tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post4010162361777953387..comments2019-06-13T20:31:02.733-05:00Comments on Biblical Christianity: "Beyond the Mask" — movie reviewDJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-53491494366252072012015-12-04T09:50:49.337-06:002015-12-04T09:50:49.337-06:00I know this comment is late but I have read the sa...I know this comment is late but I have read the same statement regarding Will&#39;s ability to masquerade as a vicar and thought I should comment. We need to remember a couple of things about church history here. The movie begins in 18th century England that this is where Will pretends to be a vicar. England in the 18th century (as well as today) had a state religion and pastors were essentially political appointees. During the first &quot;Great Awakening&quot;, Whitefield cause a stir with his comments regarding the damage being done to the church by and unconverted clergy. While this was 40 - 45 years before Beyond the Mask is supposed to have taken place, it is unlikely the situation would have changed much. Thus, it would have, unfortunately, been easy for any male to impersonate a vicar in 18th century England. We have to be careful about projecting how many modern, American, churches work on the Anglican church of the 18th century. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02635568342155619376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-84813832488215298442015-06-06T12:38:14.052-05:002015-06-06T12:38:14.052-05:00&quot;It still has plenty of Burnses involved, but...&quot;It still has plenty of Burnses involved, but the screenplay is by Paul McCusker, an accomplished writer known to Christians for his work with Adventures in Odyssey — who, since then, has sadly apostatized to Roman Catholicism.&quot;<br /><br />It&#39;s a trade-off. If a movie producer is willing to loosen one&#39;s theological requirements, he&#39;ll have a much larger pool to hire competent screenwriters, actors, directors, and editors. He will thus have the potential to make a much better movie. If on the other hand, a movie producer demands strict theological orthodoxy among his employees, his talent pool will be substantially smaller, and it&#39;ll be almost impossible to make a quality film. So, we can&#39;t have it both ways. If one wants to make a movie that&#39;s of the quality of The Hobbit, don&#39;t expect to do it without hiring at least a few people who might have voted for Obama. On the other extreme, if one wants to demand that everyone working on the movie is a 5-point Calvinist, don&#39;t be surprised when the movie resembles something out of a high school or community college.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com