96th: basically the story is over, and its going to be one denomination against another, with an entertaining recent convert from Judaism chipping in.
Considering the fact that my other viewing for fun right now is Dicken's THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF NICOLAS NICKLESBY and that I'm finishing a short novel and script-to-be on the rejection of Tom Paine in England during the French Revolution, this piece is pretty droll. The camera likes the young girl; it is unlikely that any kids talk like the ones found here.
Christians should take stock of the richness of the visual media that film is and not make it a dry outline of theological points clanging against each other. NICKLESBY is maybe the best theology of Dickens but certain one of the best character development paths. When a script is just an outline (in reality) it lacks the interesting features of actual consequences to the characters. I don't mean that we need a graphic fight between the Christian and Jewish father, but we do need a real heart-rending rejection. We also don't need some white anti-semites to show up out of nowhere and disappear into nowhere.
On theology, if the point was that the beliefs of Judaism are rejected but not the race, the viewer should know that the race was enough of a core belief that the NT has to make it very clear that the race will not count. That is the meaning of 'God does not show favoritism' several times in the NT letters. The NT does not have the 'chosen people separate from Christians' doctrine. But it does hope for fair treatment for all races, of course, after inviting all races to believe on Christ.
