Wow! I think that's the first favorable review of the Wing Commander movie I've ever read!
CAP said:
"Wing Commander" (PG-13) -- in the shadows of "Lost in Space" and other sci-fi movies of late comes another relatively good sci-fi flick. The movie did have some neat graphics and some plot requiring a little thought to follow. And a great cast held back by a dry script.... one you might be glad you saw but would not go to the trouble to see it again.
That's more generous than alot of the reviews I've read even from WC fans. I happen to think it's worth seeing again though.
I think it was a good article to read for Christians or any parent who wouldn't want their child to see those types of movies. IMO the Wing Commander movie was one of the tamer movies you can see today- even though it does contain explicit language and some of the other things mentioned in the article.
I don't think there was any sin commited in the Wing Commander movie that isn't committed in the Bible. Of course we usually see the consequences of sin in the Bible, whereas here we don't see Maniac getting an STD or Rosie getting pregnant and Maniac not wanting to commit to raising the child- or worse, killing the fetus with an abortion. To be fair though, the Bible doesn't always show the consequences either, though it's known that God will eventually judge them when they die if not on Earth. Plus, one could argue that the graphic deaths were necessary to fight off the evil aliens.
From a Christian perspective it could be argued that SOME of these things aren't forbidden, but are rather things many parents Christian or non Christian wouldn't want their child to see. I can't really find fault with this first article.
Now onto the second....
I didn't agree as much with the second article. A year or two ago, I saw the end of The Last Starfighter and I think I'd rather watch Wing Commander. Although, I'm curious now to see The Last Starfighter again, since I haven't seen the complete movie since it was on my lunch box and thermos in grade school. Anyone else have
The Last Starfighter lunchbox? I remember that parts of that were somewhat traumatic for me as a 5 or 6 yr. old, with the aliens invading (and I think killing people? I don't remember much other than I was really scared), but overall I enjoyed it and was glad I saw it.