10. "God's Not Dead" was filmed at Louisiana State University; the location generally adds to a movie's unique feel (cf. the criminally underrated Johnny Knoxville/Willie Nelson version of "Dukes of Hazard"). But in spite of the setting, the overall filmic ambiance of the trailer of "God's Not Dead" is in its cheap bombast almost identical to the "Atlas Shrugged" and "Left Behind" movies. The weird conservative variety of emotional tone deafness works at all levels, visual, audio, and with respect to dialogue (e.g. minute 2:11- "Yeah but who are you looking to fail? Me? or God?")
9. The taxpayers of the gret stet of Louisiana almost certainly funded "God's Not Dead" via one of the many boondoggles that account for 7 billion (a full third) of our tax receipts being given directly to private industries (long story about how this 7 billion funnels down to Republican politicians around the country who will deliver primary voters to Bobby Jindal's unsuccessful 2016 Presidential Bid; cf. the tee shirts "My philosophy professor lives in Louisiana and all I got was this stupid presidential run.").
8. Gratuitous appearance of "Duck Dynasty" stars and famed Louisiana theists at second 13 of the trailer!
7. Weird Duck Dynasty theology expressed around seconds 16-18 that if we disown Jesus, Jesus will disown us. If that were true, in what universe would Got still be love? What's going on here?
6. Second 26! Kevin Sorbo! Kevin Sorbo! Kevin Sorbo! (That's Hercules to you and me). This. Changes. Everything.
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