It's a long and dull story but last night I ended up on my own in a cinema watching the new Disney version of 'A Christmas Carol'. What an amazing film and in 3D too! A word of warning - you need to duck when Scrooge spits!
The animation is so spectacular that at times you are not quite sure whether they are really live actors. So why am I bothering to blog about this? It's really quite scary in parts and I'm not sure I would want to take young children unless I wanted them to have several nightmares. I am convinced that somewhere in the crafting of the film there was a strong Christian influence. For me, the message of the Gospel came across through some very subtle but powerful images, and the singing of some powerful lines from 'Hark the Herald Angels Sing' and 'Joy to The World'. The audience is confronted with the 'What happens when I die?' question and the 'Spirit of Christmas Present' has so many clever Christlike nuances. It left me wanting to preach the Gospel even more urgently. A GOOD PREPARATION FOR CHRISTMAS
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