Fireproof and the flames
Well, I have to admit, I haven’t seen Fireproof, and likely won’t.
There was a time when I would watch every attempt believers made to make a decent film. Even it they were just attempts. After spending many disappointing hours (and a few redeeming ones), I dropped out of that race.
So, I haven’t seen “Fireproof”, or the earlier movie from the same Church-based production company, “Facing the Giants”. I haven’t seen them, but this thoughtful post I read today from Chip MacGregor’s blog gives me some insight into what I could have guessed. The message is strong and the art is poor.
Far from being another rant though, Chip’s thoughts are worth digesting. What weight should we give to message in a piece, and what weight to quality?
Read and weigh in here …
http://chipmacgregor.typepad.com/main/2008/10/the-art-of-fireproofing.html
October 14th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
so are you asking us to leave a message here, or are you asking us to leave a message there?
there’s already so much to respond to…
(sigh)
October 15th, 2008 at 11:43 am
You realize you just left a message asking if you should read a message?
October 15th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
I hope this movie is as insightful as Kirk’s other work. Man, what’s not to love about this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfv-Qn1M58I&feature=related
October 16th, 2008 at 7:20 am
October 16th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
well, i posted there (sorry) - responding to the first page of comments (i didn’t even notice there was a second) - and was reminded that posting a comment longer than the original post might be a bit counter-productive to continued coversation.
oops.
heh.
October 16th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
i watched that clip without sound for the first minute or so (configuration issues)…oi!
October 17th, 2008 at 9:17 am
“again, i think you need to make sure you release your art into the wild when it’s ready for that. if it is only capable of wandering around the yard, leave it in the yard. that’s actually going to protect them, nurture them, and help them to get stronger and more confident so they can face and take advantage of the moment when they can leave the yard.”
What a good way to think of it. There is art for the yard, and art that’s ready to walk out the gate and face the world. I may even want to quote that somewhere sometime …
October 17th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
i wrote that?
huh.