What’s the spin?
Comment on Actor Chris Pratt produces faith-based film about military chaplains
shalafi@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
It’s about a military chaplain. That’s it. Look at the source. The headline is pure spin.
realcaseyrollins@thelemmy.club 5 weeks ago
Mongostein@lemmy.ca 5 weeks ago
Not the guy you asked, but I’m wondering how a film is “faith-based.”
MASH had a chaplain. It’s been done. 🤷♂️
realcaseyrollins@thelemmy.club 5 weeks ago
“Faith-based” is Hollywood-speak for “this movie has a religious protagonist and pro-religion themes”. The producers and organizations behind these types of movies usually parents Christians. A recent example of this type of movie is American Underdog.
These movies are different than “Christian films”, which are created by Christian companies and usually have casts and crew that are almost entirely Christian. Something like The Forge would fit in this category.
shalafi@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Yep, that’s mostly what I meant. It’s a meaningless adjective but since the source is a Christian outfit, they had to shoe horn it in.
TachyonTele@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
What else would the headline be? He’s making a movie about military chaplins.
bramkaandorp@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
It’s a Christian site. What kind of spin would they put on that headline?
shalafi@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Hell does that even mean?! And of course they have to point out that he’s an actor and a Christian.
The whole article doesn’t amount to a paragraph and lemmy acting like it’s Xtian propaganda.
bramkaandorp@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Faith-based has been another word for films with a religious emphasis for a long time now.
And pointing out that he’s a Christian is par for the course on Christian websites, and relevant, since the film is religious, and readers may wonder why he’s making one.
Not that it’s been an obscure fact that he’s Christian. He’s ben very open about it.