Comments on: Rise of the Planet of the Apes http://www.ubfriends.org/2011/08/11/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/ for friends of University Bible Fellowship Wed, 21 Oct 2015 04:34:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.3.1 By: Brian Karcher http://www.ubfriends.org/2011/08/11/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/#comment-2668 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:57:59 +0000 http://www.ubfriends.org/?p=3678#comment-2668 Darren,

We need more articles like this for ubfriends! 

]]> By: Darren Gruett http://www.ubfriends.org/2011/08/11/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/#comment-2667 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:52:02 +0000 http://www.ubfriends.org/?p=3678#comment-2667 Thanks, Noah, for the feedback. I also saw the Deathly Hallows, and it was definitely one of the better movies I saw this year.

]]> By: Noah http://www.ubfriends.org/2011/08/11/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/#comment-2666 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 03:04:41 +0000 http://www.ubfriends.org/?p=3678#comment-2666 Wow, nice article. Good observation. So far, the Deathly Hallows is the best movie I’ve seen this year not because I’m a fan of Harry Potter but because it ended up with a great conclusion which centers “LOVE and SACRIFICE”. It’s always been my favorite theme in any movie and even in any books. Just in case we’re forgetting, it’s one of Jesus’ favorite theme too.
 

]]> By: GerardoR http://www.ubfriends.org/2011/08/11/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/#comment-2665 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:14:41 +0000 http://www.ubfriends.org/?p=3678#comment-2665 I guess they are not concerned with associating themselves with an industry that has caused so much damage to women and families. It is also worrisome that they are pairing porn with footage of slaughtered animals. They may be causing sexual conditioning to their animal footage. This plan is just wrong on so many levels.   

]]> By: Darren Gruett http://www.ubfriends.org/2011/08/11/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/#comment-2664 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:02:14 +0000 http://www.ubfriends.org/?p=3678#comment-2664 I had not heard that, but as you pointed out, they have been using sex in their advertising for a long time, so this should not come as much of a surprise. It does say a lot about our culture’s misplaced values.

]]> By: GerardoR http://www.ubfriends.org/2011/08/11/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/#comment-2663 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:56:58 +0000 http://www.ubfriends.org/?p=3678#comment-2663 I just read this morning that Peta plans to launch a porn website that will feature, well.. porn, along side explicit videos and images of animal cruelty. Apparently, they figure that people like porn, and that if they get these people to come to their website they can “inform” them about the plight of abused animals as well. 

Just when I thought Peta couldnt sink any lower.. I am once again surprised.  

]]> By: GerardoR http://www.ubfriends.org/2011/08/11/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/#comment-2662 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:57:32 +0000 http://www.ubfriends.org/?p=3678#comment-2662 Interesting observation. I once saw an informal discussion between Bill Donohue and the president of Pita over the recent Peta ads that feature scantaly clad women wearing hunks of meat or encaged. The ads were trying to make a point about animal cruelty.  But Bill Donohue argued that you cannot try focus a campaign towards the human treatment of animals on images that degrade the human females. 

Of course, Peta dismissed the statement and claimed it was only using the women as eye candy for advertising effectiveness. But I think it said a lot about many liberal minded corporations that would seek to elevate animal rights even above human rights.  

]]> By: Doris http://www.ubfriends.org/2011/08/11/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/#comment-2661 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 06:19:07 +0000 http://www.ubfriends.org/?p=3678#comment-2661 That’s my hope. And why Beauty and the Beast is my favorite Disney movie.

]]> By: John Y http://www.ubfriends.org/2011/08/11/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/#comment-2660 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 05:48:39 +0000 http://www.ubfriends.org/?p=3678#comment-2660 One other movie that evoked transcendence for me was Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.
Can unconditional love really transform beasts into princes? Transcendence, indeed.
 
I guess our wives will find out.

]]> By: Darren Gruett http://www.ubfriends.org/2011/08/11/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/#comment-2659 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:42:23 +0000 http://www.ubfriends.org/?p=3678#comment-2659 I love that scene in Ben Hur.

]]> By: Ben Toh http://www.ubfriends.org/2011/08/11/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/#comment-2658 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 03:35:10 +0000 http://www.ubfriends.org/?p=3678#comment-2658 Ben Hur and other old movies have a way of “capturing” the spirit of the Deity of Christ on film. I can never forget Jesus appearing before Ben Hur when he was thirsty, and Jesus gave him water without saying a word. That simple scene had a air of transcendence about it. Can we capture such magnificence in film today? So we have to settle for Transformers, Avatar, Batmobiles, and Pirates. But Aslan (with the dynamic voice of Liam Neeson) dying in Chronicles was quite good, I think.

]]> By: Darren Gruett http://www.ubfriends.org/2011/08/11/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/#comment-2657 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:03:08 +0000 http://www.ubfriends.org/?p=3678#comment-2657 Thanks for sharing that, Joe. I was reading about that one as well and it looked like something I might be interested in seeing.

]]> By: Darren Gruett http://www.ubfriends.org/2011/08/11/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/#comment-2656 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:02:17 +0000 http://www.ubfriends.org/?p=3678#comment-2656 Although I do not think anything will ever replace books, there is no doubt that movies are a dominant media in our culture; and although there are plenty of bad movies made, there are also many good ones. In fact, some of the best movies I have seen were ones that I just happened to pick up based on who was in it or who directed it.

]]> By: Darren Gruett http://www.ubfriends.org/2011/08/11/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/#comment-2655 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:44:57 +0000 http://www.ubfriends.org/?p=3678#comment-2655 They probably will, eventually. Hollywood has been on a roll over the past several years remaking old movies and even old TV shows. Although, it is hard to imagine anyone other than Heston as Ben Hur.

]]> By: Joe http://www.ubfriends.org/2011/08/11/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/#comment-2654 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:07:40 +0000 http://www.ubfriends.org/?p=3678#comment-2654 Another new release that’s worth seeing is The Help. Sharon and I saw it this week and it was very thought-provoking.

]]> By: Brian Karcher http://www.ubfriends.org/2011/08/11/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/#comment-2653 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:54:10 +0000 http://www.ubfriends.org/?p=3678#comment-2653 Thank you for sharing Darren.  I have found it helpful to critique movies.  The demise of companies like Borders Bookstore demonstrates the need for moving into new media.  As long as we guard our hearts and minds from an escapist mentality, movies are a great source of inspiriation.  I’ve watched Tangled, Rango, Rio, A Few Good Men, Good, and Star Wars 2 lately.

]]> By: John Y http://www.ubfriends.org/2011/08/11/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/#comment-2652 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:52:35 +0000 http://www.ubfriends.org/?p=3678#comment-2652 Enjoyed the movie. Simple plot. Amazing action sequences. Perfect movie for someone like me who wants to unwind, rest my mind from complicated thoughts, and basically think like a chimpazee after a long day of work.
 
Speaking of Charlton Heston classic re-makes, I wonder if they’ll ever do a re-make of Ben Hur.

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