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Happy science also does anime based on religion. In the future you should talk about Laws of the universe part 1,2, and age of Elohim. It’s basically religious avengers.
Fun fact: There was a statue of Lucifer that got removed in a cathedral in Belgium because it was considered too attractive. The sculptor's older brother made the one that stands there currently. Still looks strangely beautiful ngl....
@@TenkoshimuraAkashigaraki One looks more twinky and the other one looks like a hunk, they're both amazing but they either only got offended at the twinkcifer one, or were too scared to ask for a third and get one that showed him naked AND hot.
Sexy Satan reminds me of when the church commissioned a statue of Lucifer in the 1800's. The artist, Joseph Geefs, delivered a statue that the church felt was too sexy, so they commissioned a second statue from his older brother, Guillaume Geefs. The second statue was even sexier.
it REALLY bothers me when gargoyles are used to make demons or are possessed by demons. the whole point is that they are statues you put around a house to REPEL demons
@@hilariousskullnamedcatzo647 As well as the upside-down cross being used as a sign of the devil, which is ironic considering its original name, the St. Peter's Cross, gets its namesake from a Saint by the same name who requested he be crucified upside-down, believing he was unworthy to be hung from a cross in the same manner as Jesus Christ. So to think it a sign of Satanism is laughably, ironically ignorant. XD
It's kinda like donning a mask on Halloween attempting to attract spirits; it's like, "Chief, I think you got that backwards". Then again, considering many so-called "Christians" still think Halloween is Satanic, somehow, I wouldn't put it past them to be so hilariously ignorant... And no, I don't get why, either. XD
I really like the idea that the succubus was like a small business woman like she was probably sent in to seduce someone else at some point but ended up sticking around and starting up her own business. The idea of that is genuinely hilarious.
That time i got reincarnated as succubus who is small business owner is the kind of show id watch. Instead of stealing lives she steals all their money to keep her business alive in this harsh economy
This movie played in THEATRES. I remember walking in on it and my literal first thought was "oh my god this is horrible, I hope Saberspark reviews it someday." I told all my coworkers to watch some of it if they had a chance because the voice acting is so funny.
With the exception of VeggieTales and Prince of Egypt, what animated religious movie *ISN'T* cringe? And I say that as someone who grew up in a Christian family.
Honestly I just feel bad for Adam his only a high schooler and clearly got dragged into something by some random arrogant adult producer. I hope he grows up and put this behind him.
That’s what I was thinking He really does seem like just a beginner with this sort of craft. But just because his start isn’t the best, doesn’t mean it should be the end all be all I really hope he doesn’t give up and keeps making what he wants to make with animated media. Even if it’s Christian based Anyone who wishes to make art must know that plenty mistakes are gonna be made. But that’s ok. They HAVE to be made in order to learn from them and continuously improve in result Despite the criticism, as someone who has dreams of sharing my own animation projects to the world someday, I wish for nothing but the best for Adam
@@quirkyeggmuffin Hopefully he could go the Scott Cawthon route; you can still let your imagination create something even people who aren't in your religion will find enjoyment in.
Truly appreciate the misogynistic undertones of a woman being a lust demon even though she doesn't actually try to seduce him and just wants him to buy her smoothies. At least based on what was said in the video.
imagine being andrews gf excited to tell your man bout some delicious ice cream but then he dumps you bc the voices in his head told him you were fucking the ice cream guy. this movie truly has all the three kinds of woman: demon, slag, and lady with speech impediment.
@@kennethdavidson6508Honestly, this whole soy=femininity is hilarious when taken at face value. How the fuck does a BEAN that does not even have estrogen correlate with political beliefs?
Ironic that they made the gargoyle a demon considering they're ment to repeal demons, like they're literally placed on churches for that reason 💀 You'd think a person making a religious movie would know that but I guess all they were taught in Sunday school was "Looks evil? Is evil. "
As a Christian, that scene threw me off. Also, on the topic of "if it looks evil it is evil" you're so right, because I've literally MET other Christians who see a biblically accurate depicted angel and they call it a demon. 💀
A lot of Christians do think that way. Where every single “monster” in fiction or dark-looking thing is evil and satanic. Just look at how many people who said Pokemon was “demon worship” and used the fact that it means “pocket monsters” as some dark hidden truth “haha gotcha!” thing. I knew a guy who said “my parents banned us from watching Twilight because they said it glorified demons”.
29:06 this dialogue gave me chills. The way he casually stated that his life means nothing to him as long as he can have a relationship with Jesus is just terrifying. I mean how good can the guy be if to date him you have to forsake your individual existence for his sake ?
I appreciate how religious people have the faith to put in the effort to do this stuff, but it is extremely freaky watching this boy enthusiastically go, "Fuck my life, *I want God."* And this reply is coming from someone who hates himself who does believe in the concept of the afterlife.
@@wantedbird55srandomchannel28 Agreed. I'm a Roman Catholic and I don't think like this. I get the feeling Adam (the creator of this movie) is one of those fanatical Holy Roller-types.
I dont think you should ever base your faith based on someone elses. So if you dont like "Christianity" because of the people or the church then you dont like something that is man made called religion. I practice faith, not religion. You can read Romans chapter 4 and you will see how faith is very important over the works, traditions, rituals that most ppl do.
"You're gonna accept the love of god," *pumps shotgun* "or meet him." That is such a cold line. I could easily see some bad-ass priest like Wolfwood in west saying before blowing someone away. Nice one Saberspark!
ok but this type of person actually gives me the chills, like, letting religion rule every single aspect of your life seems actually miserable. "the holy spirit helped us find an animation team" is genuinelly weird
Adam Smit: "The power of Christ compels you!" MID Animation: "Actually, our team's mostly Buddhist so..." Adam Smit: " The power of Christ! ...and a million dollars!" MID: "Hallelujah! We have seen the light! Amen, brother!"
It’s what we were asked to do. Most of it doesn’t seem too miserable. Easy, no far from it. But disciplined and hard work makes for stronger character, or something like that. UNFORTUNATELY a lot of people like to take the easy road with it and half ass the living it out part.
I have a theory about the dub. It was just a placeholder for the animators to do lip sync and some trouble prevented them from making the proper dub, so they released it like that.
if true that's a terrible idea, cause the real actors would most likely deliver the lines differently from Adam, throwing off the visuals and lipsynch altogether.
I just finished watching Moral Orel for the first time, and it struck me that the events depicted in the movie could be Orel's imaginative interpretations when he plays with his Bible action figures.
Growing up in an extremely conservative Christian household I remember my mom literally telling me in a fit of rage “ANIME IS FROM THE DEVIL!” Perhaps this ideology is more common amongst Christians than I thought, considering Satan in this film literally looks like an anime villain LMAOO
I mean to be fair, Jesus looks like an anime hero. I really don't think the visuals are a result of extremist Christian views since it's made by an actual and competent animation company, and the character designs were probably their idea. Actually, the way they look now may be because the company was from a Southeast Asian country. Gacha games are extremely trendy there, and these designs look straight out of a gacha game. Edit: I'd also like to add that this company has likely made research on Christianity for the sake of creating these designs, since the designs are surprisingly more competent than other Christian films made by actual Christians (the angels being an obvious one). So this company, which may not even be Christian, were good-intentioned enough to do their own research in order to get things right on their part, which were the visuals. It's just sad that their competency was wasted on this.
Also, just a disclaimer, NOT ALL CHRISTIANS WERE RAISED LIKE FANATICS. Personally, my parents had a very good sense of what was fine and what wasn't. While a few animes were off-limits (Demons, dark magic, EXCESSIVE violence, occasionally sex.) Most of them were fine. My parents just didn't want us watching just anything that caught our eye. (Btw, I have 6 siblings, which is why I said "our" so much.)
@@queenofyasrabien It's difficult to understand if you don't understand Christianity itself. It's not about "protecting their feelings", but being cautious about what your kids are being exposed to ; while a lot of times it is a bit excessive, better be safe than sorry
If you’re going to make a Christian movie, please make satan look like some kind of eldrich Lovecraftian horror rather than a miraculous ladybug oc Edit: look, guys… the thing about Christian lore is that it’s convoluted as hell (pun intended) since there’s like hundreds of versions of it (puritan, catholic, etc.) all with their own interpretations of this and that not even bringing up slight outliers like Dante’s Inferno and how they perceive Satan. I’m not too much of a religious person (I believe there is a god and a satan but they just don’t bother with us and do their own things in the universe) so I really don’t wanna hear what this church said as opposed to the other ones nor why this is inaccurate or not. Y’all are taking this _way_ too seriously, I legit made this because it was the first thing I thought of seeing this awful character design.
I mean, that could be his true form, but in the Bible they describe Satan as something along the lines of momentary leisure and pleasure, so he'd definitely be the epitome of attractive. Unless you're implying Satan is one of God's angels that was simply in charge of persecution as others believe, then yeah, he'd probably be lovecraftian horror, cause that's what Biblically accurate angels were. Demons were attractive, angels were horrific.
@@Пинагод Lucifer- the Devil- was god's favored angel, and the most beautiful angel. Note that the name Lucifer means "Morning star"- oddly enough, the morning star (as there is a celestial body called that) is, in fact, the planet Venus, named for the roman god of beauty. Satan, if memory serves, is a different angel, whose name means 'adversary', or 'enemy'. Hence the confusion, as linguistic drift likely wound up causing 'adversary/enemy' to be used to refer to the Devil (a title given to Lucifer) , the great enemy, so to speak. This interpretation quite clearly explains a few things, such as why Satan is suddenly in heaven in the book of Job after being cast out (Satan was always there, while Lucifer was cast out), as well as why Jesus called Peter 'Satan' in the garden of Gethsemane; he's telling Peter that he's doing the opposite of what he should; his actions are 'satan' (adverse) to what Jesus wants. Sadly, most "Christians" probably don't give a crap bout historical context for things. Like how the parable of the Good Samaritan is literally Jesus telling his followers to be kind to people they hate (He was telling it to Jews, who hated Samaritans with a burning passion; important Jewish figures ignored the poor guy, but the Samaritan? The horrible person they hate? He was the kind person). Yet how many self-proclaimed Christians are advocating for the rights of, say, gay people, Muslims, people who want abortions, or literally anyone aside from themselves.
I respectfully disagree. Satan is supposed to be a tempter, someone who makes the wrong path look like the right one. Would most people really trust something that obviously looked like a monster, or someone that looked attractive?
I see a few people pointing out the misogyny of the "lust" demon not doing anything lustful and apparently "tempting" him by being a woman that exists, and they're right, but I think we're all missing the hilarious point that all she does is own a smoothie shop and ask him for money. Ah, yes, those evil, greedy _small businesses!_ Always wanting our money! What were the writers even trying to portray here? The evils of young entrepeneurs?
I believe they knew about Succubi Hentai online and knew that if they drew her as sultry, people would draw R34 of her, which goes against their message
I love that the girl that is "a demon" is at fault for his lust when she's literally done nothing to pursue him openly, like nothing sexual about her at all. Another example of the demonization of women because little boys and men aren't taught to control their hormones and are instead taught to normalize blaming women for their feelings that they don't have the maturity to control or accept.
Wasn't there a point in the bible where Jesus tells off a group of men for blaming a woman for their indecent "desires" and denying them from touching her, he basically tells them it's their fault for coveting her and expecting her to bend to their wishes and that it's not her fault. Or something? Idk, it's been a while. Point is, people should be taught to own up to their own mistakes/emotions and feelings.
@@BrightWulph You do have a point, it's just a shame that talking heads like Bill O'Reilly still push a victim-blaming mindset. "Oh, she's wearing a tank top? No wonder she got r@p€ð." To quote a great comedian and ex-Catholic, George Carlin, "A lot of guys think women should be arrested for being c0çƙ-teasers. That doesn't seem fair to me. Doesn't seem right."
Honestly, this film being headed by a high schooler is really impressive. It may not be a fantastic movie, but for a full length 3d film, it’s fantastic work!
OOHHHHHH MY GOD I was an animator on this! I knew this was coming at some point😂 This was my first job out of college, pretty sure it was the first job for almost everyone on the team, too lol. It was certainly a uhhhhh project, but I really appreciated the opportunity to get my foot in the door. The artists were some of THE most talented and hardworking people I've ever met and have since all moved on to bigger, better things. In the wise words of Patrick Osborne, "if you're learning, it's better to learn while someone pays you." Also I think it's pretty funny that heathens made this Christian movie😌
I hope you tell whoever was the character designer for Satan that they did the internet a great favour 😂 and they should try their hands on designing characters for otome games cos this Satan would've been a hit in an otome game lol
@@miscalotastuff733 I like some of the Christian music because some of them slap and I also like the persona soundtrack as well(I like the p3-5 soundtracks) because it also slaps
@@Weirdos22146 most of the stuff from youth was money grabbing crap. It sounded good until it became singing for dollar signs. Country music is now just as bad. It is money and zero soul.
Omg same, the closest Christian pieces of media I've ever seen outside of Veggie Tales and Prince of Egypt are those super old movies about Saints (which aren't that bad just boring) or Christian TV shows (A.D. Kingdom and Empire and The Chosen which are also not that bad). Guess our parents were amongst the few that were able to separate religion from media
The problem with Christian media is that the people making it in earnest usually are of the opinion that the message is the most important part of the film, and to not have it at the forefront is sacrilegious. But you just can't do that if you're trying to draw in outsiders. VeggieTales is good because the jokes are hilarious, the Christian message is there but the jokes are what draw people in. Prince of Egypt is a dramatic story of two brothers falling apart as their destinies bring them in conflict, it's still the same Biblical story with all the religious context but it draws in the audience with the human drama. You can't just be fanatical, you've gotta be able to entertain people with that relatable foundation.
The fact is that Christians can't relate to many people anymore. Maybe 20 years ago. But when right and wrong became commonly accepted as subjective, we were doomed in that purpose.
Yes, there is no audience for a movie that simply retells the same story that everyone who wants to know already knows. It is a lack of creativity to change the story without falsifing it and a lack of courage to tell a story that i don't know the effect on the viewer.
One of my industry friends, the late Luis Contreras (head of story on Veggietales), we got to talking once about why "321 Penguins" was such a flop, and I remember pointing out that it was just so much more of a typical Christian thing - that among other things, the problems are always solved by quoting an adult - and it preached entirely to the choir. He was sincerely religious, but he also did want the films to be loved, and he said most people in his position legitimately don't get how a non-christian thinks... I remember positing "maybe that's why I take C.S. Lewis more easily. He was an atheist for twenty years. He doesn't think Jesus is either comfortable or obvious." Luis was great. I miss him.
Yep, and that's pretty much the main reason these pieces of media are produced. It's not about being good, it's about creating an echo chamber for devout Christians to feel validated in.
I have two questions. 1. How long until this design of satan ends up as an official entry in the Sexypedia 2. How long until this design of satan ends up on R34
As a Christian myself I'm baffled why other Christians can't make an enjoyable and well written animated movie. It's like the prince of Egypt is the only animated Christian movie that is top tier
As an atheist. I feel bad that you hardly get good movies. Even back when I was a Christian I just was sad that there wasn't good movies. They have a lot of potential.
I think it's because they are less about telling actual good stories and more focused on indoctrination and as a result are limited in creative freedom and play it safe to the point of being boring. You rarely see a Christian film tackle issues with nuance or use deconstructive tropes or anything creative really minus VeggieTales or Prince of Egypt (if it counts because it is arguably made by a mix of religious and secular people).
One plausible explanation that I've read is that most Christian movie-makers see their films as some sort of ministry first, and as an entertainment vehicle second (if at all). The result is that you get a lot of films that are sincere in their belief, but really amateurish to look at. It probably does not help that many of the most devout people see the film industry as inherently godless and thus don't go to film school to learn how to make better faith-based movies.
Aside from the voice acting and weird animation, I really do like the character designs and models. God's robes and “crown” looks HOLY, and Satan? A-awooga... The armours? Wow. The kids look like teens and have distinctive features from eachother. The rest may be a lil shitty but at least its pretty if you hit pause lol
@@rhysofsneezingdragon1758it's funny that you mention that, cuz Michael fighting Lucifer kinda looks like Archangel Elspeth from March of the Machines, it even has the glowing sword and lightning like the card xD
I can see why they made Satan sexy. I can absolutely see why. The whole point is that he used to be an angel, and that he tempts mortals, which wouldn't make as much sense if he was an ugly red demon thing. But I cannot imagine the magnitude of the existential crisis both young girls will have when they are shown this movie in Sunday school, and the one the creator will have when he inevitable uncovers those girls simping for his creation and drawing fan art of it and posting it to deviant art.
Thank you for the first part as I was gonna post the same, it just makes sense that Satan would be good looking, he's a former angel and meant to be the epitome of temptation, but also eff you for making me think about that second part...
By that logic, all the angels should be sexy--good or evil. Now, if they had made them all look like K-Pop stars with a touch of those two guys from RRR with the voice talents of Pedro Pascal, my faith in God would have been restored.
the most unrealistic part of this film is that a mother of 4 complained about a music singer attempting to turn her kids christian, and actually being let go because of that. Normally it's the other way around (pearl clutching mother complaining about "Evil Satanic Music corrupting her children) and as long as that singer makes the records money, it's incredibly likely for them to be let go for any reason. I mean, she'd probably be moved to a Christian Rock label at the worst.
That whole scene really rubbed me the wrong way. It’s that text book idea of “oh we’re being oppressed for our faith in god” when in reality Christianity is one of the largest and most powerful religions in the worlds, and especially in the western world. Also like you said this situation would be flipped. It would be the Christians complaining about some queer, cultural minority, religious ministry, etc. music rather than people complaining about Christian music.
@@KopperNeoman My brother in christ, you are not oppressed for being Christian. You are allowed to go to church and spread the gospel. People are not required to listen to you spread your beliefs though. And again, it's one of the largest religions in the world.
"Progressive Gnosticism" lmao. This just reminds me of the idea that some people cannot comprehend the lack of religion as anything but some other cult.
I used to be christian/catholic because of the divide in religion in my family, but when i went to christian church they talked about the same thing about going to 3rd world countries, glorifying that they did as a "mission" for god. but then they continued to talk trash about other religions and call them stupid for believing it. I quote "There is even a country that believes monkeys are their leaders and are spiritual beings, isn't that silly?" and rolling eyes. They would say they are "saving them" from themselves.
High pitched squeals and nails on chalkboard would be better than the original audio. Was it his ego, his budget, or what that made him think this was a good idea?
@@djpegao I'm pretty sure there are people out there who would take any odd job for a quick paycheck. I'm thinking this guy probably thought only he was good enough to voice all the characters in his passion project. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Voicing every character can be worth it if you have the right talent. Take the work of Mel Blanc in the Hunter Trilogy. "Rabbit Fire," "Rabbit Seasoning", and "Duck! Rabbit, Duck!" When Daffy and Bugs in an argument and use the right voice is wonderful. Oh, for the record it is always Rabbit season. Duck season is in the fall and winter.
The closest thing I've seen to evidence for speaking in tongues is that my mom said it happened to her, and she definitely wouldn't lie to me about a thing like that. She, however, was clearly somewhat delusional (I know this for reasons unrelated to the tongues) though she never admitted it and got help for it. So I am guessing it was just her having an episode of delirium, as she often did. It's just an interesting 'coincidence' how the only people who speak in tongues are people with a money or publicity motive, serial liars, and delirious/delusional people. I am not even saying this in an aggressive manner. It's just my actual observation that this never seems to happen in a scenario that doesn't raise suspicion of ulterior motives or reasoning.
The gibberish “speaking in tongues” is very cringe to me as a Catholic. As I understand it, to speak in tongues (at least one version) is to basically preach the gospel to a bunch of people of different languages and they can all hear it in their own language. It’s basically the antitype of the tower of babel. One anecdotal story I heard (forget where) that relates to an actual speaking in tongues was when a priest or deacon felt called to talk to a particular Ukrainian lady. She opened up that she was considering suicide, and after she was convinced not to do that, later the priest found out that she didn’t know a lick of English and thought the priest was speaking in Ukrainian, likewise the priest thought she was speaking English.
Im suddenly very appreciative of Arin Hanson's ability to voice multiple characters within the same scene using the most obnoxious voice choices and STILL be actually entertaining
Tom Kenny does the same thing. When I was a kid, I had no clue SpongeBob and Ice King shared the same voice actor until an episode of SpongeBob where Tom's voice went into the Ice King range.
"Still be actually entertaining" That's been debatable for a number of years now... Like, I struggle to think of anything likeable he's done in recent years, it's just been switching between saying "poopy butthole" for the 10 thousandth time and betraying his friends...
I have to admit I have a bit of a soft spot for Bibleman. Bibleman was the Christian equivalent of Power Rangers, big, loud, dumb, and fun as hell, especially when you rewatch it twenty years later. Plus I wasn't allowed to watch Power Rangers as a child. Or 90% of secular media, including Saturday morning cartoons... yeah, that kind of childhood
I have a soft spot for Bible man too ( it’s how I remembered and still know the scriptures ) and coming from a power ranger fan I’m sorry that you couldn’t watch it as a child, it’s on TH-cam if you want to watch ( just stay away from mega force)
your 8 years younger then me if your usser name is your birth date. But that still meens you where a kid in the early 00s. I knew kids who had that kind of childhood. It was weird. However I also went to youth group becouse my freind had one of those childhoods :p..not becouse i was relgiouis..I hated relgion. but youth groups where legit fun back then. We hiked, mounton biked, swam, even had melee and battlefront tornys.
His Badass interpretation of Satan really deserved to be in a much better project. he's the only character that was genuinely aesthetically interesting! with Jesus's headpiece as a close second.
Couldn't Adam ask his local church for help in voice acting?? I mean if he is a Christian making a Christian movie then he must know a person or 2 that could help him, no???
I too like it. I think it could go well with the idea of evil being seductive. Like the previous comment said: looking like an idol. In reality a lot of evil was (is) accomplished by following charismatic leaders and/or doing shit "in the name of good".
I actually appreciate it from an accuracy standpoint because Satan is actually supposed to be quite beautiful according to the Bible. Probably why they designed him like this honestly
The editing around 27:52 with the vine boom and other effects was priceless. Bless you and your team who do these wonderful video’s. They’re always so fun to watch
True baptism is being naked and being baptized in a lake of lava and then dipped in hot oil and water to clean your soul. Like the King Darius in the movie 300
Finally, a Christian anime. Just what we all wanted... (It's a good thing I did watch Prince of Egypt and my grandmother gave us Veggietales VHS tapes a long time ago)
@@XendermanYou do know the Bible was written by Jews. Right? That's why modern Christianity is similar to Jewish beliefs. Maybe not the actions they do like current day sacrifices and following the old law. The beliefs and history are the same as the Jewish people. The Bible was written from the inspiration from God through Jewish human writers.☺️👍
@@trekkieraccoon3343 It was his older brother. I think his was only acceptable because there was a bit less exposed skin and a more defeated looking pose. But yeah, I think it's way hotter. The first looked like a teenage boy while the second is straight hunk.
You are referring to the statue "Le génie du mal" (The genius of evil) first sculpted by Joseph Geefs. It was considered too provocative, mostly for the pose (the legs crossed, an hand on his thigh and the way he's slightly reclined behind, as if he's inviting the viewer), the fact he was way too calm and confrontarble for a fallen angel, his pretty boy face, the ephebic body, the long hair and his confident expression. So they called his older brother, Guillaume Geefs, to remake it, and so he did, buffing him up and turning his expression to a furious one, deforming his face and eliminating the "cute" factor. Most prefer the second version, probably because he's way more detailed, has more dynamism and beefy men are usually considered attractive. For whatever it matters I prefer the first one though.
I grew up Christian and I refused to go on a mission trips out of the country. It always felt wrong. I also only did “missions” that were service based as in helping rebuild homes, ie not focused on converting. Mostly painting homes and dry wall stuff.
It's always nice to see someone who grew up in that environment noticing that the conversion missions felt off. Thanks for focusing on helping others more than recruiting. I'm sure the people you assisted were quite grateful.
Mission trips are usually about spreading the Gospel. And yes, typically something else like services will accompany it. However, giving the good news of the fact that we have a savior is more valuable than anything. It is about our eternal soul. Our life on Earth does not match that time. If you knew that a car had a broken break, it would be loving for you to tell the man who wants to drive it that he may die if he were to get into it, even if he doesn’t believe you. It’s similar to telling people about how we are sinners whose good works are not a way into heaven (you can’t bribe a judge; and we would always feel as if we fall short in trying to be a good person). We think we are good, but we arent; we are liars, adulterers, thieves, blasphemers, etc. However, God loves us so much that Christ died for us, paying the price and doing all the hard work for us, so that we could have eternal life. All we have to do is accept that free gift. One can not receive a gift and payment of fines if they don’t accept it. Especially, they cannot accept that gift if they don’t realize it’s something they need.
@@carniethedat7071 my sister is going on a domestic mission trip this summer (I had prior commitments preventing me from doing so) and it’s 100% focused on just helping out people in the area. The only real Christian part is the group just lets them know they’re from a church and ask to pray for people, and if they refuse then they oblige. So yeah, definitely better than the weird conversion missions.
I believe you. I just listened to the episode of the "God Awful Movies" podcast where they reviewed that cartoon about the Prophet Muhammad where the show all the scenes with Muhammad from his perspective to get around the rule against making images of Muhammad.
@@ShadowPa1adin I'm not Muslim but I was raised in an Islamic country and oh my God I think I remember watching this in 2nd grade. You just unlocked a repressed memory.
@@sekiezkogg I heard about that movie on the God Awful Movies podcast. Normally they riff on Christian movies, but they also make fun of bad movies from other religions (they recently did one about a Scientology propaganda film, iirc).
When I was young I wanted to work with my church to make better Christian media. I wanted to make word-for-word animations of Bible stories with all the blood and guts intact. I even planned out a take on the book of Revelations. My pastors were not into it and I'm really glad they weren't. It would likely have ended up this way or worse. The cult-like mentality a lot of Christians have and the lack of willingness to go beyond Sunday school level interpretations of the Bible really hold back what could be fun stories and highlight a lot of what people don't like about the church.
Dude the Book of Joshua after Moses Crew finally made it to the promise land. And the whole nation was inhabited by people. And Gods like: " Kill them." Joshua: " Who?" God: " All of them." 'Joshua does a life long genocide of people and still isn't done even when he dies of old age.'
@@daviouscram2101 Just imagine how his face would be animated as he comes to terms with what God is telling him to do, just before cutting to an absolute slaughter.
Jesus was wearing a Burger King Aragorn crown knock-off. I half expected Gandalf to show up as God. If only he could have gotten Sir Ian McKellen or Morgan Freeman to voice the man upstairs, it would have at least had some emotion. As it was, it made some of those creepy NFT cartoons look like they rolled off the Cartoon Network by comparison.
This story and this movie made me feel like I somehow survived being on Earth throughout this, watching as whatever the hell was going on led up to Giant Golden Gamecube Thing.
Man, the whole speaking in tongues thing at my church was the moment I stopped being a Christian. I remember just shouting random gibberish to fit in and thinking that's probably what everyone else was doing too.
Makes sense. The gibberish “speaking in tongues” is very cringe to me as a Catholic. You can always tell because it involves the same vowels and consonants. As I understand it, to speak in tongues (at least one version) is to basically preach the gospel to a bunch of people of different languages and they can all hear it in their own language; or being able to speak a language you don’t know. It’s basically the antitype of the tower of babel. Tongues is meant to be a gift for the building up of the church, not something people can make up on the fly to fit in.
Man this movie is like pretty much a representation of everything terrible about modern American Christianity portrayed as positive along with so much racism lol
Yeah, this film is basically at war with East Asian beliefs such as Hinduism and Buddhism and along with East African Spiritual Beliefs and I think Sount American Beliefs? Like, God. This was painful to watch. Saber explained it perfectly.
Exactly what I was thinking. They're kinda the "almost-equivilent" of the so-called "wOkE" media, just in a more niche extent. And admittedly, some of the regious stories are pretty cool, so there's that.
The whole "Satan as prosecutor" thing is actually another biblically accurate detail - the word "Satan" itself iirc comes from a mistranslation, being mistaken for a name when the word in the original language means "prosecutor". The satan/prosecutor was just the guy you're on trial against when you die, just one of many angelic bureaucrats processing the souls of the dead, lol. Over time, other sort of characters/incarnations of "bad things" got wrapped together and blamed on the one satan who was your prosecutor, who morphed into not just one angel lawyer, but _the_ angel lawyer jerkhole who not only wanted to keep you out of heaven, but _also_ send you to his own hell place (which is also a later addition).
That, and in the whole "afterlife judgement"-narrative of Christianity, Jesus not only the defense-attorney, but also the judge (which sounds like a massive conflict of interest IMO).
@@lovelydreamingtime9563 - nope, though that's an interesting thought, and maybe there's some connection I'm unaware of. The "devil" didn't exist at all as a concept in this case, he was later derived from this figure as more or less fan-fiction, lol. The prosecutor worked for God, not some devil (Christianity is supposed to be monotheistic, after all, not bi-theistic). The term "devil's advocate" iirc comes from a practice by missionaries in medieval times (when the devil fanon was well established). The idea is that if you're going to send out people on a mission to convert non-believers, they need to be well equipped for the kinds of arguments they're likely to face - you don't want to send someone out unprepared. The devil's advocate would be another member of the monastery taking part in a mock argument for practice. His goal was to argue against god, where the missionary was to argue in favor. The devil's advocate was to present arguments in good faith, making points that actual potential converts or detractors might make - if a devil's advocate didn't understand the counterargument, or presented it poorly or as a strawman so to speak, it wouldn't be useful practice and would lead to missionaries being unprepared (and maybe more susceptible to being covered away). That last point is something where the term "devil's advocate" gets misused often imo - if someone is just being a rote contrarian, or sarcastically making bad arguments to make fun of the side they disagree with, or as is often the case, just sincerely believes and argues for something they know is unpopular, they're not really being a devil's advocate. A devil's advocate is only when arguing in good faith ("steelmanning") in favor of a stance they disagree with - usually for something like debate practice, but it can also be a good method of checking your own set of beliefs and biases by challenging them (and thus reinforcing them... or, possibly, updating them).
Honestly, ALL of the character designs go hard. I appreciate this film for being an overly ambitious project that it is, even if the film's message seriously rubs me the wrong way. It would've been better if there were actual VA's, though.
31:00 maybe it's my religious trauma talking but- why would you represent Jesus like that he does NOT feel like someone I'd want to follow 😭😭😭 also the ending of the video made me want to draw sexy Satan fanart 😔
I feel like Adam was going to have a whole bunch of voice actors, but all of them looked at the script and said either "uuuuuuh, double my pay or stay away." or "Nope".
We can trash on the voice acting for days, but tbh the animation isn’t that bad, like the character designs actually look pretty good and the movement is pretty fluid. At least its not on like an Isaiah level
It’s honestly kind of scary that people still have this,”I’ll save you from your own religion with the word of god!” Mindset. Yknow, the mindset that’s most always ended in death for one party. The mindset that’s caused the oppression and erasure of so many communities.
It the "my way only" mindset, and they get really upset for the existence of people who don't follow their beliefs. Like wasn't there a whole line about not judging others and etc??
Glad to say it isn't just Christianity. Ironically enough this was also the attitude people had back then against Christianity. Early Christians were persecuted and ridiculed for their beliefs in a small religion, it's why there were so many 'martrys'. I guess one can live long enough to see themselves the villain.
I had a "friend" who didn't like that I wasn't religious and whenever he could get a chance he would try and cram his beliefs to me. To the points I actually snapped and told him "God, isn't real if he was why would he allow people to suffer and create a world with hate and to get sick? Does he find amusement in everyone's suffering?" Yada yada edgelord stuff. I don't like being like that but I hate dealing with pushy religious people.
@@LalaRojas-jd5rc The sect of Christianity that believes if you don't believe in God you go to hell is kind of crazy to me. Why would you give people free will if their is a right religious belief to have. How can it be fair to punish people. Which are definitely a questioning and skeptical species by our nature. Yet they are condemned to hell for not believing in something, that their is only some artifacts and perhaps the existence of Jesus to support. Even though it doesn't prove he is the Son of God. It's crazy to me that a supposedly "all loving God" would then turn a blind eye to people going to hell simply for not believing in him.
Yeah... this movie just confirms something that I've always thought about the vast majority of Christian-oriented entertainment. You have stuff like The Prince of Egypt, or Veggie Tales. Stories that focus on the interplay between larger-than-life characters with a solid narrative from beginning to end. Stories that focus on the human condition while pulling from stories that so happen to come from a 2000-year-old holy book. Then you have these types of movies. The Christian circlejerk stories where the "true believers" are always pure and good regardless of their actions. The ones where anything other than the perfect Western version of Christianity is portrayed as violent, evil, or just corrupt simply through existing. The ones that don't rely on having meaningful and consistent stories, but rather rely solely on pandering to the holier-than-thou attitudes of those who are so caught up in their zealous and self-absorbed version of faith that they develop a persecution complex. And the worst part is that it's all unironic. There's a reason these movies are divisive, and it really boils down to the fact that there's nothing for people outside of the in-group to relate to. You could watch The Prince of Egypt and relate to the brotherly struggle between Ramses and Moses. You could relate to Moses growing past the trauma of killing a man, even if it was an accident. You could even relate to Ramses' rage and search for revenge after the death of his only son and Moses' rejection. In terms of Veggie Tales, you could laugh along at the zany antics that these walking, talking vegetables get themselves into. You could relate to the more serious notes and strong moral lessons that permeated many of the episodes, most of which were very general and widely applicable. Yet it's impossible to watch this movie and get any sort of neutral value out of it; it's written *by* Christians, *for* Christians, and nobody else. The whole thing shows that other belief systems should be destroyed, and their leaders outright killed. It shows that even in death, "believers" have duties to help bring about the end of the world. It's literally all the most harmful and toxic parts of modern Christianity balled up into a single film with the lesson that this is the ultimate goal people should strive for. But hey, at least the visuals are better than average, right? It's also nice to see biblically accurate angels and a super-sexy Lucifer for once! There's always a silver lining, no matter how thin.
I agree with most of what you're saying. The problem with most Christian movies, including this one, is that you have to know about the Gospel and Biblical metaphors to understand it. But I don't think that's a problem that can be solved without taking half the movie to explain everything. Your only other option is making it super generic so that just about anybody can understand it. The movie does suffer from a poor choice of words at multiple points, like, "My life means nothing." which is completely not biblical. When it comes to how the movie creators view other cultures, I only disagree with the methods. We don't need to destroy people, but we should attempt to convert them. When a group of people become Christian, they mix it in with their own culture in the best way they can. Sometimes bad customs are thrown out because they conflict with the Gospel, and other times they're unfortunately left in. That's what's wrong with places like America, Mexico, Germany, Russia, because everybody's too busy drinking to be fully-fledged Christians. They take alcohol, or sometimes other local customs like ancestor worship in Asia, as their gods. God said, "You shall have no other gods before me." He's not saying this just because he's a jealous god. He gives us this warning, because everything good comes from God, so if you're not worshipping him, you're worshipping something of this world, something evil. The devil has domain over this world until further notice, not having any real power over us, but leading us to temptation which leads to sin. None of us are free of sin either; we're all broken people. But God uses broken people to do his work, because Jesus died for our sins so that if we just make him Lord, we don't have to go to Hell by default. That's why cultures, including ours, that don't embrace Christianity or that wage war against it are hastening this world's ruin. The unwitting servants of the devil advocate for rejection of Jesus, rejection of the concept of sin, pride, false gods, and zero accountability. That's why the real problem with many modern Christians is that they don't push back against these people, because they're afraid to offend, or think that these people are actually somehow right, "because compassion." Compassion doesn't mean aiding and abetting people's journey to Hell.
If we ignore our dislike for bible stuff, it's a passionate labour of love that was written by a kid that lacks experience in writing stories and life. It's written from inside his bubble, that's why it feels "cringe" but to be honest? I really hope the kid keeps creating stories, gains experience, and with that, hopefully, a more critical outlook on life and indoctrination. There's potential and something that's almost worth more: dedication. No guarantee but I think there's a good chance that this kid might amaze us with something five or ten years from now. It's like reading a teen's first fan fiction. I like to do that from time to time. Not because of the prose, storytelling, structure, dialogue, or characters. Those are usually between bad (needs to be learned from scratch) and 'there's something there!' (not polished and with lots of room for improvement, but the writer has a knack for that thing that will make learning to do it well much easier). But they're always labours of love with a passion for the thing they love while having the eagerness to express it. If you look at creations from newbies like that (even if you're iffy about the subject matter but eh, kids.), it can be sobering. Why? Because sooner or later, as the craft expands and the skills improve and we began to fully grasp the mechanics behind stories and how to make them work with our words and how we place them, we often get so obsessed over the right technique that we forget how it was to feel this raw love and passion for the stories we wanted to tell, before we cared more about the "how", word counts, formatting, and the neverending battle between tropes vs clichés vs classic themes. Basically, creating felt when we once started. This kid will hear a lot of brutal shit for this movie, justified and not justified. I hope he'll keep going anyway and when he is a little older and more mature, he can look back at this and say, "Holy shit, what was I thinking? Forget brutal, the worst criticism was gentle! But hey, it was a first big step to a long journey and for that, I love it."
Yup, everybody has to start somewhere, the people behind this film just went too big too early in their progression, resulting in a project, that very much feels out of place on the big screen.
I went to Italy and saw a lot of churches and it was pretty cool seeing the art of all the Biblically accurate angels. Even people back then, despite being afraid of a lot of crazy things, were so open to accepting angels the way the Bible describes them!
Thanks for being fair but firm to this guy. love the term you used Tumblr Sexy Man Satan. Hopefully he takes this criticism on the chin like a champ and ends up making something new from a place of passion rather than the other Christian media you have reviewed that is a little bleh.
Actually, it was not the design choices for Satan that baffled me, but for Jesus. He looks like a mix between a wuxia character and a elven lord with that robes and that crown.
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@@p-__ what the fuck
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Happy science also does anime based on religion. In the future you should talk about Laws of the universe part 1,2, and age of Elohim. It’s basically religious avengers.
Fun fact: There was a statue of Lucifer that got removed in a cathedral in Belgium because it was considered too attractive. The sculptor's older brother made the one that stands there currently. Still looks strangely beautiful ngl....
I believe the older brother made it /more/ attractive lmao
@@TenkoshimuraAkashigaraki One looks more twinky and the other one looks like a hunk, they're both amazing but they either only got offended at the twinkcifer one, or were too scared to ask for a third and get one that showed him naked AND hot.
@@neoqwerty Twinkcifer!🤣 thank you for giving me a bbeg idea for dungeons and dragons!
Gotta make the great satan into a hottie
Yeah and funny enough everyone who has seen said it looks more hotter than he original
3 seconds in and the voice acting already makes me want to rethink my life choices up to this point.
My farts are better than Saberspark’s farts.
**screams in demonic lowercase**
@@p-__You just ruined the response section.
*I FUCKING HATE THIS MOVIE*
The voice acting here makes any actor from Dingo Pictures sound like Mel Blanc by comparison.
Sexy Satan reminds me of when the church commissioned a statue of Lucifer in the 1800's. The artist, Joseph Geefs, delivered a statue that the church felt was too sexy, so they commissioned a second statue from his older brother, Guillaume Geefs.
The second statue was even sexier.
The brother did this to spite the church and avenge his brother, I just know it
I just checked it out and damn 😅
damn r34 has a lot of history
Ooohhh noo he’s too hot 🥵
Gigachad Geefs
Andrew really said:
"Im going to share the word of God with love, peace, and this gun I found!"
*Souther accent* GOD MADE EVERYONE EQUAL. JOHN BROWNING MADE EVERYONE EVEN
Sooooo..... Colonialism?
@@mehnah5033*surprise evangelism
"They warned me Satan would be attractive" -Ned Flanders
LOL
And by Lucifer, he is.
Honestly that was what I thought of when I saw anime pretty boy Satan. 😅
Well in saint oniisan, Satan is pretty cute...
Ned Flanders is sometimes also the devil in the Simpsons like in Treehouse of Horror
it REALLY bothers me when gargoyles are used to make demons or are possessed by demons.
the whole point is that they are statues you put around a house to REPEL demons
this always grinds my gears too. if they were meant to be demons, why are they always put on churches? the logic makes no sense
The gargoyle has a design flaw that attracts demons instead of repelling them
The most cliche thing since the cliche of demons twisting religious stuff in horror movies
@@hilariousskullnamedcatzo647 As well as the upside-down cross being used as a sign of the devil, which is ironic considering its original name, the St. Peter's Cross, gets its namesake from a Saint by the same name who requested he be crucified upside-down, believing he was unworthy to be hung from a cross in the same manner as Jesus Christ. So to think it a sign of Satanism is laughably, ironically ignorant. XD
It's kinda like donning a mask on Halloween attempting to attract spirits; it's like, "Chief, I think you got that backwards". Then again, considering many so-called "Christians" still think Halloween is Satanic, somehow, I wouldn't put it past them to be so hilariously ignorant... And no, I don't get why, either. XD
That may very well have been the least sexual depiction of lust I’ve ever seen.
Yeah I think the writer wanted a sexy succubus but was actually horrified by sexual themes
@@elliewellie_TH-cam -except for sexy men,
hmmmm
Gotta hit that intellectual emotional lust.
@@Konani_the_unicorn_queen *boys
@@Konani_the_unicorn_queen our boy Adam over here is about to learn a lot about himself in the upcoming years, that's for sure.
Props to the dude that made Satan look like that, hope that they are working in an Otome game to bless us with their designs
Sexy Satan could truly be the game of the year to hit that smash and subscribe level of power unbeknownst to mankind.
@@dannylo5875I mean Obey Me already exist, so why not?
Did Adam not have at least one friend who could do voices with him? Like, a bestie, a girlfriend, or even a family member? ANYONE?!
This is a guy who made a bible movie in highschool... I feel like that should answer your question
@@cassualtea2040 true, but are you saying he couldn't find on friends from his high school to do voice acting?
@@samuelademeso9041 ...I mean... the movie speaks for itself man
I'm certain he only has a deaf goldfish as company...
Okay but presumably he has a mom, right?
I love that Jesus and Satan look like they're designed like Chinese BL novel characters
JesusxLucifer 30000 words enemies to lovers fanfic when?
@@MellyTheCatLover love to read that
the fact that they are father and son just make it worse
@@elderleon1844 That just makes it even spicier of course ;) /j (This is a joke if you don't know tone indicators)
The version of Heaven Official's Blessing I didn't know I needed
I really like the idea that the succubus was like a small business woman like she was probably sent in to seduce someone else at some point but ended up sticking around and starting up her own business. The idea of that is genuinely hilarious.
Sounds like your average anime plot.
Sounds like Verosika from Helluva Boss
Genuinely would make for a better movie than this.
@@pepepecaspicapapas4726 I love that show.
That time i got reincarnated as succubus who is small business owner is the kind of show id watch. Instead of stealing lives she steals all their money to keep her business alive in this harsh economy
This movie played in THEATRES. I remember walking in on it and my literal first thought was "oh my god this is horrible, I hope Saberspark reviews it someday." I told all my coworkers to watch some of it if they had a chance because the voice acting is so funny.
You from the South? Lol
Wtf 😂 like in actual movie theaters
Ngl, this sounds like something that would happen in Georgia down here in the Bible belt. Similar sh1t has happened before here.
With the exception of VeggieTales and Prince of Egypt, what animated religious movie *ISN'T* cringe?
And I say that as someone who grew up in a Christian family.
My farts are better than Saberspark’s farts.
Or any religion there’s a movie that called “siavash secret” it’s a movie that roasts Ben 10 and superheroes in general.
Also raised in a Christian family, and I don’t know either
It really surprises me secular christian movies are better than movies produced by actual christians
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Honestly I just feel bad for Adam his only a high schooler and clearly got dragged into something by some random arrogant adult producer. I hope he grows up and put this behind him.
I hope he puts the entire religion behind him.
That’s what I was thinking
He really does seem like just a beginner with this sort of craft. But just because his start isn’t the best, doesn’t mean it should be the end all be all
I really hope he doesn’t give up and keeps making what he wants to make with animated media. Even if it’s Christian based
Anyone who wishes to make art must know that plenty mistakes are gonna be made. But that’s ok. They HAVE to be made in order to learn from them and continuously improve in result
Despite the criticism, as someone who has dreams of sharing my own animation projects to the world someday, I wish for nothing but the best for Adam
@@quirkyeggmuffin Hopefully he could go the Scott Cawthon route; you can still let your imagination create something even people who aren't in your religion will find enjoyment in.
as a christian, i can confirm that we have stand battles with demons daily
enrico pucci is the most true to life stand user
MADE IN HEAVEN
Indeed Indeed lmao
Getting slain in the spirit is just the process of getting hit with the stand arrow 😂
As a Christian I can confirm that Lucifer an anime supervillain
The way Satan looks like a bishie anime boy is Biblically canon.
no, he was described as a cherub, and cherubs definally are not bishie boy
@elderjose9662 Nah, I don't believe that.
Only if you conflate Satan and Lucifer, who really are not the same person, especially with the latter being a Christian invention.
It's hilariously fitting that the animation studio was called "Mid Animation"
Truly appreciate the misogynistic undertones of a woman being a lust demon even though she doesn't actually try to seduce him and just wants him to buy her smoothies. At least based on what was said in the video.
Maybe Satan just assumed Andrew was one of those neckbeard types who perceives any and every casual interaction with a woman as flirting lol
imagine being andrews gf excited to tell your man bout some delicious ice cream but then he dumps you bc the voices in his head told him you were fucking the ice cream guy. this movie truly has all the three kinds of woman: demon, slag, and lady with speech impediment.
Yeah, sums up most major religions. Glad I was never indoctrinated to that bs
@@ankida Good old religion where women are evil sinners for merely existing!
@@kennethdavidson6508Honestly, this whole soy=femininity is hilarious when taken at face value. How the fuck does a BEAN that does not even have estrogen correlate with political beliefs?
Ironic that they made the gargoyle a demon considering they're ment to repeal demons, like they're literally placed on churches for that reason 💀
You'd think a person making a religious movie would know that but I guess all they were taught in Sunday school was "Looks evil? Is evil. "
American christians vs european christans
As a Christian, that scene threw me off.
Also, on the topic of "if it looks evil it is evil" you're so right, because I've literally MET other Christians who see a biblically accurate depicted angel and they call it a demon. 💀
@@marshmallowbiscuit4553Angels to those Christians: Bro 💀
@@Robohead-z6z I know I was baffled like what do you even say to that-
A lot of Christians do think that way. Where every single “monster” in fiction or dark-looking thing is evil and satanic. Just look at how many people who said Pokemon was “demon worship” and used the fact that it means “pocket monsters” as some dark hidden truth “haha gotcha!” thing. I knew a guy who said “my parents banned us from watching Twilight because they said it glorified demons”.
29:06 this dialogue gave me chills. The way he casually stated that his life means nothing to him as long as he can have a relationship with Jesus is just terrifying. I mean how good can the guy be if to date him you have to forsake your individual existence for his sake ?
I appreciate how religious people have the faith to put in the effort to do this stuff, but it is extremely freaky watching this boy enthusiastically go,
"Fuck my life, *I want God."*
And this reply is coming from someone who hates himself who does believe in the concept of the afterlife.
@@wantedbird55srandomchannel28 Yeah. It's a "good for them, not for me" feeling on the topic of abrahamic religions (Christianity, Judaism, Islam)
@@wantedbird55srandomchannel28 Jesus Christ was literally betrayed and murdered by his own people. How do you think God looks at this world?
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Agreed. I'm a Roman Catholic and I don't think like this. I get the feeling Adam (the creator of this movie) is one of those fanatical Holy Roller-types.
I dont think you should ever base your faith based on someone elses. So if you dont like "Christianity" because of the people or the church then you dont like something that is man made called religion. I practice faith, not religion. You can read Romans chapter 4 and you will see how faith is very important over the works, traditions, rituals that most ppl do.
"You're gonna accept the love of god," *pumps shotgun* "or meet him." That is such a cold line. I could easily see some bad-ass priest like Wolfwood in west saying before blowing someone away. Nice one Saberspark!
Like the priest in Dead Alive: "I kick ass, for the LORD!!"
That line does give off wolfwood energy.
This line would be at home in FAITH as a game, honestly.
Father Garcia is sigma priest 🗿✝️
ok but this type of person actually gives me the chills, like, letting religion rule every single aspect of your life seems actually miserable. "the holy spirit helped us find an animation team" is genuinelly weird
Adam Smit: "The power of Christ compels you!"
MID Animation: "Actually, our team's mostly Buddhist so..."
Adam Smit: " The power of Christ! ...and a million dollars!"
MID: "Hallelujah! We have seen the light! Amen, brother!"
That's why I ONLY follow the 10 Commandments (loosely) & avoid the 7 Deadly Sins. Other than life Religion is 1 of the many POISIONS OF LIFE!!!!!
Glad it wasn't just me
It’s what we were asked to do. Most of it doesn’t seem too miserable. Easy, no far from it. But disciplined and hard work makes for stronger character, or something like that.
UNFORTUNATELY a lot of people like to take the easy road with it and half ass the living it out part.
He’s a fraud.
I have a theory about the dub. It was just a placeholder for the animators to do lip sync and some trouble prevented them from making the proper dub, so they released it like that.
that actually makes sense.
I can definitely see that being a thing!!
that would make a lot of sense
if true that's a terrible idea, cause the real actors would most likely deliver the lines differently from Adam, throwing off the visuals and lipsynch altogether.
I just finished watching Moral Orel for the first time, and it struck me that the events depicted in the movie could be Orel's imaginative interpretations when he plays with his Bible action figures.
Growing up in an extremely conservative Christian household I remember my mom literally telling me in a fit of rage “ANIME IS FROM THE DEVIL!” Perhaps this ideology is more common amongst Christians than I thought, considering Satan in this film literally looks like an anime villain LMAOO
I mean to be fair, Jesus looks like an anime hero. I really don't think the visuals are a result of extremist Christian views since it's made by an actual and competent animation company, and the character designs were probably their idea. Actually, the way they look now may be because the company was from a Southeast Asian country. Gacha games are extremely trendy there, and these designs look straight out of a gacha game.
Edit: I'd also like to add that this company has likely made research on Christianity for the sake of creating these designs, since the designs are surprisingly more competent than other Christian films made by actual Christians (the angels being an obvious one). So this company, which may not even be Christian, were good-intentioned enough to do their own research in order to get things right on their part, which were the visuals. It's just sad that their competency was wasted on this.
@@Пинагод I think they were more referring to the part where Adam throws his manga away.
Also, just a disclaimer, NOT ALL CHRISTIANS WERE RAISED LIKE FANATICS. Personally, my parents had a very good sense of what was fine and what wasn't. While a few animes were off-limits (Demons, dark magic, EXCESSIVE violence, occasionally sex.) Most of them were fine. My parents just didn't want us watching just anything that caught our eye.
(Btw, I have 6 siblings, which is why I said "our" so much.)
@@RickAstley-qd8bn going "you cannot consume any media that has demons or magic because it hurts my christian feelings" is crazy
@@queenofyasrabien It's difficult to understand if you don't understand Christianity itself. It's not about "protecting their feelings", but being cautious about what your kids are being exposed to ; while a lot of times it is a bit excessive, better be safe than sorry
So Satan is now an anime femboy. I love it.
My farts are better than Saberspark’s farts.
@@p-__ lol 😂
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@@p-__ Wow.
Well, I was taught that Lucifer was the "most beautiful of all angels." Lol
(Yes I wrote this before finishing watching the video, )
If you’re going to make a Christian movie, please make satan look like some kind of eldrich Lovecraftian horror rather than a miraculous ladybug oc
Edit: look, guys… the thing about Christian lore is that it’s convoluted as hell (pun intended) since there’s like hundreds of versions of it (puritan, catholic, etc.) all with their own interpretations of this and that not even bringing up slight outliers like Dante’s Inferno and how they perceive Satan. I’m not too much of a religious person (I believe there is a god and a satan but they just don’t bother with us and do their own things in the universe) so I really don’t wanna hear what this church said as opposed to the other ones nor why this is inaccurate or not.
Y’all are taking this _way_ too seriously, I legit made this because it was the first thing I thought of seeing this awful character design.
He has to either be attractive, or a horrible dragon beast. That's what the bible says, I think.
I mean, that could be his true form, but in the Bible they describe Satan as something along the lines of momentary leisure and pleasure, so he'd definitely be the epitome of attractive.
Unless you're implying Satan is one of God's angels that was simply in charge of persecution as others believe, then yeah, he'd probably be lovecraftian horror, cause that's what Biblically accurate angels were. Demons were attractive, angels were horrific.
@@Пинагод Lucifer- the Devil- was god's favored angel, and the most beautiful angel. Note that the name Lucifer means "Morning star"- oddly enough, the morning star (as there is a celestial body called that) is, in fact, the planet Venus, named for the roman god of beauty.
Satan, if memory serves, is a different angel, whose name means 'adversary', or 'enemy'. Hence the confusion, as linguistic drift likely wound up causing 'adversary/enemy' to be used to refer to the Devil (a title given to Lucifer) , the great enemy, so to speak.
This interpretation quite clearly explains a few things, such as why Satan is suddenly in heaven in the book of Job after being cast out (Satan was always there, while Lucifer was cast out), as well as why Jesus called Peter 'Satan' in the garden of Gethsemane; he's telling Peter that he's doing the opposite of what he should; his actions are 'satan' (adverse) to what Jesus wants.
Sadly, most "Christians" probably don't give a crap bout historical context for things. Like how the parable of the Good Samaritan is literally Jesus telling his followers to be kind to people they hate (He was telling it to Jews, who hated Samaritans with a burning passion; important Jewish figures ignored the poor guy, but the Samaritan? The horrible person they hate? He was the kind person). Yet how many self-proclaimed Christians are advocating for the rights of, say, gay people, Muslims, people who want abortions, or literally anyone aside from themselves.
@@Пинагод gottdam.
That's a smart ass fuckin take..never thought of it that way at all. GOTTDAM.
I respectfully disagree. Satan is supposed to be a tempter, someone who makes the wrong path look like the right one. Would most people really trust something that obviously looked like a monster, or someone that looked attractive?
I see a few people pointing out the misogyny of the "lust" demon not doing anything lustful and apparently "tempting" him by being a woman that exists, and they're right, but I think we're all missing the hilarious point that all she does is own a smoothie shop and ask him for money. Ah, yes, those evil, greedy _small businesses!_ Always wanting our money! What were the writers even trying to portray here? The evils of young entrepeneurs?
I believe they knew about Succubi Hentai online and knew that if they drew her as sultry, people would draw R34 of her, which goes against their message
Well, even demons want money.
I love that the girl that is "a demon" is at fault for his lust when she's literally done nothing to pursue him openly, like nothing sexual about her at all. Another example of the demonization of women because little boys and men aren't taught to control their hormones and are instead taught to normalize blaming women for their feelings that they don't have the maturity to control or accept.
The thing I hate the most about the Bible-faith.
"Got boys acting like they ain't seen skin before
Got sent home to change 'cause my skirt is too short"
@@Bloomkyaaa yessssss
Wasn't there a point in the bible where Jesus tells off a group of men for blaming a woman for their indecent "desires" and denying them from touching her, he basically tells them it's their fault for coveting her and expecting her to bend to their wishes and that it's not her fault. Or something? Idk, it's been a while.
Point is, people should be taught to own up to their own mistakes/emotions and feelings.
@@BrightWulph You do have a point, it's just a shame that talking heads like Bill O'Reilly still push a victim-blaming mindset. "Oh, she's wearing a tank top? No wonder she got r@p€ð."
To quote a great comedian and ex-Catholic, George Carlin, "A lot of guys think women should be arrested for being c0çƙ-teasers. That doesn't seem fair to me. Doesn't seem right."
Honestly, this film being headed by a high schooler is really impressive. It may not be a fantastic movie, but for a full length 3d film, it’s fantastic work!
My farts are better than Saberspark’s farts
@@p-__ I’ll take your word on that lmaooo
I think the 3D models are alright.
@@DrawciaGleam02I've seen worse, with a lot higher budget.
Surprisingly it looks good, but disappointingly it was not well made christian movie
“This Christian movie is cringe”
Do you know how very little that narrows it down?
It takes literally two films off the list:
- The VeggieTales Film Special
- The Prince of Egypt
That's insanely low.
@@glasscardproductions4736 and Joseph king of dreams.
@@banheezone
While I personally wouldn't count that, I'd say it's better than most of this hellfire.
Also every CS Lewis adaption.
@@glasscardproductions4736 Arguably Prince of Egypt would be the best Muslim and Jewish movie too as they all share that story.
For me the most unforgivable sin of this movie was using Papyrus font as holy text. "Graphic design is my passion!"
NAHAHAHAHA
For real man(damn I didn't notice till I paid good attention good attention to detail man)
That sad moment when you realize Adam Sandler can do a better female voice than the Adam in this movie
Yeah lol
OOHHHHHH MY GOD I was an animator on this! I knew this was coming at some point😂 This was my first job out of college, pretty sure it was the first job for almost everyone on the team, too lol. It was certainly a uhhhhh project, but I really appreciated the opportunity to get my foot in the door. The artists were some of THE most talented and hardworking people I've ever met and have since all moved on to bigger, better things. In the wise words of Patrick Osborne, "if you're learning, it's better to learn while someone pays you."
Also I think it's pretty funny that heathens made this Christian movie😌
I hope you tell whoever was the character designer for Satan that they did the internet a great favour 😂 and they should try their hands on designing characters for otome games cos this Satan would've been a hit in an otome game lol
You can be proud of your work, not your fault the voice acting made everybody cringe through the movie. The animation is very pretty.
That's not just funny...it's hilarious! 🤣
@@CATmetchuif it's any consolation the animation on this movie is great ! The issue I have is Adams voice acting lol
That's literally so cool... I just wished the Adam guy hired voice actors 💀 It would have saved it actually. The animation is quite good.
I am Christian and grew up Christian and am so glad I somehow avoided all the terrible Christian media. Just Veggie Tales and music.
Same here dude
@@miscalotastuff733 I like some of the Christian music because some of them slap and I also like the persona soundtrack as well(I like the p3-5 soundtracks) because it also slaps
@@Weirdos22146 most of the stuff from youth was money grabbing crap. It sounded good until it became singing for dollar signs. Country music is now just as bad. It is money and zero soul.
@@miscalotastuff733 it's why I like listening to the older stuff from Christian bands and in general sometimes
Omg same, the closest Christian pieces of media I've ever seen outside of Veggie Tales and Prince of Egypt are those super old movies about Saints (which aren't that bad just boring) or Christian TV shows (A.D. Kingdom and Empire and The Chosen which are also not that bad). Guess our parents were amongst the few that were able to separate religion from media
Saber, dude, thank you for the talk abt how Missionaries can harm indigenous/native people. Many ppl forget that this happens.
The problem with Christian media is that the people making it in earnest usually are of the opinion that the message is the most important part of the film, and to not have it at the forefront is sacrilegious. But you just can't do that if you're trying to draw in outsiders. VeggieTales is good because the jokes are hilarious, the Christian message is there but the jokes are what draw people in. Prince of Egypt is a dramatic story of two brothers falling apart as their destinies bring them in conflict, it's still the same Biblical story with all the religious context but it draws in the audience with the human drama. You can't just be fanatical, you've gotta be able to entertain people with that relatable foundation.
The fact is that Christians can't relate to many people anymore. Maybe 20 years ago. But when right and wrong became commonly accepted as subjective, we were doomed in that purpose.
Yes, there is no audience for a movie that simply retells the same story that everyone who wants to know already knows. It is a lack of creativity to change the story without falsifing it and a lack of courage to tell a story that i don't know the effect on the viewer.
This 🏹, you need to be able to be flexible to all audience, you cant hust be some religious zealot. No one will like it.
One of my industry friends, the late Luis Contreras (head of story on Veggietales), we got to talking once about why "321 Penguins" was such a flop, and I remember pointing out that it was just so much more of a typical Christian thing - that among other things, the problems are always solved by quoting an adult - and it preached entirely to the choir. He was sincerely religious, but he also did want the films to be loved, and he said most people in his position legitimately don't get how a non-christian thinks...
I remember positing "maybe that's why I take C.S. Lewis more easily. He was an atheist for twenty years. He doesn't think Jesus is either comfortable or obvious."
Luis was great. I miss him.
When a Christian film is good, we just call it a film. When the only merit it has is that it's "Christian" we call it a Christian film
Yep, and that's pretty much the main reason these pieces of media are produced. It's not about being good, it's about creating an echo chamber for devout Christians to feel validated in.
Thats what I've been seeing not gonna lie
There isn't such a thing as a good Christian film.
@@krembryle Legion and Book of Eli were decent
@@krembryle Prince of Egypt.
If this was meant to teach kids to be scared of Satan, then the makers sure as hell failed in that regard
*Demonic bisexual screaming*
Not be scared be aware of illusions but these religions can have so many great messages but make ass tier content.
Satan's going to be someone's gay/bi awakening
@@MarcyTheKindaCoolWizard Imagine 1 star reviews saying « satan’s turning the kids gay »
@@pfp-underwater Can't turn something that's already that.
2:04 this always gave “Love me or suffer” vibes like a yandere character
I have two questions.
1. How long until this design of satan ends up as an official entry in the Sexypedia
2. How long until this design of satan ends up on R34
1. They already did LMAO
2. I BET that there's already at least one, probably even before the made of this video.
I'm gonna draw r34 of him rn just you wait
@@Alrightythen-es4gv not sure how to link the r34 website on TH-cam but I guess you'll just have to search the tags for it 😂
@@Alrightythen-es4gv 😂 oh you naughty- I mean naughty friend
Already know what I'm gonna do this weekend, just have to find my old graphic tablet
I'm so glad Saber is back to watching horrible religion films
My farts are better than Saberspark’s farts
@@p-__ dye 😐
@@p-__ get lost buddy
@@Doggie1999dye what? my hair?
I am the 666th like let's goooo
As a Christian myself I'm baffled why other Christians can't make an enjoyable and well written animated movie.
It's like the prince of Egypt is the only animated Christian movie that is top tier
As an atheist. I feel bad that you hardly get good movies. Even back when I was a Christian I just was sad that there wasn't good movies. They have a lot of potential.
Even as a Jew I remember enjoying that movie as a kid
I think it's because they are less about telling actual good stories and more focused on indoctrination and as a result are limited in creative freedom and play it safe to the point of being boring. You rarely see a Christian film tackle issues with nuance or use deconstructive tropes or anything creative really minus VeggieTales or Prince of Egypt (if it counts because it is arguably made by a mix of religious and secular people).
I recommend "The Miracle Maker." It's a stop motion masterpiece from 2000. No one talks about it for some reason.
One plausible explanation that I've read is that most Christian movie-makers see their films as some sort of ministry first, and as an entertainment vehicle second (if at all). The result is that you get a lot of films that are sincere in their belief, but really amateurish to look at. It probably does not help that many of the most devout people see the film industry as inherently godless and thus don't go to film school to learn how to make better faith-based movies.
The boat exploding scene puts this movie in solid "so bad it's good" territory. You have to appreciate chaos when it tries desperately to make sense
Aside from the voice acting and weird animation, I really do like the character designs and models.
God's robes and “crown” looks HOLY, and Satan? A-awooga... The armours? Wow. The kids look like teens and have distinctive features from eachother.
The rest may be a lil shitty but at least its pretty if you hit pause lol
I agree
I was going to comment the same thing. Really well done.
Jesus looks a lot like Heliod from Magic the Gathering
A lot of the visuals actually go super hard
@@rhysofsneezingdragon1758it's funny that you mention that, cuz Michael fighting Lucifer kinda looks like Archangel Elspeth from March of the Machines, it even has the glowing sword and lightning like the card xD
I can see why they made Satan sexy. I can absolutely see why. The whole point is that he used to be an angel, and that he tempts mortals, which wouldn't make as much sense if he was an ugly red demon thing. But I cannot imagine the magnitude of the existential crisis both young girls will have when they are shown this movie in Sunday school, and the one the creator will have when he inevitable uncovers those girls simping for his creation and drawing fan art of it and posting it to deviant art.
I can picture Megalovania playing when looking at Satan on deviantart
Thank you for the first part as I was gonna post the same, it just makes sense that Satan would be good looking, he's a former angel and meant to be the epitome of temptation, but also eff you for making me think about that second part...
Adam's doing the Lord's work by making Lucifer available for someone's sexual awakening in church
@@fionajansen395 😂
By that logic, all the angels should be sexy--good or evil. Now, if they had made them all look like K-Pop stars with a touch of those two guys from RRR with the voice talents of Pedro Pascal, my faith in God would have been restored.
the most unrealistic part of this film is that a mother of 4 complained about a music singer attempting to turn her kids christian, and actually being let go because of that.
Normally it's the other way around (pearl clutching mother complaining about "Evil Satanic Music corrupting her children) and as long as that singer makes the records money, it's incredibly likely for them to be let go for any reason.
I mean, she'd probably be moved to a Christian Rock label at the worst.
That whole scene really rubbed me the wrong way. It’s that text book idea of “oh we’re being oppressed for our faith in god” when in reality Christianity is one of the largest and most powerful religions in the worlds, and especially in the western world. Also like you said this situation would be flipped. It would be the Christians complaining about some queer, cultural minority, religious ministry, etc. music rather than people complaining about Christian music.
@metronicmagician1816 Was. It WAS the most powerful religion. Progressive gnosticism has overtaken it, and you lash out when Christians fight back.
@@KopperNeoman My brother in christ, you are not oppressed for being Christian. You are allowed to go to church and spread the gospel. People are not required to listen to you spread your beliefs though.
And again, it's one of the largest religions in the world.
@@KopperNeoman Stop acting like a victim.
"Progressive Gnosticism" lmao. This just reminds me of the idea that some people cannot comprehend the lack of religion as anything but some other cult.
I used to be christian/catholic because of the divide in religion in my family, but when i went to christian church they talked about the same thing about going to 3rd world countries, glorifying that they did as a "mission" for god. but then they continued to talk trash about other religions and call them stupid for believing it. I quote "There is even a country that believes monkeys are their leaders and are spiritual beings, isn't that silly?" and rolling eyes. They would say they are "saving them" from themselves.
So, this movie is the only time a fan dub might be better than the original audio.
Petition for Saber to make it happen like he did with the last movie. The one with the lion.
High pitched squeals and nails on chalkboard would be better than the original audio. Was it his ego, his budget, or what that made him think this was a good idea?
@Snoozerpoo he's a fully indoctrinated Christian so probably both.
Comment bump so @saberspark sees this!!
It could use some Pauley Shore.
How could they not find a single woman to voice characters?!
Or honestly, a single other person at all
My thought’s exactly
Oh he did found people, but the moment they saw what they were asked to participate on they refused
@@djpegao I'm pretty sure there are people out there who would take any odd job for a quick paycheck. I'm thinking this guy probably thought only he was good enough to voice all the characters in his passion project. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The same reason why Satan is hot.
I got the feeling Adam once dated a girl who worked at a gelato shop and they had a bad breakup.
Poor gelato girl. I bet she is nice in real life.
Between Gelato-Boy and Smoothie-Girl he's clearly on a crusade against iced desersts.
@@noradrenalin8062 Yes, *CAKE*
My mortal enemy and yet best friend
@@twinzzlers Shell would agree with you.
Then it seems like she dodged a bullet.
Thank god that ice cream skipped the chopping block.
Voicing every character can be worth it if you have the right talent. Take the work of Mel Blanc in the Hunter Trilogy. "Rabbit Fire," "Rabbit Seasoning", and "Duck! Rabbit, Duck!" When Daffy and Bugs in an argument and use the right voice is wonderful. Oh, for the record it is always Rabbit season. Duck season is in the fall and winter.
Not even 30 seconds in, and I can already tell this is going to be just an _experience._
My farts are better than Saberspark’s farts.
@@p-__ what
Wait, you watch Saberspark too?
@@EngineerRiff yea ofc I do lol
Awesome
As somebody who plays Obey Me: That Satan guy looks like absolute husband material
(Edit: btw Sushifer stan here)
Gotta love dating those demons.
We’re slowly gaining one for every hair color
I've dated plenty of demons but none of them were that hot.😂
Oh shit another OM fan! Yay
Haha, great to see the game mentioned! Mammon really grew on me, the little goblin. xD
“Don’t be intimidated, Squidward. Try to imagine him in his underwear.”
*Emo Satan shows off his six pack*
“OH NO HE’S HOT!!!”
My farts are better than Saberspark’s farts.
Thx Ford stating what was shown
Ikr. Satan is gonna make me act up 😳
@@p-__ Nobody wants to know that.
It's what John Milton would have wanted.
And what we all need >:3
The closest thing I've seen to evidence for speaking in tongues is that my mom said it happened to her, and she definitely wouldn't lie to me about a thing like that. She, however, was clearly somewhat delusional (I know this for reasons unrelated to the tongues) though she never admitted it and got help for it. So I am guessing it was just her having an episode of delirium, as she often did. It's just an interesting 'coincidence' how the only people who speak in tongues are people with a money or publicity motive, serial liars, and delirious/delusional people. I am not even saying this in an aggressive manner. It's just my actual observation that this never seems to happen in a scenario that doesn't raise suspicion of ulterior motives or reasoning.
Totally see her muttering in Latin or Chinese or German
Heil seig
The gibberish “speaking in tongues” is very cringe to me as a Catholic. As I understand it, to speak in tongues (at least one version) is to basically preach the gospel to a bunch of people of different languages and they can all hear it in their own language. It’s basically the antitype of the tower of babel.
One anecdotal story I heard (forget where) that relates to an actual speaking in tongues was when a priest or deacon felt called to talk to a particular Ukrainian lady. She opened up that she was considering suicide, and after she was convinced not to do that, later the priest found out that she didn’t know a lick of English and thought the priest was speaking in Ukrainian, likewise the priest thought she was speaking English.
Im suddenly very appreciative of Arin Hanson's ability to voice multiple characters within the same scene using the most obnoxious voice choices and STILL be actually entertaining
Tom Kenny does the same thing. When I was a kid, I had no clue SpongeBob and Ice King shared the same voice actor until an episode of SpongeBob where Tom's voice went into the Ice King range.
Arin Hanson is a genious...his girl voices Crack me up....that Kitty dating game kiiiiillllls me
"Still be actually entertaining"
That's been debatable for a number of years now...
Like, I struggle to think of anything likeable he's done in recent years, it's just been switching between saying "poopy butthole" for the 10 thousandth time and betraying his friends...
@@_-Lx-_ I agree with both of you. I like the voice he does for pious asshole women, but he himself is the asshole.
arin's VN protagonist voice my beloved,,,,
I have to admit I have a bit of a soft spot for Bibleman. Bibleman was the Christian equivalent of Power Rangers, big, loud, dumb, and fun as hell, especially when you rewatch it twenty years later. Plus I wasn't allowed to watch Power Rangers as a child. Or 90% of secular media, including Saturday morning cartoons... yeah, that kind of childhood
I have a soft spot for Bible man too ( it’s how I remembered and still know the scriptures ) and coming from a power ranger fan I’m sorry that you couldn’t watch it as a child, it’s on TH-cam if you want to watch ( just stay away from mega force)
your 8 years younger then me if your usser name is your birth date. But that still meens you where a kid in the early 00s. I knew kids who had that kind of childhood. It was weird. However I also went to youth group becouse my freind had one of those childhoods :p..not becouse i was relgiouis..I hated relgion. but youth groups where legit fun back then. We hiked, mounton biked, swam, even had melee and battlefront tornys.
His Badass interpretation of Satan really deserved to be in a much better project. he's the only character that was genuinely aesthetically interesting! with Jesus's headpiece as a close second.
Jesus in this one looks like King Micah from She ra and the princesses of power in she ra drag, the resemblence is uncanny but hilarious lol.
@@CATmetchu I knew that character looked familiar...
They both look like went to the MET Gala.
17:29 "But why? Idunnothinwong :("
It's so weird that they didn't hire more than one voice actor given how competent the animation is for something like this.
Couldn't Adam ask his local church for help in voice acting?? I mean if he is a Christian making a Christian movie then he must know a person or 2 that could help him, no???
instead, he probably searched for some trans voice training tutorial
Or at the very least have the female characters voiced by actual female crew members, like this jenny person
I genuinely love Satan's design. I just wish the entire movie was completely different.
Me too would be interesting, that the lord of evil looks like an idol
I too like it. I think it could go well with the idea of evil being seductive. Like the previous comment said: looking like an idol. In reality a lot of evil was (is) accomplished by following charismatic leaders and/or doing shit "in the name of good".
he looks like Genos maybe watch One Punch Man
I actually appreciate it from an accuracy standpoint because Satan is actually supposed to be quite beautiful according to the Bible. Probably why they designed him like this honestly
Fanfics: And this is where I appear
The editing around 27:52 with the vine boom and other effects was priceless. Bless you and your team who do these wonderful video’s. They’re always so fun to watch
Very good idea to teach the kids "If a shady stranger tells you to follow him to an unknown location to get baptised, go ahead!"
True baptism is being naked and being baptized in a lake of lava and then dipped in hot oil and water to clean your soul. Like the King Darius in the movie 300
Gelato, smoothies...this movie really amps up the sensuous appeal of frozen treat peddlers.
Ladies can't resist that good soft served.
🍦 😩
The stomach is Satan's playground apparently.
@@jaysherman2615 if you rearrange the letters of stomach, you get Satamcho. It you remove cho and replace the m with an n, you get Satan. Coincidence?
@@jaysherman2615 gluttony is one of the seven deadly sins for a reason I suppose haha
Finally, a Christian anime. Just what we all wanted... (It's a good thing I did watch Prince of Egypt and my grandmother gave us Veggietales VHS tapes a long time ago)
My farts are better than Saberspark’s farts.
@AfianyArkoasnow298 make me
Doesnt the Monogatari series have a literal guy that tosses around crosses.
Prince of Egypt was actually jewish believe it or not
@@XendermanYou do know the Bible was written by Jews. Right? That's why modern Christianity is similar to Jewish beliefs. Maybe not the actions they do like current day sacrifices and following the old law. The beliefs and history are the same as the Jewish people. The Bible was written from the inspiration from God through Jewish human writers.☺️👍
The "Sexy Demon" looks like it literally came out of murder drones
As someone who watches Murder Drones 24/7, I agree
are you talking about the smoothie girl?
I've heard that once a church commissioned stone sculptures or something of satan and then rejected them when they saw that the satan was hot 😭
I think the guy that made that statue went and made another one but hotter
It gets even better. They then commissioned his brother, who made another statue which was even hotter
@@Crystre I love everything about this.
@@trekkieraccoon3343 It was his older brother. I think his was only acceptable because there was a bit less exposed skin and a more defeated looking pose.
But yeah, I think it's way hotter. The first looked like a teenage boy while the second is straight hunk.
You are referring to the statue "Le génie du mal" (The genius of evil) first sculpted by Joseph Geefs. It was considered too provocative, mostly for the pose (the legs crossed, an hand on his thigh and the way he's slightly reclined behind, as if he's inviting the viewer), the fact he was way too calm and confrontarble for a fallen angel, his pretty boy face, the ephebic body, the long hair and his confident expression. So they called his older brother, Guillaume Geefs, to remake it, and so he did, buffing him up and turning his expression to a furious one, deforming his face and eliminating the "cute" factor. Most prefer the second version, probably because he's way more detailed, has more dynamism and beefy men are usually considered attractive. For whatever it matters I prefer the first one though.
I grew up Christian and I refused to go on a mission trips out of the country. It always felt wrong. I also only did “missions” that were service based as in helping rebuild homes, ie not focused on converting. Mostly painting homes and dry wall stuff.
It's always nice to see someone who grew up in that environment noticing that the conversion missions felt off. Thanks for focusing on helping others more than recruiting. I'm sure the people you assisted were quite grateful.
Mission trips are usually about spreading the Gospel. And yes, typically something else like services will accompany it. However, giving the good news of the fact that we have a savior is more valuable than anything. It is about our eternal soul. Our life on Earth does not match that time.
If you knew that a car had a broken break, it would be loving for you to tell the man who wants to drive it that he may die if he were to get into it, even if he doesn’t believe you. It’s similar to telling people about how we are sinners whose good works are not a way into heaven (you can’t bribe a judge; and we would always feel as if we fall short in trying to be a good person). We think we are good, but we arent; we are liars, adulterers, thieves, blasphemers, etc. However, God loves us so much that Christ died for us, paying the price and doing all the hard work for us, so that we could have eternal life. All we have to do is accept that free gift. One can not receive a gift and payment of fines if they don’t accept it. Especially, they cannot accept that gift if they don’t realize it’s something they need.
Honestly, missionaries who actively try to convert scare me. Thanks for being better
@@carniethedat7071 my sister is going on a domestic mission trip this summer (I had prior commitments preventing me from doing so) and it’s 100% focused on just helping out people in the area. The only real Christian part is the group just lets them know they’re from a church and ask to pray for people, and if they refuse then they oblige. So yeah, definitely better than the weird conversion missions.
The only missions I did wore on GTA
So Satan is a hot golden boy with daddy issues?
Sounds legit. I'm sold. 😂
Well, he is technically. Technically it's canon in Christian bible lore
Tsundere boi ❤
Paradise Lost's interpretation of Lucifer kind of leaned closer to that, to be fair though.
plus don't underestimate my boy satan from obey me like that 😭
😈
Sexy Satan needs a spin off series where he’s the anti hero
That might be the South Park movie.
I grew up Muslim(I left a long time ago) but boy, if you think Christian media looks crappy, you should see some of our children's media.
I believe you. I just listened to the episode of the "God Awful Movies" podcast where they reviewed that cartoon about the Prophet Muhammad where the show all the scenes with Muhammad from his perspective to get around the rule against making images of Muhammad.
Why you leave? I'm a Muslim and just genuinely want to know :oc
@@ShadowPa1adin I'm not Muslim but I was raised in an Islamic country and oh my God I think I remember watching this in 2nd grade. You just unlocked a repressed memory.
@@sekiezkogg I heard about that movie on the God Awful Movies podcast. Normally they riff on Christian movies, but they also make fun of bad movies from other religions (they recently did one about a Scientology propaganda film, iirc).
There's some good animated ones like Nusa Rara, then there's ones that look like someone new to blender made
Loving how they babygirlified Satan here
It was only a matter of time 😅
NGL you gave me and idea to break free from my artblock....
Well, I'm at least a bit pleased now :3
"babygirlified" is now a part of my vocabulary
@@nohintshere
one of us.
One. Of. Us.
ONE OF US.
*ONE OF US.*
*_ONE OF US_*
Can we please remake these films with actual acting?
We can even reanimate them.
Yesss saberspark should host another reanimate ^^
no
I'd be down to voice act *any* female character.
That would be great but, I hope it does not go through “Balto” levels of copy striking even when it is reanimated.
@@hannahwishon9958 it’s a fun movie idea, that needs work.
0:13 Yo is that JFK from clone high!?!
“Who are you?”
“I’m a cringy Christian movie!”
“Do you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down?”
Lol! Accurate!
When I was young I wanted to work with my church to make better Christian media. I wanted to make word-for-word animations of Bible stories with all the blood and guts intact. I even planned out a take on the book of Revelations. My pastors were not into it and I'm really glad they weren't. It would likely have ended up this way or worse. The cult-like mentality a lot of Christians have and the lack of willingness to go beyond Sunday school level interpretations of the Bible really hold back what could be fun stories and highlight a lot of what people don't like about the church.
Dude the Book of Joshua after Moses Crew finally made it to the promise land. And the whole nation was inhabited by people.
And Gods like: " Kill them."
Joshua: " Who?"
God: " All of them."
'Joshua does a life long genocide of people and still isn't done even when he dies of old age.'
@@daviouscram2101 Just imagine how his face would be animated as he comes to terms with what God is telling him to do, just before cutting to an absolute slaughter.
I'd love an animated bible. For the exact reasons the church says they wouldn't. [And also what OP said in the replies.]
I'd watch that, sounds traumatizing!
Edit: by the way, I'm being genuine
I am a atheist but i also think we need more christian movies or animations like the Prince of Egypt
The character designs, models and animations are really good considering... literally everything else...
Yeah totally agree
Jesus was wearing a Burger King Aragorn crown knock-off. I half expected Gandalf to show up as God. If only he could have gotten Sir Ian McKellen or Morgan Freeman to voice the man upstairs, it would have at least had some emotion. As it was, it made some of those creepy NFT cartoons look like they rolled off the Cartoon Network by comparison.
The dubbing was bad 😂
@@JaynaeMarieXIV *Big Man Upstairs
I rather see Morgan Freeman voicing God
This story and this movie made me feel like I somehow survived being on Earth throughout this, watching as whatever the hell was going on led up to Giant Golden Gamecube Thing.
Man, the whole speaking in tongues thing at my church was the moment I stopped being a Christian. I remember just shouting random gibberish to fit in and thinking that's probably what everyone else was doing too.
Makes sense. The gibberish “speaking in tongues” is very cringe to me as a Catholic. You can always tell because it involves the same vowels and consonants. As I understand it, to speak in tongues (at least one version) is to basically preach the gospel to a bunch of people of different languages and they can all hear it in their own language; or being able to speak a language you don’t know. It’s basically the antitype of the tower of babel. Tongues is meant to be a gift for the building up of the church, not something people can make up on the fly to fit in.
Man this movie is like pretty much a representation of everything terrible about modern American Christianity portrayed as positive along with so much racism lol
Tbh, I really wish Adam worked for a real cartoon than a low-budget movie.
Yeah, this film is basically at war with East Asian beliefs such as Hinduism and Buddhism and along with East African Spiritual Beliefs and I think Sount American Beliefs? Like, God. This was painful to watch. Saber explained it perfectly.
Exactly what I was thinking. They're kinda the "almost-equivilent" of the so-called "wOkE" media, just in a more niche extent. And admittedly, some of the regious stories are pretty cool, so there's that.
@@veggsbacon1891 what?
Yea word, it's disgusting.
The whole "Satan as prosecutor" thing is actually another biblically accurate detail - the word "Satan" itself iirc comes from a mistranslation, being mistaken for a name when the word in the original language means "prosecutor". The satan/prosecutor was just the guy you're on trial against when you die, just one of many angelic bureaucrats processing the souls of the dead, lol. Over time, other sort of characters/incarnations of "bad things" got wrapped together and blamed on the one satan who was your prosecutor, who morphed into not just one angel lawyer, but _the_ angel lawyer jerkhole who not only wanted to keep you out of heaven, but _also_ send you to his own hell place (which is also a later addition).
That, and in the whole "afterlife judgement"-narrative of Christianity, Jesus not only the defense-attorney, but also the judge (which sounds like a massive conflict of interest IMO).
Is that how we got the phrase “devil’s advocate”?
@@lovelydreamingtime9563 - nope, though that's an interesting thought, and maybe there's some connection I'm unaware of. The "devil" didn't exist at all as a concept in this case, he was later derived from this figure as more or less fan-fiction, lol. The prosecutor worked for God, not some devil (Christianity is supposed to be monotheistic, after all, not bi-theistic).
The term "devil's advocate" iirc comes from a practice by missionaries in medieval times (when the devil fanon was well established). The idea is that if you're going to send out people on a mission to convert non-believers, they need to be well equipped for the kinds of arguments they're likely to face - you don't want to send someone out unprepared. The devil's advocate would be another member of the monastery taking part in a mock argument for practice. His goal was to argue against god, where the missionary was to argue in favor.
The devil's advocate was to present arguments in good faith, making points that actual potential converts or detractors might make - if a devil's advocate didn't understand the counterargument, or presented it poorly or as a strawman so to speak, it wouldn't be useful practice and would lead to missionaries being unprepared (and maybe more susceptible to being covered away).
That last point is something where the term "devil's advocate" gets misused often imo - if someone is just being a rote contrarian, or sarcastically making bad arguments to make fun of the side they disagree with, or as is often the case, just sincerely believes and argues for something they know is unpopular, they're not really being a devil's advocate. A devil's advocate is only when arguing in good faith ("steelmanning") in favor of a stance they disagree with - usually for something like debate practice, but it can also be a good method of checking your own set of beliefs and biases by challenging them (and thus reinforcing them... or, possibly, updating them).
Honestly, ALL of the character designs go hard. I appreciate this film for being an overly ambitious project that it is, even if the film's message seriously rubs me the wrong way. It would've been better if there were actual VA's, though.
31:00 maybe it's my religious trauma talking but- why would you represent Jesus like that he does NOT feel like someone I'd want to follow 😭😭😭 also the ending of the video made me want to draw sexy Satan fanart 😔
I feel like Adam was going to have a whole bunch of voice actors, but all of them looked at the script and said either "uuuuuuh, double my pay or stay away." or "Nope".
We can trash on the voice acting for days, but tbh the animation isn’t that bad, like the character designs actually look pretty good and the movement is pretty fluid. At least its not on like an Isaiah level
Thats what makes it especially bizarre. Decent animation but bottom tier voice actor.
This was unexpectedly wholesome. Actually acknowledging there was heart in a movie while being honest about it being mediocre. Good show.
26:35 IIRC, Satan's name _literally means_ "Prosecutor".
Ironically, I think Ned Flanders could sum up this movie perfectly: "They warned me Satan would be attractive. Let's go!"
It’s honestly kind of scary that people still have this,”I’ll save you from your own religion with the word of god!” Mindset. Yknow, the mindset that’s most always ended in death for one party. The mindset that’s caused the oppression and erasure of so many communities.
It the "my way only" mindset, and they get really upset for the existence of people who don't follow their beliefs. Like wasn't there a whole line about not judging others and etc??
Glad to say it isn't just Christianity. Ironically enough this was also the attitude people had back then against Christianity. Early Christians were persecuted and ridiculed for their beliefs in a small religion, it's why there were so many 'martrys'. I guess one can live long enough to see themselves the villain.
I had a "friend" who didn't like that I wasn't religious and whenever he could get a chance he would try and cram his beliefs to me. To the points I actually snapped and told him "God, isn't real if he was why would he allow people to suffer and create a world with hate and to get sick? Does he find amusement in everyone's suffering?" Yada yada edgelord stuff. I don't like being like that but I hate dealing with pushy religious people.
@@LalaRojas-jd5rc The sect of Christianity that believes if you don't believe in God you go to hell is kind of crazy to me. Why would you give people free will if their is a right religious belief to have. How can it be fair to punish people. Which are definitely a questioning and skeptical species by our nature. Yet they are condemned to hell for not believing in something, that their is only some artifacts and perhaps the existence of Jesus to support. Even though it doesn't prove he is the Son of God. It's crazy to me that a supposedly "all loving God" would then turn a blind eye to people going to hell simply for not believing in him.
If you had the key to salvation, would you keep it to yourself, or share it with the world?
Tbh i liked the angels and demons design from that weird movie. Seeing Jesus with those more "clean" clothes instead of the clasical blankets is cool
Andrew: I may be a missionary, but [pulls out a revolver]
Yeah... this movie just confirms something that I've always thought about the vast majority of Christian-oriented entertainment.
You have stuff like The Prince of Egypt, or Veggie Tales. Stories that focus on the interplay between larger-than-life characters with a solid narrative from beginning to end. Stories that focus on the human condition while pulling from stories that so happen to come from a 2000-year-old holy book.
Then you have these types of movies. The Christian circlejerk stories where the "true believers" are always pure and good regardless of their actions. The ones where anything other than the perfect Western version of Christianity is portrayed as violent, evil, or just corrupt simply through existing. The ones that don't rely on having meaningful and consistent stories, but rather rely solely on pandering to the holier-than-thou attitudes of those who are so caught up in their zealous and self-absorbed version of faith that they develop a persecution complex. And the worst part is that it's all unironic.
There's a reason these movies are divisive, and it really boils down to the fact that there's nothing for people outside of the in-group to relate to. You could watch The Prince of Egypt and relate to the brotherly struggle between Ramses and Moses. You could relate to Moses growing past the trauma of killing a man, even if it was an accident. You could even relate to Ramses' rage and search for revenge after the death of his only son and Moses' rejection. In terms of Veggie Tales, you could laugh along at the zany antics that these walking, talking vegetables get themselves into. You could relate to the more serious notes and strong moral lessons that permeated many of the episodes, most of which were very general and widely applicable.
Yet it's impossible to watch this movie and get any sort of neutral value out of it; it's written *by* Christians, *for* Christians, and nobody else. The whole thing shows that other belief systems should be destroyed, and their leaders outright killed. It shows that even in death, "believers" have duties to help bring about the end of the world. It's literally all the most harmful and toxic parts of modern Christianity balled up into a single film with the lesson that this is the ultimate goal people should strive for.
But hey, at least the visuals are better than average, right? It's also nice to see biblically accurate angels and a super-sexy Lucifer for once! There's always a silver lining, no matter how thin.
I agree with most of what you're saying. The problem with most Christian movies, including this one, is that you have to know about the Gospel and Biblical metaphors to understand it. But I don't think that's a problem that can be solved without taking half the movie to explain everything. Your only other option is making it super generic so that just about anybody can understand it. The movie does suffer from a poor choice of words at multiple points, like, "My life means nothing." which is completely not biblical. When it comes to how the movie creators view other cultures, I only disagree with the methods. We don't need to destroy people, but we should attempt to convert them.
When a group of people become Christian, they mix it in with their own culture in the best way they can. Sometimes bad customs are thrown out because they conflict with the Gospel, and other times they're unfortunately left in. That's what's wrong with places like America, Mexico, Germany, Russia, because everybody's too busy drinking to be fully-fledged Christians. They take alcohol, or sometimes other local customs like ancestor worship in Asia, as their gods. God said, "You shall have no other gods before me." He's not saying this just because he's a jealous god. He gives us this warning, because everything good comes from God, so if you're not worshipping him, you're worshipping something of this world, something evil.
The devil has domain over this world until further notice, not having any real power over us, but leading us to temptation which leads to sin. None of us are free of sin either; we're all broken people. But God uses broken people to do his work, because Jesus died for our sins so that if we just make him Lord, we don't have to go to Hell by default. That's why cultures, including ours, that don't embrace Christianity or that wage war against it are hastening this world's ruin. The unwitting servants of the devil advocate for rejection of Jesus, rejection of the concept of sin, pride, false gods, and zero accountability. That's why the real problem with many modern Christians is that they don't push back against these people, because they're afraid to offend, or think that these people are actually somehow right, "because compassion." Compassion doesn't mean aiding and abetting people's journey to Hell.
If we ignore our dislike for bible stuff, it's a passionate labour of love that was written by a kid that lacks experience in writing stories and life. It's written from inside his bubble, that's why it feels "cringe" but to be honest? I really hope the kid keeps creating stories, gains experience, and with that, hopefully, a more critical outlook on life and indoctrination. There's potential and something that's almost worth more: dedication. No guarantee but I think there's a good chance that this kid might amaze us with something five or ten years from now.
It's like reading a teen's first fan fiction. I like to do that from time to time. Not because of the prose, storytelling, structure, dialogue, or characters. Those are usually between bad (needs to be learned from scratch) and 'there's something there!' (not polished and with lots of room for improvement, but the writer has a knack for that thing that will make learning to do it well much easier). But they're always labours of love with a passion for the thing they love while having the eagerness to express it.
If you look at creations from newbies like that (even if you're iffy about the subject matter but eh, kids.), it can be sobering. Why? Because sooner or later, as the craft expands and the skills improve and we began to fully grasp the mechanics behind stories and how to make them work with our words and how we place them, we often get so obsessed over the right technique that we forget how it was to feel this raw love and passion for the stories we wanted to tell, before we cared more about the "how", word counts, formatting, and the neverending battle between tropes vs clichés vs classic themes. Basically, creating felt when we once started.
This kid will hear a lot of brutal shit for this movie, justified and not justified. I hope he'll keep going anyway and when he is a little older and more mature, he can look back at this and say, "Holy shit, what was I thinking? Forget brutal, the worst criticism was gentle! But hey, it was a first big step to a long journey and for that, I love it."
Very well said and I absolutely agree!
Yup, everybody has to start somewhere, the people behind this film just went too big too early in their progression, resulting in a project, that very much feels out of place on the big screen.
Your editor needs a raise because they're doing a great job.
I went to Italy and saw a lot of churches and it was pretty cool seeing the art of all the Biblically accurate angels. Even people back then, despite being afraid of a lot of crazy things, were so open to accepting angels the way the Bible describes them!
“The demon gets penetrated, but not in the way she was hoping for” unironically sounds like something one of my friends would say.
*Loads ntw-20 with malicious intent*
Thanks for being fair but firm to this guy.
love the term you used Tumblr Sexy Man Satan.
Hopefully he takes this criticism on the chin like a champ and ends up making something new from a place of passion rather than the other Christian media you have reviewed that is a little bleh.
Actually, it was not the design choices for Satan that baffled me, but for Jesus. He looks like a mix between a wuxia character and a elven lord with that robes and that crown.
the Taiwanese studio probably explains that.