking guy on the promo before you watch it. God loves him as He loves us all.
Awesome stuff, Jeff!
In Christ,
Bruce
Interesting. The last three sentences of Scott's comment sounds like a description of the web bot project.
Jeff,
Thanks again on putting the little warnings before the trailers!! Preciate it!!!
Dee
And thank you for giving the little explanations of the videos so I don't HAVE to watch to understand.
I'm new to your blog (last few days) and have observed many of these things myself for years. What do you do with this knowledge? Very few Christians want to know. They want to, like Christopher, above, just enjoy their "good" entertainment, without having to engage Christian thinking when doing so.
Anyway, thanks for your blog. You articulate well what is going on. And it's given me something productive to do while I sit up coughing every night from a nasty cold :-)
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