{"id":8010,"date":"2011-08-23T17:53:59","date_gmt":"2011-08-23T21:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/?p=8010"},"modified":"2011-08-25T17:11:38","modified_gmt":"2011-08-25T21:11:38","slug":"warrior-bible-study-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2011\/08\/warrior-bible-study-guide.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Warrior&#8221; Bible Study Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/files\/2011\/08\/Warroir_Cover.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8015\" title=\"Lionsgate Warrior Film Companion\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2011\/08\/Warroir_Cover-300x234.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" \/><\/a>Part of my issue with Christian films or films that have Christian elements is that, in terms of quality, they&#8217;re almost always terrible. The preachy message part of the film trumps the story\/acting\/cinematography, leaving Christian audiences with lukewarm feel-good films that hardly even register on the movie-of-the-week quality scale.<\/p>\n<p>Lionsgate&#8217;s latest feature film release,\u00a0<em>Warrior<\/em>, however, is different. Set within the heart-pounding world of MMA, or mixed martial arts cage fighting, it actually looks good. Seriously! I&#8217;m no fan of mixed martial arts or anything, but I&#8217;m actually intrigued. It also stars Tom Hardy (<em>Inception<\/em>), Joel Edgerton (<em>Legend of the Guardians<\/em>) and Nick Nolte (who&#8217;s been in, like, everything), so the cast is nothing to laugh at either.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Lionsgate has also put together a nice Bible study guide to accompany the film. This would be perfect for youth groups, church small groups, and even Sunday sermons. If you&#8217;re having trouble seeing the guide below, you can find it by following <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scribd.com\/fullscreen\/63071742?access_key=key-uqcfem45mxuh8k5bv1\" target=\"_blank\">this link.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block; text-decoration: underline;\" title=\"View Warrior - A Film Companion on Scribd\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scribd.com\/doc\/63071742\/Warrior-A-Film-Companion\">Warrior &#8211; A Film Companion<\/a><iframe id=\"doc_10775\" src=\"http:\/\/www.scribd.com\/embeds\/63071742\/content?start_page=1&amp;view_mode=list&amp;access_key=key-uqcfem45mxuh8k5bv1\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\" data-auto-height=\"true\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.641509433962264\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function() { var scribd = document.createElement(\"script\"); scribd.type = \"text\/javascript\"; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = \"http:\/\/www.scribd.com\/javascripts\/embed_code\/inject.js\"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })();\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Here are a few quotes from the director and screenwriter concerning the spiritual nature of the film.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;This movie was never about fighting. It&#8217;s about spiritual warfare, which may not be perceived by the eye but is a powerful reality in our lives nonetheless.&#8221; &#8211; <strong>Director Gavin O&#8217;Connor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was important to us to make a serious pro-marriage, pro-family movie. And therefore we don&#8217;t shy away from revealing the intense struggle of family life because that&#8217;s reality and also the key to growth.&#8221; &#8211; <strong>Screenwriter Anthony Tambakis<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And be sure to watch the trailer!<\/p>\n<p>And, be sure to check out the trailer as well!<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=54vrgCP5nlc\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=54vrgCP5nlc<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part of my issue with Christian films or films that have Christian elements is that, in terms of quality, they&#8217;re almost always terrible. 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