Christians could never have made a difference at the movie theater if they never quit going.
With the Christian film business skyrocketing, even secular producers have gotten on board. Grossly underestimated for some time, Christians are now a significant market force in the movie industry. There's money to be made in Christian movies, no doubt about it.
Many Christians pulled out of movie theaters many years ago, in order to protest the rapidly degenerating morals and thematic content being shown. They were simply unwilling for their financial dollars to go toward an entertainment industry that did not support or even respond to their values.
Recently, the trend has reversed. With films such as The Passion of the Christ, The Nativity Story, the Narnia Series, and Fireproof, Christian films have taken the movie industry by storm. When The Passion was released, many Christians were calling for Christians to return to theaters to show their support for Christian films. And they did. Christians flocked to the theaters by the thousands, blowing the top out of the movie's initial viewing predictions. The same happened with Fireproof, as it became one of the biggest movies of the year!
The resurgence has prompted producers to sit up and pay attention -- "This Christian thing can be a major driving force for profits in the industry! Let's make movies that they want to see!"
Success. Some have mocked those Christians who pulled out of theaters years ago. Many continue to scorn those who demand that movies meet moral and ethical standards. But may I suggest that the modern resurgence of a real Christian movie genre is the victory won by those who pulled out years ago. They were noticed when they came back solely because they had left in the first place.
Christians could never have made a difference at the movie theater if they never quit going.
Other References
http://www.usaweekend.com/article/20100806/ENTERTAINMENT03/8080307/Holy-wood/-s-next-big-hits
http://www.truefreethinker.com/articles/%E2%80%9Choly-wood%E2%80%9D-christianity-box-office-blockbusters
http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2008/09/30/Studio-Fireproof-defying-expectations/UPI-20591222794921/
http://www.titletrakk.com/movie-dvd-reviews/fireproof-movie-review.htm
http://www.cbn.com/entertainment/screen/carey_Fireproof.aspx
http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100412/-letters-to-god-reaches-box-office-top-10/
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