More Than One Lesson

In this sermon, Tim Keller discusses some inconvenient truths that Jesus put forth.

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A few weeks ago, a new series premiered on ABC entitled GCB. I had been made privy to the show a week prior, when an ad for it ran during the Oscar telecast. My first response was “what does GCB stand for?” The next day, I discovered that The show’s initial title was Good Christian Bitches, and was then changed to Good Christian Belles, then it ultimately became GCB. Apparently, ABC decided that leaving the B ambiguous and using an acronym as a title would draw more people in.

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In this episode, Tyler and Josh discuss notable movie villains and pride.

THE KING’S SPEECH (2010)
Directed by: Tom Hooper
Written by: David Seidler
Starring: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Michael Gambon, Timothy Spall

In 2010, the Oscars were coming off a year with some big changes – the bump up to ten Best Picture nominations, inclusion of some big-budget crowd pleasers in addition to artsy “prestige” films, and a different kind of Best Picture; a small scale summer release about soldiers in Iraq. It seemed like maybe Oscar was moving in a new direction, the beginning of a new era. But old habits die hard, and whether it was for good or not, the Academy Awards went back to business as usual with The King’s Speech.

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BRAVEHEART (1995)
Directed by: Mel Gibson
Written by: Randall Wallace
Starring: Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan, Brendan Gleeson, Angus MacFadyen

Like or hate Mel Gibson, he has undoubtedly created some of the most striking and memorable images in modern American film. He was already a Hollywood icon when he began the transition into directing. Some of his beliefs have gotten him into trouble especially in recent years, but he also clearly has ideas with which the American psyche identifies. In Braveheart he presented those ideas to us as director and producer – and won Oscar gold for both 1.

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When I was in kindergarten, we were told to create a book and write about what we want to be when we grow up.  Based on my answer to this premise, I should have known that my career goals in my adult life would be all over the board.  In my book I explained that I wanted to be a cop, and if that didn’t work out I wanted to be the Karate Kid.  Ralph Macchio would have been so proud.

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Tyler Gunstream was born and raised in Colorado. At an early age His creative buzz was sparked and story telling became a big part of his life. His daily walk with Christ is what keeps that spark alive.  He graduated from Northwest Nazarene University in 2004 with a degree in Mass Communications with an emphasis in Film.  After a number of small film and video projects and a web series, Tyler found a calling to write.  He currently lives in Nampa, Idaho with his wife and two huskies.

You can follow Tyler on Twitter @tygunstream

In this episode, Tyler and Josh discuss Steve McQueen’s Shame.

EPISODE BREAKDOWN
00:00:44- Intro
00:03:00- Shame
00:43:20- Sexuality in film
00:56:00- The Lost Weekend
01:17:13- Recovery Connection
01:18:27- Episode wrap-up

In this minisode, Tyler pleads with people to stop talking during movies.

Over the Christmas season, the primary gift I received was a nice collection of blu rays. One of them happened to be Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class. Upon this most recent viewing of it, it reminded me of how much I love the X-Men franchise and how compelling the character of Magneto/Erik Lehnsherr (Michael Fassbender) is.

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