janelle
03-06-2003, 10:23 AM
This is a letter from a friend in N.C.and want to pass it on to you all.
Hi!
I just listened to the filmmaker of "Gods and Generals" on T.V. He said that this weekend is a CRUCIAL weekend for the movie. He is encouraging Christians to go see it this weekend. As movies go, after three weeks of showings, if the movie isn't attracting enough, they start cutting it back. If Christians want cleaner, better movies ... then he said they need to support them when they're produced. He said Ted Turner gave 60 million to produce it ... without politically-correct strings attached. He said that the walking soldiers had to carefully choose what they carried because of weight, etc., and Stonewall Jackson's soldiers walked very fast as well. The soldiers carried either the entire Bible, or the New Testament.
We saw it last weekend and it is GOOD! Tonight the filmmaker was saying that ALL of the characters were real and lived during the Civil War. It is based on true stories. One of the black slaves in the movie is portrayed by the daughter of Ralph Abernathy. The music track is beautiful. It has been a 10-year project for the producer.
It was filmed on location in the Shenandoah Valley, the Virginia piedmont, West VA, and Maryland. The battle of Antietam (sp.?) was being filmed on 9-11-01.
Here is the website for it where you can find where it is showing, plus other info regarding it.
http://www.godsandgenerals.com
Thanks,
Hi!
I just listened to the filmmaker of "Gods and Generals" on T.V. He said that this weekend is a CRUCIAL weekend for the movie. He is encouraging Christians to go see it this weekend. As movies go, after three weeks of showings, if the movie isn't attracting enough, they start cutting it back. If Christians want cleaner, better movies ... then he said they need to support them when they're produced. He said Ted Turner gave 60 million to produce it ... without politically-correct strings attached. He said that the walking soldiers had to carefully choose what they carried because of weight, etc., and Stonewall Jackson's soldiers walked very fast as well. The soldiers carried either the entire Bible, or the New Testament.
We saw it last weekend and it is GOOD! Tonight the filmmaker was saying that ALL of the characters were real and lived during the Civil War. It is based on true stories. One of the black slaves in the movie is portrayed by the daughter of Ralph Abernathy. The music track is beautiful. It has been a 10-year project for the producer.
It was filmed on location in the Shenandoah Valley, the Virginia piedmont, West VA, and Maryland. The battle of Antietam (sp.?) was being filmed on 9-11-01.
Here is the website for it where you can find where it is showing, plus other info regarding it.
http://www.godsandgenerals.com
Thanks,