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Fifty Forged in Film Blog Posts!
Hello to all my faithful Forgers! Welcome to my fiftieth blog post, can you believe it? And if you’ve been here since the beginning, well, thanks. That means a lot.
Dead Poet’s Society
Dead Poets Society (1989) invites you to “seize the day” with God, facing fear, using your gifts, and living fully, even through grief and hard choices.
Scrooged
In Scrooged, God uses Frank Cross’s journey to confront selfishness, awaken repentance, and reveal the transforming power of grace, especially at Christmas.
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987)
Discover how Planes, Trains, and Automobiles helps you recognize God’s grace in life’s most frustrating moments.
The Dark Crystal
Discover how The Dark Crystal (1982) reveals faith, sacrifice, and restoration in this Christian devotional exploring light’s triumph over darkness.
The Sound Of Music (1965)
Discover how The Sound of Music reveals faith, courage, and divine purpose through music, love, and the triumph of light over fear.
Thunderbolts*
Explore the redemptive themes and moral struggles in Thunderbolts, a devotional reflection on grace, sacrifice, and the power of second chances.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 1×02 “Children of the Comet”
A Star Trek devotional uncovering how “Children of the Comet” reveals God’s purpose, destiny, and faith amid the mysteries of the universe.
The Goodbye Girl
The Goodbye Girl (1977) Rated PG Directed by Herbert Ross Production Company Warner Brothers Starring Marsha Mason, Quinn Cummings, Richard Dreyfuss A young woman and her daughter discover that
A Star is Born
A Star is Born (2018) Rated R Directed by Bradley Cooper Production Company: Warner Brothers Starring Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Sam Elliot,
A Wrinkle in Time
A sister and brother and their friend must follow three celestial beings across space and time to rescue their father.
Mio in the Land of Faraway
Mio in the Land of Faraway (1987) Rated PG Directed by: Vladimir Grammatikov Production Company – Nordisk Tonefilm International Starring: Nicholas Pickard, Christian Bale, Timothy Bottoms, Christopher Lee, Susannah
Star Trek 2009
Star Trek (2009) Rated PG-13 Directed by JJ Abrams Production Company: Paramount Pictures Starring Chris Pine, Chris Hemsworth, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, Leonard Nimoy, Eric Bana,
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
It began with the Forging of the Great Rings…
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Dr Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1996) Unrated Directed by Chuck Jones & Ben Washam Production Company MGM Television Starring Boris Karloff, June Foray, Thurl Ravenscroft. A grouchy creature
Avonlea “Memento Mori”
Avonlea “Memento Mori” Not Rated Season 5 Episode 2 (air date 3/7/94) Directed by Don McBrearty Production Company Sullivan Entertainment Starring Sarah Polley, Jackie Burroughs, Mag Ruffman,
Walking Distance
Martin Sloan is a businessman, harried, tired, fed up with his life, and looking for a break from it all. He finds himself at a filling station just outside the
Journey of Natty Gann
The Journey of Natty Gann (1985) Rated PG Directed by Jeremy Kagan Walt Disney Pictures Starring Meredith Salenger, John Cusack, Ray Wise, Scatman Crothers, Lainie Kazan During the Great
Here Comes the Boom
Here Comes the Boom (2012) Rated PG Directed by Frank Coraci Production Company Columbia Pictures Starring Kevin James, Henry Winkler, Salma Hayek, Bas Rutten, Mark DellaGrotte A high school
Hacksaw Ridge
Hacksaw Ridge (2016) Rated R Directed by Mel Gibson Production Company: Summit Entertainment Starring Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn, Sam Worthington, Hugo Weaving A young man volunteers for combat duty
The Last Unicorn
A solitary unicorn discovers that all the rest of her kind have disappeared, and she sets out on a journey to find them, aided by a clumsy wizard and a
The Last Picture Show
This week I say goodbye to that old friend, Chunky’s Cinema Pub in Pelham, NH…
The Blues Brothers
It’s 106 miles to Chicago, we’ve got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark, and we’re wearing sunglasses, so let’s hit it and see what
Luther
The movie begins in the year 1505 with Martin Luther, fearing death in a thunderstorm, promises God he will pledge his life to him by becoming a monk. He does
Under the Tuscan Sun
Being a creature of habit and tradition, I like to watch this movie in early February, bringing in Valentine’s Day in the best way I know how…with happy sighs and
Tron 1982
TRON (1982) Rated PG Directed by Steven Lisbergere Walt Disney Pictures Starring Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, Cindy Morgan, David Warner, Dan Shor A computer programmer is sucked into a
8-Bit Christmas
The movie begins in the present day with an adult Jake showing his cell-phone obsessed daughter his Nintendo gaming system. He then proceeds to share the story of a boyhood
Red Dawn
It’s an ordinary September day in Calumet, Colorado. High schoolers Matt, Aardvark, Daryl, Robert, and Danny are in a history class when paratroopers start to drift down from the sky.
Rebecca (1940)
A young woman marries a rich Englishman after a whirlwind courtship, and she returns home with him to his country estate, where they are both haunted by memories of his
Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret
Margaret, your average 1970’s twelve year old, arrives home from camp to find that she and her parents are moving from New York City to the suburbs of New Jersey…
Forged in Film Anniversary
Hey everyone! I’m here at Realm Makers in St Louis, but I wanted to drop in really quick and share how happy I am that so many of you (both
Superman
Hey Forgers! Welcome back as we discuss what I consider to be the father of today’s epic superhero films, Superman: The Movie! Made in 1978, I think my first introduction
Ladyhawke
I was also always very amused by Matthew Broderick’s character Philippe and how he was always talking to God with great familiarity, and often wondered what it would be like
The NeverEnding Story
John Eldredge in his book, Epic, shares how important the power of Story is. Jesus taught in stories. We are attracted to great adventures in story because our lives are
Godspell
So I can’t remember the first time I ever saw the movie Godspell, but I’ve seen several versions of the musical over the years. I think I saw the movie
Far and Away
I remember very well when I saw this movie for the first time. I had just graduated high school, and was down in Texas visiting my dad and grandmother for
Romancing the Stone
Joan Wilder is an introverted romance novelist who lives alone, endlessly waiting for her hero “Jesse” to arrive at her door and sweep her off her feet. Who appears at
The Matrix
I’m pretty sure everyone has at least heard of this movie. It hit movie screens back in 1999 like a nuclear blast, and has been cloned and troped a zillion
Joyeux Noel
My brother, a big history buff, turned me on to this movie when he told me about the actual Christmas truce of 1914, during World War I, where over 100,000
The Girl on the Mountain
I honestly can’t remember how I first heard about this film. I know I stumbled across the trailer somewhere online, watched it, and thought, “Huh. This reminds me a LOT
Legends of the Fall
About a year and a half ago I re-watched it when I ended up in a conversation with a bunch of guys about whether Tristan was really the “hero” of
Something Wicked This Way Comes
The movie is set in the 1930s, in the small hamlet of Green Town, Illinois where two boys, Jim and Will, are best friends. One week before Halloween, they find
The Goonies
The ultimate in kid’s adventure movies! Between this movie and Back to the Future, the summer of 1985 was one I have extremely fond memories of. After seeing this movie,
Abandoned
I stumbled across this short film (6 minutes) on Youtube, on a channel called Messenger Studios. I had no idea what it was about, but ended up in tears half
The Last Starfighter
Like most other kids in the 80s, my brother and I were big gamers, rocking out our original Atari and NES gaming systems, and going to the arcade every chance
You Are Here: A Come From Away Story
9/11. Two numbers that will be forever linked, representing one of the biggest tragedies our country has ever seen. But, as in any tragedy, there was also opportunity for hope,
Dear Evan Hansen
So, about five months ago my friend Allen recommended the movie Dear Evan Hansen to me. He described it as a “hard, beautiful, tragic, victorious movie of the hidden struggles
“Dear Billy”
So, to recap, at the beginning of Season Four, the younger gang are all high-schoolers now, and Max has become a bit of a loner since Billy’s death last season.
The Terminator
Kyle tells Sarah he was born into a world at war, and guess what. So are we. Come with me if you want to live, and let’s travel to a
Greetings!
I’m Sarah, and I wear movie t-shirts 75% of the time because I’m a movie nerd, although I feel like that term doesn’t seem to quite fit how I feel