How to Find the Message Behind a Movie

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My recent book, The Message Behind the Movie: Engaging Film Without Disengaging Faith (Reboot) explains how messages are conveyed by movies and how some messages can be used in conversation with non-Christians. Here I go over how the classical story structure used in most movies can be interpreted.
0:00 Introduction to the Rebooted Version of The Message Behind the Movie
1:01 Do Movies Convey Messages?
2:10 How (Good) Stories Communicate Messages
3:00 Classical Story Structure: The Key to the Movie's Message'
4:05 Act 1: Context and Characters
4:40 Fiction vs. Falsehood
5:21 Protagonists vs. Antagonists
6:11 Act 2: Confrontation - Challenge to Crisis
7:08 Acts 3: Climax: Comedy vs. Tragedy
8:25 Messages That Matter to Christians
9:05 God Bless!
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@DouglasBeaumont 2 жыл бұрын

What are some other ways you've seen movies convey a message? (Part Two will address several of these!)

@theautisticcatholic Жыл бұрын

To me, it's primarily the third act. Or earlier than that, like Cars (2006) or the original Top Gun. Often, the message is conveyed through what the main character learns. As a writer myself, I am familiar with story structure and find it very interesting.

@TrailandBackAgain 2 жыл бұрын

I love movies like Seraphim Falls, where the is a lot of character development, even in a short timeline of events, and the meaning can be understood on many levels depending on where a person may be on their journey. Great video Doc!

@DouglasBeaumont 2 жыл бұрын

You've got the coolest taste in books and lit, thanks buddy!

@ASTHECROWFLIESHIKING 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job! Crow✌️

@DouglasBeaumont 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Crow!

@BornAgainCatholic 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting. I didn’t know you were into story structure. I’m currently reading Matt Bird’s book called Secrets of Story. It’s pretty good, so far. I’ll check out your book.

@DouglasBeaumont 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah when I was in seminary my homiletics professor told me to study it to become better with sermons. Kind of took of from there! I'll check out Bird's book, thanks!

@BornAgainCatholic 2 жыл бұрын

@@DouglasBeaumont it’s funny that you mention that because today during my lunch break I listened to a Hollywood screenwriter say that people should walk out of church on Sunday feeling the same way they do when they walk out of the theater after watching a great movie.

@VACatholic 2 жыл бұрын

Jonathan Pageau (on KZfaq) is an Eastern Orthodox Icon Carver who does interpretations of symbolism in movies. It's nice to see Catholics getting into this space. He (and I), might disagree on what fiction means!

@DouglasBeaumont 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I've seen his work, cool stuff! I wouldn't argue much over the fiction vs. falsehood statement - it was to make a distinction and not a definition. Other terms might be better but I'm ex-Baptist so you know the words gotta start with the same letters. ;)

@VACatholic 2 жыл бұрын

@@DouglasBeaumont haha fair enough. Funnily enough so is Jonathan. Anyway nice work!

@DouglasBeaumont 2 жыл бұрын

@@VACatholic Oh man we could totally hang out haha!

@sean6088 Жыл бұрын

Love your book!

@DouglasBeaumont Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@RumorHazi Жыл бұрын

Lord of the Rings was extrinsically a Catholic book.

@andycote6332 Жыл бұрын

Not all of the movie messages are bad. Here is one. ET came from the heavens. ET is innocent. ET heals injuries. Recall his long finger reaching out to the cut finger with a stain glass window in the background that evoking God giving life to Adam on the ceiling of the Sisten Chapel. ET is persecuted by the authorities. ET dies and resurrects; remember his body lying dead in the stream and his heart brought to life by the love of the children, vigorously thumping through his chest (The Sacred Heart of Jesus). In the end ET gets onto his spaceship, turns to the people and says "I am coming back".