I really am legitimately shocked that a film like this can even exist. I don't know if the film's writers really, genuinely believe that everyone who doesn't follow their particular brand of Christianity must be miserable or evil, but that's certainly the worldview this film espouses.
The film's portrayal of atheism is so shockingly cartoonish and disingenuous, clearly rooted purely in pandering to an audience of extremely conservative American Christians who want to feel oppressed, rather than any interest in actually portraying the nuances and complexities that can shape a person's faith, or lack thereof. I'm amazed that anyone can truly see the world in the sort of childishly simplistic, black-and-white terms that this film portrays it in - I think that, even when I was twelve years old (and I was Christian back then, mind you), I would have known that this film's portrayal of theism and atheism was completely warped. But this film reminded me that some people really do not have any interest in perceiving the world in any way other than "me and people like me good, everyone else bad".
The film's portrayal of atheism is so shockingly cartoonish and disingenuous, clearly rooted purely in pandering to an audience of extremely conservative American Christians who want to feel oppressed, rather than any interest in actually portraying the nuances and complexities that can shape a person's faith, or lack thereof. I'm amazed that anyone can truly see the world in the sort of childishly simplistic, black-and-white terms that this film portrays it in - I think that, even when I was twelve years old (and I was Christian back then, mind you), I would have known that this film's portrayal of theism and atheism was completely warped. But this film reminded me that some people really do not have any interest in perceiving the world in any way other than "me and people like me good, everyone else bad".
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