thanks
it's good to be reminded again.
and I agree with SpikeValentine, it is a good topic to have slowed it down. but still good.
Reviews for "THE CROSS pt.1 of 2"
Great re-telling
Our religious views differ, but your rendition of said story is very well done, and I prefer it to a lot of other forms I've heard it in.
even thou..
even though i am not a religious man, the way you look at people as in this flash, that is how life is and always has been. a flash of true reality, now thats something rare.
it gave me a smile seeing someone is still out there seeing the real world :)
It's decent
At first I thought that this was going to be a retelling of the entire Bible. It didn't seem like it because you didn't get that far when the cartoon went along. What is good is how well the animation flows in this. It was especially cool to hear everything in rhyme. Maybe you could have classified this as a music video. I think it kind of lost water when it got into the more dogmatic stuff about Heaven and Hell, which I can't really blame you for.
I'm not a fan of those things, but can at least appreciate the hard work and effort put into this. You could have made it a bit more elaborate but it's still pretty well done. I think the message I want to send is that people should just stick with whatever principles they have. We can all learn something from each other. The music was also nice and soft.
Cleva girl.
It succeeds at what it attempts to do. Inform. I'll admit I was checking out your other videos after the boldness I saw displayed in "Contemplate Life", and was a bit disappointed in this. I wonder at the strange, almost humorous, tone of the voice used in this. The ideal audience for a flash like this has to be a person who isn't religious and likely one who doesn't want to see it, else it would largely be pointless. So then I have to propose that the strange tone was there to hold the viewers attention through a speech they would normally ignore. Entertaining? No. Deviously clever? Perhaps.
Since the only apparent point of this is to be a religious soapbox of sorts I feel less dirty for making a bit of conversation unrelated to the review, so with that in mind: I enjoy a friendly discussion about religion and in any discussion I always end up asking two questions.
Most religions deny and often condemn those of other faiths. So one who is born to a Buddhist family, raised to be devout within their faith, and while not condemning your faith, they simply have never been given a convincing reason to convert. They are generous and kind, giving all they can to help those around them whether it be their personal wealth, their time, or even their own happiness. Selfless and kind, some faiths says that her fate is an eternity of pain. Pain worse than I can imagine... for a time longer than I can fathom... how do you view such things?
The second question is much simpler. I'd like to know how it is that you chose the faith that you belong to.
If at any point I came across as offensive then I apologize, and any response you do or do not make is understandable. I know the majority of my review is off topic and you've probably heard all this before, as such I apologize.
Fun fact: My first question is not a hypothetical. She was a real person. She died at the age of twenty. Too kind for the world she lived in. While it was never her intent, it was her life that made me lose my faith. Every time I see things like this my only thoughts are that I hope as deeply as I can that its wrong. No offense.
nahtanojmal responds:
People don't go to hell primarily because of their relations to man but because of their relations to God. Most of us spit in the face of our creator. God want's us to turn back to Him and showed His love by dying on a cross for the sins of the world. But still many do not want God even when God does miracles.
I've chosen to side with Christianity while listening to the Way of the Master radio (now wretched radio), Paul Washer Sermons and John MacArthur Sermons. Yes my Dad is a pastor but Christianity didn't make sense much while growing up.
Thanks for your review ;)