Viewing God Through the Lens of a Camera

I was so happy to get back to live action filmmaking in class today. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed watching the animated films this semester, but live action is where my heart truly is. Watching these films today made me realize that the medium of film is one of the closest ways we can portray the glory and power of God. That final film we watched, The Tree of Life, really just showed the raw, unexplainable power of God during creation. I think you would be hard pressed to find someone who could watch that and remain unmoved by it. I certainly felt incredibly insignificant after watching it.

            I also think that the same thing can be said about Prince of Egypt. You want to talk about showing God’s majesty and unmatchable power, watch the parting of the Red Sea scene. I agree with Professor Leeper, you get chills when you see the shadow of the whale in the water. I think the animation of that scene is absolutely beautiful, and it is no wonder that film is so well remembered. Again, I think it is very possible to incorporate these amazing Biblical stories into films. It is how you incorporate those stories that is key.