MovieGuide’s caution on “Angels & Demons”
Ted Baehr, founder of MovieGuide and the Christian Film and Television Commission, has given an advisory alert to families and individuals regarding the new movie “Angels & Demons” set to premiere Friday in theaters.
Baehr first gave the caution alert in April but he said he decided to keep it in effect now that he has had a chance to preview the film.
The movie is based on a Dan Brown novel of the same name, stars Tom Hanks and is directed by Ron Howard. It follows the adventures of professor Robert Langdon, the character introduced in Dan Brown’s novel “The Da Vinci Code (turned into the 2006 movie of the same name).”
In a news release, Baehr said faith is often denied throught the new movie.
“When confronted by the cardinals with various statements about Jesus Christ, Robert Langdon keeps his agnosticism. The movie’s ultimate impression is that the Catholic Church is mostly a bunch of bumbling fools with a few really bad guys included in the bunch.”
Baehr said throughout the film ” there are smears, innuendoes and false statements made about Christians, the church and Christian history. As a result MovieGuide will continue an extreme caution alert in regard to the upcoming movie release on May 15.”
For more of MovieGuide’s assessment of the film, go to Ted Baehr on ‘Angels & Demons’.
Carla Hinton
Religion Editor
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