(Adapted from out of print book notes: source Unknown)

s ironic modern worshippers we congregate at the cinematic temple. We pay our votive offerings at the box office. We buy our ritual corn. We hush in reverent anticipation as the lights go down and the celluloid magic begins. Throughout the filmic narrative we identify with the hero. We vilify the antihero. We vicariously exult in the victories of the drama. And we are spiritually inspired by the moral of the story, all the while believing we are modern techno-secular people, devoid of religion. Yet the depth and intensity of our participation reveal a religious fervor that is not much different from that of religious zealots.”
-Geoffrey Hill, Illuminating Shadows

am known in part of the world by people who have never heard of Jesus Christ.”
-Charlie Chaplin

Under the Influence of Persuasive Pictures

1. The Whole World is Watching
1. Fan or Critic (or both)?
2. Movies & dreams
3. Mirrors or Persuaders
4. Dissecting Movies
1. What is the Story?
2. What is the Answer?
3. What is the Worldview?
5. Under the Guard


2. How to be a Film Aficianado & Critic (Evaluating Movies)
1. Is it Good?
1. Is it Original?
2. Is it Believable (Characters)?
3. Is it Satisfying?
4. Is it Engaging our Thoughts & Feelings?
2. Is it True?
1. What is its Theme?
2. What Exists (Selection of materials & facts)?
3. What is the Key to Happiness/Fulfillment?
4. What is Right & Wrong?

oming soon: Worldviews & Cultural Anorexia or Cultural Gluttony.