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PostSubject: 'Machine Gun Preacher' . . . for Christians   'Machine Gun Preacher' . . . for Christians Icon_minitimeFri Aug 19, 2011 6:31 pm

Interesting that there are two posters and there will be two trailers. Be sure to read the comments after the article at this link:

http://blog.christianitytoday.com/ctentertainment/2011/08/machine-gun-preacher-for-chris-1.html

'Machine Gun Preacher' . . . for Christians
Studio releases "secular" and "faith-based" versions of poster for film; see trailer below

by Mark Moring

Coming to theaters next month, Machine Gun Preacher is a movie that will appeal to some Christians because of its subject matter. It will also disgust some Christians . . . because of its subject matter.

The movie, opening in limited release on September 23, is based on the true story of Sam Childers, a drug-dealing hell raiser as a teen and young man who began to turn his life around after finding Jesus. Today, he spends much of his time in Somalia and neighboring countries, allegedly fighting pockets of the LRA (Lord's Republican Army) with his own band of gun-toting rebels while sweeping up orphans who have been left behind -- and then putting them into orphanages that he has built in the area.

Some Christians will love the film for showing Childers' path from rebellion to redemption. Others will hate it for the same reason; the first 15-20 minutes are as in-your-face and gritty as anything you'll see in an R-rated movie (which it is), with a sex scene, drug dealing (and taking), brutal violence, and sordid language. Even after Childers -- played terrifically by Gerard Butler -- finds God, he's still got some rough edges, and his flaws stick with him through the rest of the movie. Sounds pretty realistic to me, but it's also a bit much for the "safe-for-the-whole-family" folks who prefer their "Christian" movies to be G-rated fare.

Relativity Media, which is distributing the Marc Forster-directed film, realizes this, but knows it's also got a film on its hands that can have terrific crossover appeal -- for Christians because of the redemptive arc of the tale, and for secular audiences who appreciate character development woven into what is in many ways an action movie, with Childers as its real-life action hero.

In an attempt to reach both audiences, Relativity has released mainstream and faith-based versions of the movie poster. They also plan to release "exclusive" clips for the faith-based market in a week or so. Stay tuned.

Here are the two posters -- "secular" on the left, "faith-based" on the right. Both include the phrase, "Hope is the greatest weapon of all." In the latter, the cross motif is evident, but seems clunky and forced, especially as it cuts off Butler's forehead while also covering most of the gun. But there seems to be a clear focus on the children in the background.

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PostSubject: Re: 'Machine Gun Preacher' . . . for Christians   'Machine Gun Preacher' . . . for Christians Icon_minitimeFri Aug 19, 2011 9:44 pm

I actually prefer the one on the right and my reason is not at all connected to religion.

Simply, the message is more subtle, the colours are softer and the vastness of the landscape is evident.
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PostSubject: Re: 'Machine Gun Preacher' . . . for Christians   'Machine Gun Preacher' . . . for Christians Icon_minitimeFri Aug 19, 2011 10:01 pm

I like the picture in the "faith based" poster better, too, but without the big blocks of color blocking out most of the scene. The line of orphans is what is missing from the "secular" poster.
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