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 Production (US): ChristianCinema.com; AFFIRMFILMS, a Sony Pictures Entertainment Company, a Signal Hill Pictures Production, a Wes Llewellyn Film Distribution (US): ChristianCinema.com Director(s): Wes Llewellyn Producer(s): Kevin Downes, David A. R. White, Bobby Downes, Brad Heller, Andrea Logan White, Wes Llewellyn , Amanda Llewellyn, Rick Lowitzki, Fran Lowitzki Written by: Amanda Llewellyn Cinematography/Camera: Todd Baron Music: Timothy Williams Vocals by: Tata Vega Film Editing: Mike Wech, Wes Llewellyn Production Design: Keleigh Ferguson Art Direction: Jason Richards Viewed on Sony Home Entertainment DVD In The Moment After of 1999 the Rapture happened and the Tribulation began. Thousands disappeared locally. Millions nationally. Uncounted world-wide. FBI Agents Adam Riley (David A. R. White) and Charles Baker (Kevin Downes) have been investigating 632 of the thousands of local disappearances. A one-world government has taken over life as the last two countries of the world surrender to the Global Alliance. Riley has come to have faith in God and is labeled a religious extremist and domestic terrorist, is convicted of treason and is scheduled for execution. On his way to his execution Riley escapes by the efforts of resistance fighters rescuing cohort convicts Howey (Jason Brock), a resistance leader, and Rex (Christopher Greer). Refusing to go with his fellow escapees and the resistance fighters Riley is now afoot alone and in desolate country, miles from anywhere. Riley eventually finds a rundown residence and broke in to find food and water for survival. Riley is caught in the act, fortunately by a fellow believer who leads Riley to one of a number of "clusters" of believers hiding in the remote country from the Global forces. Some time earlier Riley's FBI partner Charles Baker had resigned from the FBI but is reactivated by the sadistic Col. Fredericks of the Global police to infiltrate a certain cluster to locate Riley and bring him in. Baker initially refuses to help Fredericks but Fredericks has a choke hold on Baker -- Baker's wife is in prison for refusing the mark of the beast and Fredericks uses that advantage to extort Baker into doing his biding. That is the basis for the rest of the film. There is much more to the sometimes complex plot and story but I am not going to spoil any more of it. Much of what I reveal to you in this report is indeed necessary and integral to the story and plot but necessity does not excuse negative influence. It is your call to make whether the influences are acceptable for your children. Further, though the entire story is about what might be expected during the Tribulation and is not real, a bad influence does not have to be real to influence badly. The Moment After II: The Awakening is not rated (NR). By the CAP Analysis Model it earned a final score of 60 which places it squarely in the scoring range earned by PG-13 films (55 to 67 out of 100) in the comparative baseline database. Please be sure to inspect closely the individual content investigation area discussions below. As always the Findings section of this report, the heart of the CAP Analysis Model, is the best source for discovering the full accounting of the content of this film. Wanton Violence/Crime (W) - Zero out of 100 The Moment After II: The Awakening is indeed a violent film with Hollywood-style gunfire harm to people. The filmmakers dipped deeply into the violence cauldron for this Christian film, probably because God warns us that life during the Tribulation will be very ugly. Nonetheless, the violence content of this film is indeed equivalent to many R-rated films. The number of violence/crime line items in the Findings/Scoring section is far too many to try and summarize here. Please look to the listing for a full accounting of the violence/crime content of this film. I will, however, take the space to remind our readers of God's Word about violence. God speaks darkly of violence more than 50 times from the Old Testament to the New Testament. One verse in particular puts it all rather succinctly. Proverb. 16:29. In Proverb 16:29 God warns that violence is enticing: that it is "catching"; that it can lead one into the path that is not good. In addition, man has plagiarized God's Word by four professional public health agencies Impudence/Hate (I) - 81 out of 100 There is not one use of profanity in the entire 89 minutes of the program. There are, however, a number of matters of impudence and/or hatred to evaporate almost 20% of the starting 100 points in this investigation area. Some of those matters of impudence and/or hatred include lying and treachery. God is adamant about lying. So much so He warns that the [unforgiven] liar will not make it through the gates of Heaven. [Rev. 21:8] He further warns that we are to have nothing to do with the treacherous. [2 Tim. 3:1 - 5] Sexual Immorality (S) - 100 out of 100 There is nothing in this film which is applicable to this content investigation area. Drugs/Alcohol (D) - 89 out of 100 The only matter of content applicable to this investigation area was the number of appearances of an unlit cigar. Smoking (though the cigar was never lit) is abuse of the body, which is not our own. [1 Cor. 6:19 - 20] Offense to God (O) - 14 out of 100 As with the content revealed by the Wanton Violence/Crime content investigation area, the content revealed by the Offense to God investigation area is enough to be equivalent to the same in some R-rated features, not because of using God's name in vain (which happens only once and then without the four letter expletive) but due to so many matters such as mockery of the Scriptures repeatedly, demon possession, an unholy resurrection, portrayal of accepting the mark of the beast as a prosperous act and script content such as "Your God's dead" and "Your God is a myth." Murder/Suicide (M) - 70 out of 100 There are four cold and brutal gunfire murders in this film. SCRIPTURAL APPLICATION(S) If needed to focus or fortify, applicable text is underlined or bracketed [ ] or bold. If you wish to have full context available, the Blue Letter Bible is a convenient source. If you use the Blue Letter Bible, a new window will open. Close it to return here or use "Window" in your browser's menu bar to alternate between the CAP page and the Blue Letter Bible page. CHAPTER/VERSE --> Children who see a lot of violence are more likely to view violence as an effective way of settling conflicts. Children exposed to violence are more likely to assume the acts of violence are acceptable behavior. --> Viewing violence can lead to emotional desensitization towards violence in real life. It can decease the likelihood that one will take action on behalf of a victim when violence occurs. --> Entertainment violence feeds a perception that the world is a violent and mean place. Viewing violence increases fear of becoming a victim of violence, with a resultant increase in self-protective behavior and a mistrust of others. --> Viewing violence may lead to real life violence. Children exposed to violent programming at a young age have a higher tendency for violent and aggressive behavior later in life than children who are not so exposed. Further, God speaks darkly of violence 56 times in the Old and New Testament of the KJV.] As always, it is best to refer to the Findings/Scoring section -- the heart of the CAP analysis model -- for the most complete assessment possible of this movie. |
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(The objective heart of the CAP Analysis Model, independent of and insulated from the Summary / Commentary section.)   Wanton Violence/Crime (W) - Zero out of 100 Impudence/Hate (I) - 81 out of 100 Sexual Immorality (S) - 100 out of 100 Drugs/Alcohol (D) - 89 out of 100 Offense to God (O) - 14 out of 100 Murder/Suicide (M) - 78 out of 100 |
| There are some in the entertainment industry who maintain that 1) violent programming is harmless because no studies exist that prove a connection between violent entertainment and aggressive behavior in children, and 2) young people know that television, movies, and video games are simply fantasy. Unfortunately, they are wrong on both accounts." And "Viewing violence may lead to real life violence." I applaud these associations for fortifying 1 Cor. 15:33. Read the rest of the story. From our years of study, I contend that other aberrant behaviors, attitudes, and expressions can be inserted in place of "violence" in that statement. Our Director - Child Psychology Support, a licensed psychologist and certified school psychologist concurs. For example, "Viewing arrogance against fair authority may lead to your kids defying you in real life." Or "Viewing sex may lead to sex in real life." Likewise and especially with impudence, hate and foul language. I further contend that any positive behavior can be inserted in place of "violence" with the same chance or likelihood of being a behavior template for the observer; of being incorporated into the behavior mechanics and/or coping skills of the observer. In choosing your entertainment, please consider carefully the "rest of the story" and our findings. |
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