Not too long ago it was announced that director David Cunningham ( “To End All Wars”, “The Path to 9/11”)– son of YWAM founder Loren Cunningham – was taking on C.S. Lewis’s classic fable “The Great Divorce ” and giving it a big screen treatment. Now he is tackling nothing less than the creation of the universe – and he is going to do it in 3-D. It seems Paramount Pictures is looking at developing “In the Beginning,” a look at the Genesis account of creation, the story of Adam and Eve, their life in the Garden of Eden and more.
Still, the news has me pondering. With movies such as “Avatar” increasing the interest in the latest technological possibilities as well as the allure of 3-D movies lately, it does seem the time is right to do justice to the epic nature of many a Biblical narrative using 3-D. Now with a talented, intelligent Christian such as Cunningham helming two special-effects laden movies, has Hollywood found a Christian version of Cecil B. DeMille to bring the Bible to life to a new generation? It’s possible.
And here’s a bigger question for you religious movie buffs out there. What Biblical story would you like to see get the no-holds-barred 3-D treatment? My personal wish has always been for Hollywood to get around to doing a truly authentic version of the story of Jonah – you know, minus the Sunday school cutesy spin.