Another faith based-movie is headed to the big screen. Whenever this happens, I can’t help but cringe because of the low-budget and poor acting and I ask myself how much good is it really doing? First of all, the lack of quality in the writing and acting can be unbearable and a turnoff to Christians and non-Christians alike. It’s has that “Preaching to the Choir” type of mentality.
If you like the movie, you’re probably a Christian. The opposite is not true however as many Christians can’t have a hard time dealing with these type of films whereas those who do not claim to be Christians certainly won’t rave about these type of film the same way they would about the latest award-winning films.
Anyway, the movie Grace Unplugged is about an 18-year old girl named Grace Trey who chases her dream of making it big in the music industry. The young girl helps her father lead worship at their church but the desire to play on a bigger stage increases so she moves to Los Angeles only to find out those dreams were empty and that she was chasing those dreams instead of chasing God.
Although the message itself sounds like it’s positive, I can’t help but be skeptical and wonder if the Christian movie industry is doing more harm than good.