"Why aren't there more decent movies out there. Why do all movies have to have inappropriate scenes. There should be more wholesome media choices." I hear this a lot. Christians are all about their wholesome media options. It's a common conversation among believers to discuss the horror of secular media and to reflect after watching a movie like "Facing the Giants" or "Fireproof" that there should be more movies like that in this world. Hollywood should clean up their act. And I agree. I appreciate wholesome movies as much as the next conservative. But can I be honest for a moment, and present the idea that maybe Hollywood keeps making secular media over "wholesome" media because it's what we watch?
Talk to any Hollywood producer and they will tell you that the majority of their media proposals are based on viewer response. If conservative, innocent, films had a large fan base, I guarantee there would be more of them. The truth is that Christians enjoy secular entertainment just as much as the next person. Whether we want to admit it or not, we enjoy the racy movies. We may not agree with the profanity or suggestive language or sexual scenes but we brush it off to the side and continue watching our movie.
Food for thought: If we want to make a difference, a positive impact in media, maybe we should stop condeming the very people we simultaneously support and start making a change in ourselves.
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