Hollywood has long been the sun-dappled bastion of the XY chromosome. Never mind that it was built, in part, by women—by the Garbos and Hepburns and Davises of the Silver Screen. By the 21st century, females had practically become bit players in the business. CGI and testosterone fueled the standard blockbuster, he-man superheroes to the male-centric lands of Middle Earth. War-themed Oscar bait from The Hurt Locker to American Sniper barely featured women at all..... READ THE REST »   | Much has been written about the greatness of The X-Files—how the original series revolutionized television, laying the foundation on which much of today’s prestige TV is built. It was, also, a deeply spiritual show—probing belief, faith and the supernatural in ways really unheard of on television at the time. And when Fox announced that it was going to bring Mulder and Scully back to the small screen for a six-episode season, I was pretty excited. ... READ THE REST » Posted Jan. 31, 2016, by Paul Asay SHOWING POSTS 1-1 of 142 VIEW MORE »  When I was a little kid, maybe 6 or 7, my best friend Terry and I would pretend to be superheroes every chance we got. He was always Superman or Captain Marvel or someone impossibly strong and powerful. But I was always Batman. For me, even though Batman wasn’t the strongest superhero around, he was always... Read the rest of this answer. Batman may be a hero, but he’s a pretty dark one—particularly the hero we see in Christopher Nolan’s recent movies. Why did you pick him to use as a spiritual exercise? God-honoring stuff can be found in really rough and messy circumstances sometimes. We’re living a world that no Christian should be comfortable in, just as the Apostle Paul was. But Paul used elements of the culture to speak into people’s lives. And even today, I believe that God’s fingerprints can be found on everything... Read the rest of this answer. Batman’s been around for nearly 80 years now, and he’s more beloved than ever. What’s the secret to his continuing popularity? Well, he just looks cool, for one thing. One look at the guy, and you know not to mess with him. And then there’s the fact he has so many awesome gadgets, drives an amazing car and could buy a handful of Caribbean islands if he really wanted to. But an even bigger reason, I think, is that he’s recognizably human, just like... Read the rest of this answer. Is Batman Christian? That’s a hard question to answer. In the end, I think it depends on who Batman’s caretaker is at any given time. Batman’s first origin story shows him praying to God after his dad dies—praying for the strength to fight evil and, in essence, become the hero he’d eventually grow into. But he’s always been a man of... Read the rest of this answer. |
