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Hmmm. It's interesting how some people saw that... and how some people such as CatsinSnow and myself didn't.
I think a lot of that depends on how tuned-in the viewer is to specifically Christian symbols and imagery. For instance:
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Originally Posted by William Taylor
Well...
1. There's a spontaneously growing tree in the middle of a beautiful garden.
2. Someone said: "He's having a hard time believing this is real."
3. There's two men running on water.
To me, those items in the trailer SCREAMED "Christian-themed movie." (Which is completely different, in my view, from a movie about Christian themes. The latter sort of films, epitomized by movies such as Jesus of Montreal, Calvary, and Silence, struggle with the difficulties of faith and the brokenness of the world, and I quite enjoy them. They challenge the audience, and offer no easy answers to the questions they pose to the audience. Most "Christian-themed movies" in contrast, are preachy "Jesus love meee..." glurge with no appeal to anyone other than the very devout.)
I think a lot of that depends on how tuned-in the viewer is to specifically Christian symbols and imagery. For instance:
To me, those items in the trailer SCREAMED "Christian-themed movie." (Which is completely different, in my view, from a movie about Christian themes. The latter sort of films, epitomized by movies such as Jesus of Montreal, Calvary, and Silence, struggle with the difficulties of faith and the brokenness of the world, and I quite enjoy them. They challenge the audience, and offer no easy answers to the questions they pose to the audience. Most "Christian-themed movies" in contrast, are preachy "Jesus love meee..." glurge with no appeal to anyone other than the very devout.)
Good points. Although, I should have been familiar with the 'tree in the middle of the garden' trope. However, I think that the tree growing spontaneously is what threw me off. Same with the 'walking on water/running on water' trope. However, since that trope is now being used by others other than Jesus(and has been for a while), I tend to not exclusively associate it with Jesus anymore.
I think a lot of that depends on how tuned-in the viewer is to specifically Christian symbols and imagery. For instance:
To me, those items in the trailer SCREAMED "Christian-themed movie." (Which is completely different, in my view, from a movie about Christian themes. The latter sort of films, epitomized by movies such as Jesus of Montreal, Calvary, and Silence, struggle with the difficulties of faith and the brokenness of the world, and I quite enjoy them. They challenge the audience, and offer no easy answers to the questions they pose to the audience. Most "Christian-themed movies" in contrast, are preachy "Jesus love meee..." glurge with no appeal to anyone other than the very devout.)
I said that earlier. Maybe one needed to know the Christian themes to see them.
lol For some reason, this seems like a really 'touchy' topic.
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For some reason, this seems like a really 'touchy' topic. 
