I believe Chesterton said, “When people stop believing in God, they don’t believe in nothing — they believe in anything.” I suppose he wrote that before the advent of motion pictures. But after watching Sky Fall last night, I am thinking he had a point.
If chase scenes and narrow escapes make the resurrection look plausible, then why do more people (seemingly) love James Bond than Jesus Christ? I supposed a lot more is on the line with Christ, not merely the fortunes of a former world empire. And then there is that business of human nature and the need for the work of the Holy Spirit for someone to believe in the resurrection. But a guy who never dies, no matter how battered, shot, cut, submerged, or infected with STDs (okay, made that one up).
So I guess we chalk up the Bond series to escapism. It still seems odd that people find the Bible incredible when they’ll sit through two hours of one unbelievable scenario after another. How about some character development? How about witty or poignant dialogue? How about fighting evil empires?
Old Life 
Just as bewildering is how the same American masses expressed disbelief that Bond trades in his cocktails for beer (gasp). These must be the same folks who caused “Arrested Development” to get canceled because the humor was too witty.
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He does get dinged pretty good in this one, though.
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DGH,
Are you suggesting that we should believe from Scripture that one day, tomorrow as we know it, will die?
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Leave Bond out of this! (Lol jk, I am the biggest Bond fan on this side of the Atlantic though)
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Trent,
“Live and Let Die” or “Moonraker”?
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Hahaha, those non-Christians are so dumb, they can’t even tell the difference between a James Bond movie and a 2000 year old religious text! They probably believe that cartoons are real too. They sure are in for a surprise when they get thrown into hell!
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Erik,
Live and Let Die. Moonraker, though praised by many, I feel was like Die Another Day where it seemed promising the first half and then sorta fell apart in the second half. It is my least favorite Bond movie however, it doesn’t mean I don’t like it.
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Trent,
I like them both, but I specially dig the 1970s vibe in “Live and Let Die”
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I don’t know if Mr. & Mrs. Hart let D.G. go see Bond flicks back in the early 70s. He wouldn’t have even been in high school yet.
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