Movie Review: 9
I got invited to see this movie I’d never heard of. Now that I’ve seen it, I want to tell everybody to go see it!
Reviewing this movie would be difficult without spoiling the story line. Instead, I’ll write why I’m so excited about it from a youth ministry point of view. Depending on your bent toward youth ministry or ecology, you may have a different reason to be happy with what you see. You can be passionate about either (or both) and have reason to be excited about how the content promotes your cause.
From my vantage point as a youth worker, I spent the entire movie drawing parallels between the story line and God’s desire to do a new thing through us. The plot of 9 illustrates our rescue us from a certain destruction of our own creation. In 9, you’ll see obvious references to David and Goliath, Israel taking the Promised Land, Jesus’ rebuke of the religious leaders and the ultimate sacrifice Jesus made through his death on the cross.
This is a movie for leaders to see with their small group students. A great idea is to prepare students ahead of time by telling them to look for the biblical themes. Following the movie, leaders can have an amazing discussion with students about how it illustrates the biblical truths so boldly portrayed throughout the movie.
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Just not sure about the burlap sack people…not sure I can get past that lol
Have you seen it? That’s an important part of the story that even draws another connection from the story to how God relates to us as our creator.
Have you seen i6? That's an important part of the stlry that even draws another connection from the story to how G0d relates to us as our creator.;