Just a few quick comments on Saved!, which I saw last weekend. I absolutely loved this movie – thought it gave a pretty accurate portrayal of at least how *many* Christians act/think and definitely how many people view Christians today. Obviously, they were shooting for the satire, and making fun of aspects of Christian culture. However, there was one scene that actually moved me.
In the above picture, Mary (played by Jena Malone) just found out that she is pregnant (which happened when she was trying to “fix” her gay boyfriend Dean). She goes to the clinic downtown to find out for sure, and it shows her getting off the bus, and it’s obvious that she knows it’s true: she, a good Christian girl at a Christian high school, is pregnant. As she gets off the bus, she starts walking home, but for some reason is drawn to a church building with a cross on the outside of it. The camera angle is from above, and switches between her utter despair and the cross on the building. She extends her arms and yells what is probably one of the most honest prayers…(if you are offended by profanity, don’t continue reading)
Shit.
Fuck.
Goddamn.
And she walks on…but how many of us have ever felt that way – that those words, uttered/yelled to God are the only ones that will express our feelings of despair, anger, frustration…thanks Mary for your prayer.