The Washington Post reported the story. But, of course, the film is not actually playing in Washington. What I found most interesting was the explanation of where the movie was and was not playing. Reporter Peter Whoriskey lets the distributor tell why:
According to Julie Fairchild, a spokeswoman for Provident Films, "There's a sort of imaginary line where Christian films don't play." Where it is showing, she says, is the "flyover country that Hollywood has been ignoring."
I wish Provident films well in serving this ignored market.
The real loss is to Washington, DC, and all the other blue-state metropolises that shield themselves from the discomfort of films that don't fit their worldview. A similar cultural censorship is not so common in flyover country. The little town I live in showed both "The Passion of the Christ" and "Fahrenheit 9/11." I expect that "Facing the Giants" may get to us, too. Which is more than can been said for our "greatest cultural centers." This is a pity, as we could all benefit from balance in our culture, as well as in our politics.
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Well, the bluer-than-blue, People's Republic of Ann Arbor (shouldn't red mean liberal, as in commie?) is showing it. And we ARE the cultural center of the midwest. (I was going to write "cultural center of the country" but Ann Arbor-ites are sometimes criticized for being too arrogant, and I didn't want people to feel bad about their backward little towns, even if it is true.) :)
I'd like to see Facing the Giants, but haven't had a chance yet.
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