movies todays parables

Movies: Parables of

today

Why movies? They’re stories!

• Form of communication • Our faith is based in story

Church’s attitude toward media ?

Media are Gift’s of God

Sacraments and movies

Sacraments are outward signs of invisible grace

Movies reveal inner realities through outward visual and aural signs

What inner, transcendent, transforming grace, signs of the divine, are being revealed

Media Mindfulness

Media mindfulness is a strategy based in media literacy that uses inquiry (asking questions) to Become awareEstablish communicationTalk about what matters:

valuesInvolve the child’s moral

imagination

Movies = storytelling

Photo: people.com

What story is being told?

Baptism=Become members of Christ

merged into the Church

Link movie clip with Baptism

Priest anoints Simba

Simba is presented to the community

Reveals Simba’s new life

Community bows in recognizing the sacred event and rejoices in the new member

What story is being told?

Confirmation= Special strength

Link movie clip with Confirmation

Peter gains his superpower from being bit by a spider

We receive the Holy Spirit which empowers us with special strength to spread and defend the faith by word and action

Spiderman is a hero and his actions were to reach out to others. We all can be a hero in our world if we choose

Reconciliation Sin divides just as at the beginning of the

clip donkey is putting up a wall to separate he and Shrek sides.

Donkey points out to Shrek that he (Shrek) does everything for himself

Donkey keeps returning because friendship goes deeper than hurts….

Reconciliation is Sacrament of conversion-recognize that one is separated from God the Father and ask for forgiveness

Our Faith = Story

Movies = Storytelling

Resources

Media Mindfulness: Educating Teens about Faith and MediaBy: Gretchen Hailer, RSHM and Rose Pacatte, FSP

Media Mindfulness: Educating Teens about Faith and MediaBy: Gretchen Hailer, RSHM and Rose Pacatte, FSP

Website Resources

www.commonsense.org - offers parenting advice, tech tips, and media recommendations for kids of all ages

www.medialit.org - an educational organization that provides leadership, public education, professional development and educational resources nationally and internationally

www.wingclips.com - offers you inspirational movie clips from many of your favorite films.