The second production company, Pure Flix, though they were founded around the same time as Sherwood Pictures, Pure Flix has been a part of a significantly greater Christian productions. Some of their most notable work include Jerusalem Countdown (2011), The Book of Daniel (2013), The Case for Christ (2017), and the God’s Not Dead series (2014-). One of the prominent figures in the company is Harold Cronk, Cronk has directed a number of films for the company. The studio is also responsible for the newest telling of the Samson story, and they are currently in post production on a more faith inspired version of Unbroken, most recently adapted for the screen by Angelina Jolie. Their most popular film by far is God’s Not Dead, which reinvigorated the Christian film movement, however when you look at ratings, something still does not make sense.
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Now, that box office number is actually very good for a “Christian film”, but there is no way around the fact that the movie has issues; mainly heavy handed structure and depthless characters, resulting in a two hour sermon that lacks artistic style. Fast forward to the most recent installment in the series, God’s Not Dead: A Light in Darkness, and we see the Metacritic score rise to 32. However, the opening weekend box office was only $3 million, compared to the first film’s opening weekend box office of $9.2 million. Interesting enough, critics are calling it a better formed movie, with less hostility towards non-christians, and less sermonic tendencies; moreover, while it’s arguably a better crafted film, it’s on track to make significantly less than its predecessor. Now, let’s take a look at The Case for Christ. The film grossed $14.7 million and currently sets with a 50 on Metacritic, the best rating any of their films have
Now, that box office number is actually very good for a “Christian film”, but there is no way around the fact that the movie has issues; mainly heavy handed structure and depthless characters, resulting in a two hour sermon that lacks artistic style. Fast forward to the most recent installment in the series, God’s Not Dead: A Light in Darkness, and we see the Metacritic score rise to 32. However, the opening weekend box office was only $3 million, compared to the first film’s opening weekend box office of $9.2 million. Interesting enough, critics are calling it a better formed movie, with less hostility towards non-christians, and less sermonic tendencies; moreover, while it’s arguably a better crafted film, it’s on track to make significantly less than its predecessor. Now, let’s take a look at The Case for Christ. The film grossed $14.7 million and currently sets with a 50 on Metacritic, the best rating any of their films have