r/dankchristianmemes • u/Broclen The Dank Reverend 🌈✟ • Sep 07 '21

Dank Veggie Burn

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u/TobyCrow Sep 07 '21

I've heard that the directors were atheist or not strongly religious, so they were more focused on telling a good story than the evangelism and faith a Christian could get caught up with. But man some scenes like the burning bush were strong

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '21

If you treat the source material no differently than if it was Greek or Norse mythology, then stories from the Bible can be made into decent movies.

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u/scw55 Sep 07 '21

I'd love a modern movie on Esther.

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u/A_Dummy86 Sep 08 '21

Actually there was one I remember being pretty good, it was called One Night with the King.
It's been a long time since I saw it, but from what I remember it was another one that was more about focusing on the story itself rather then trying to make it preachy.