Movie Points

This is a compilation of all the movies that we have used and the points they have been used to illustrate, to help you find points more easily than simply looking through page by page!! 

WHAT MOVIEPOINTS THE MOVIES CAN BRING OUT 
BarbershopChoices – Forgiveness & Restoration – Believing in someone – Community, Value 
Batman BeginsRevenge – Conquering Fear 
Bruce AlmightyActions and Consequences – Prayer – Free Will – God’s Character – God as a person – Personal responsibility – Signs from God – Selfishness & Transformation 
CastawayLetting Go – of sin, of comfort.. 
Changing LanesJudgement – Is There A God? – Goodness = Heaven? – Jesus The Only Way? This also includes a good look at Bible verses too 
Coach CarterTough love – Life more than a game – Making a difference – Perseverance – Believing in something or someone – Hope – God in us – Love – God’s Love – Abortion – Pregnancy
Day After TomorrowProphecy – End of the world – Faith – Friendship – Teamwork – Perseverance
Evan AlmightyPrayer – Calling and obedience – Doubt – Standing Up – Faith and God answering prayer / miracles
Field Of DreamsFaith, (also persevering, belief, vision, prophecy, healing)
Finding NemoLoyalty – Love – Perseverance – Spreading the Gospel – Disobedience – Not judging
Forrest GumpPersistence – Love – Courage – Hope – Faith – Overcoming adversity – Life and death 
Freedom WritersChange / Believing in yourself and others / Working Together / Trust / Investing in lives / Telling the story / Loving the ‘unlovely’ / Racial Division / Tough lives / Brutality of the streets / Heroes / Taking a stand for truth 
Happy Feet Idolatry – Your Heart Song – Being Yourself – Love – Exclusion – Religious Pharisees – Overcoming Adversity / Teamwork – Determination and the Will to Succeed – The Environment
Ice Age 2 Your identity – Confronting Fear – Jesus Saves / Counter-culture lifestyle 
Kingdom Of HeavenThe Cross / Hell / Life of Faith and our Christian witness 
Kung Fu PandaFinding Your Place / Perseverance / Not quitting / Not judging / Empowering & Nurture / Fulfilling Destiny / Belief / Realising your destiny / Training / Working together / Fight the good fight of faith
Lord Of The Rings 1Faith, trust, hope – Good and evil, God and satan – Integrity & responsibility – Jesus the Saviour – Teamwork and unity – Temptation – The Christian journey – The end times 
Lord Of The Rings 2Humour – Weight and wages of sin – Treachery and its price – Sorcery – Too busy for Jesus? 
Lord Of The Rings 3Jesus as King – looking at the defeat of evil, the Cross, God’s plan for mankind to be reastored to him through Jesus (looking at Ephesians and many other Bible passages)
MadagascarBack to your roots / What you wish for in life / Friendship / Sticking together / Friendship / Loyalty / Forgiveness / Teamwork
Madagascar 2Dad’s Complete Love / Finding the family / Survival / Age is no barrier / Team Work / Love / Sharing / Empowering / Team work / Working together
Matrix 1Jesus – Oracle – Choices – Treachery – The World 
Matrix 2Many doors, only one truth – Evereyone has their role – Architect – Freedom – Neo and believers 
Matrix 3Losing your life to gain your life for Christ – Fighting for Zion / for Jesus
Mean GirlsConfession and absolution, being true to yourself, friendship, relationships, bitchiness, forgiveness, hypocrisy
Mr Magorium’s Wonder EmporiumFaith – Believing in yourself
Over The HedgeMaterialism, greed, temptation, stealing, leadership, hard decisions, suffering for doing right, forgiveness, consequences, family, truth
Pay It ForwardMaking a difference, faith without good works is no faith
Prince CaspianTemptation / The power of faith / trust / God is always with us / God is in charge of the elements / God’s judgement / God is a good God / God is a healer / Times and seasons
Shawshank RedemptionFreedom (from sin, not freedom to sin)
Shrek 1 and Shrek 2Wanting something badly enough – God sees the heart – Standing out for the Gospel – Loving someone for who they are – Working together
SpidermanKnowing who you are – Perseverance – Good defeating evil
Spiderman 2Love – Loyalty – Bitterness and hate – Identity in Christ – Cost of following Christ – Relationships – Character above gifting 
The Fighting Temptations Music – The Heart – No more fronting – Hypocrisy – Being right with God
The Incredibles Selfish selfishness – Stuck in everyday life – Not neglecting those close to you – Not denying who you are – Truth – Not rejecting others – We all have a power – Working together – Being a Hero 
The HulkChange and transformation
The Rookie Perseverance – God’s Promises – All things through Christ who strengthens me 
The SimpsonsMusic – The Soul – What is church – Church in action – Who is God – Evangelism – Sundays – Other religions – Prayer – Answered prayer – Charismatics, healing, evangelists – 10 Commandments, Bible, conviction of sin – God’s conditions for being saved – Breaking your word, integrity – Taking a stand, morality – God doesn’t always answer prayer the way we want – God’s lets things happen to shape us – Sold out for God – Who are your friends – Young people taking a stand – Idolatry – Do you love God’s Word – Step of faith and friends 
The WolverineImmortality / The heart / Letting go of the past
What Dreams May ComeHeaven and Hell (although reflected bizarrely in the movie)
Willy WonkaFaith – Selfishness – Facing your past – Jealousy – Family 
X-Men 2Identity – God – Sacrifice