1. “the one who tells the stories rules the world” - Plato

2. Worldview Triangle/Iceberg Practice (both words and deeds) Priorities Perspective Discipleship Discernment

3. Every Movie contains 9 things: 1- Theme or Moral 2- Hero 3- Hero’s Goal 4- Adversary 5- Hero’s character flaw 6- Apparent Defeat 7- Final Confrontation between Hero and Adversary 8- Self-Revelation of the Hero 9- Resolution

4. HOLLYWOOD WORLDVIEWS 1- Theme or Moral: If you could summarize everything the movie is teaching in a sentence or two it would be…

5. HOLLYWOOD WORLDVIEWS Example Theme: Lord of the Rings Trilogy Although evil is strong, tempting, and destructive, the forces of good and right will overcome the forces of evil

6. HOLLYWOOD WORLDVIEWS 2- Hero Who are you cheering for?

7. HOLLYWOOD WORLDVIEWS Example Hero: Becoming Jane

8. HOLLYWOOD WORLDVIEWS 3- Hero’s Goal What is the Person you are cheering for in the movie trying to accomplish?

9. HOLLYWOOD WORLDVIEWS Example of Hero’s Goal: Truman Show

10. HOLLYWOOD WORLDVIEWS 4- Adversary Who is going against the Hero and what he/she is trying to accomplish?

11. HOLLYWOOD WORLDVIEWS Example of Adversary: Star Wars

12. HOLLYWOOD WORLDVIEWS 5- Hero’s Character Flaw You are cheering for him/her, but to accomplish his/her goal he/she needs to do or learn…

13. HOLLYWOOD WORLDVIEWS Example Hero’s Flaw: Nacho Libre

14. HOLLYWOOD WORLDVIEWS 6- Apparent Defeat It looks like the hero will not accomplish his or her goal

15. HOLLYWOOD WORLDVIEWS Example of Apparent Defeat:

16. HOLLYWOOD WORLDVIEWS 7- Final Confrontation The Hero Confronts the Adversary

17. HOLLYWOOD WORLDVIEWS Example of Confrontation: The Perfect Storm

18. HOLLYWOOD WORLDVIEWS 8- Self Revelation of the Hero What the hero overcame or learned

19. HOLLYWOOD WORLDVIEWS Example of Self Revelation:

20. HOLLYWOOD WORLDVIEWS 9- Resolution How things are left after the hero accomplishes their goal and the adversary is defeated

21. HOLLYWOOD WORLDVIEWS Example of Resolution:

22. HOLLYWOOD WORLDVIEWS Cute…but so what? 1- Theme = What is right or wrong 2- Hero = What kind of person is good 3- Goal = What is worth striving for? 4- Adversary= What is wrong/bad 8- Self-Revelation = What we should learn 9- Resolution = What is the good life

23. Your assignment…  Due tomorrow  Take your favorite movie and…  Tell what that movie says about each of the nine elements  Compare and/or contrast what the movie says with what Christianity says on at least one of the points. Extra Credit: Go see a new movie and tell me (by writing) what perspectives or beliefs are involved

24. Postmodern Art