Decker could have just as easily called this book 250 Movies for People Who Care What Their Families Watch. I can’t begin to fathom the amount of time it took him to compile this long list of movies, including a brief description which is also pretty much a review, anything offensive in the movie, a grade, and then he relates it to some scriptural lesson.
Whew!
I would love to sit and debate some of the grades he gave
movies (Captain America and Napoleon Dynamite both only scored a B?
Dude! B+ for one of the greatest movies ever, Revenge of the Sith? You’re killing me, Smalls! And speaking of
Smalls, where’s The Sandlot?). And,
you know, I just really love a good rousing debate about movies because I
happen to be a big fan of them, so there’s that. Plus, I think the fact that
some of his choices even inspire debate is an awesome thing. Debating aside, I
have a great respect for probably 95% of his opinions, and 100% for the time,
effort, and thought he’s put into his choices.
Some of the movies
are specifically LDS movies, but most are mainstream and I think anyone who
worries about exposing their kids to inappropriate movies can use this as a
guide to watching clean, uplifting, message-laden movies. I recommend it.
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Jonathan Decker was born and raised in Arizona. He's married, and the father of three. He works as a marriage and family therapist, as well as running his blog, Mormon Movie Guy. He also co-hosts the podcast Mormons at the Megaplex and hosts a segment each week on The KJZZ Movie Show. You can reach him at mormonmovieguy@gmail.com.
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