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| What is the Teen Movie Project: The Teen Movie Project is a new development brought to you by Christian Hotspot, aimed at bringing to light the hidden and overt messages and influences that movies have on teenagers today. Our desire is to help teens understand exactly what they are watching through classroom discussion, group interaction and through submitting their own film reviews for the world to see. As the students start to review movies through the methodology they are taught in the classroom, they will begin to discover more and more agendas the movies are trying to relay to the student. Some of the Topics of Discovery and Discussion: • Positive and negative messages of mainstream movies • How Hollywood attempts to shape current events and the morals of the average teenager. • Subliminal messages movies have. • The sexual agenda of movies today; pre-marital sex, multiple life partners, casual sex, single parents living with their partners, sexual jokes, nudity in movies, women and men using sex as a tool of manipulation and jabs at sex within the marriage. • Disrespect to authority figures as well as parents. • Demeaning of the family unit. • Attack on manhood and womanhood in movies. • Political agendas behind the movies. • The impact of gratuitous violence. • The “extreme” nature of language in movies. • What movies are aimed at teens? • R Rated Influence. • The attack against Christianity in movies. • Contrast between classic movies and modern movies. • When did morals in movies start to change? • The importance of keeping oneself aware of what they are watching. • And other exciting topics. When teenagers start to watch movies critically, with their eyes open on what the movie is really saying, they begin to open their eyes to what Christ would want them to watch. As they actively critic each movie they watch, they learn to get offended at what is wrong and open their eyes to what is right in the movies today. |
| Frequently Asked Questions: What is Christian Hotspot? Christian Hotspot is a website created by John Kehrli, a professional film critic who has been heard all over the US on major broadcasting stations like Fox News Radio, Moody Press, and the list goes on. Christian Hotspot is a website dedicated to promoting Christian values in its content by offering Biblical resources, delivering cutting edge movie reviews to people of all ages and giving content warnings to parents. Who can participate in the Teen Movie Project? Any Christian school or church who works with teenagers. We offer our services to public institutions, however they must understand that our emphasis is on helping teens understand the Biblical or Anti-Biblical lessons that movies have to offer. Is there a limit as to how many students can participate at one time through a certain affiliation? Up to 50 students per class. How much does it cost to join the Teen Movie Project? There is no set cost or charge to the school or church for the class and training. This is a no obligation/donation service however, we will never ask for anything. Does someone need to be a teen in order to participate? At this point, we offer the services to middle school students, high school students and youth groups. Who will conduct the in-school training for the Teen Movie Project? John Kehrli, a recognized professional film critic will conduct 1 session per week with each class. The session is typically between 20 and 40 minutes, depending on how much time the teacher can offer. Who will grade each of the student’s reviews? The teacher in the class the project is being conducted will be the person to give the grade, however an official critic from Christian Hotspot will make notes as the bottom of each review. Will the student’s private information be made public? Absolutely Not: Each review will only have the first name and last initial of the student as well as the school the Teen Movie Project is being conducted. There will be no private information published. We also keep the students and teachers email private. |
| Project Details: The project is a 12 week project, however may be extended to 24 weeks if agreed upon. Christian and Public schools are allowed to participate. Home School students are allowed to participate, however they will join in with one of the Christian Schools we are running the project through Discussion of sexual agenda of movies will be very tactfully done and will not be explicit. This topic is vital to discuss with teenagers of all ages, as this is one of the most targeted topics by Hollywood. Classroom Participation: John Kehrli or a professional film critic with Christian Hotspot representing the Teen Movie Project will be involved in your classroom “virtually” one time every week. The Teen Movie Project participation will last between 20 to 40 minutes, depending on classroom schedule. Assignment to Students: Each student will be required to do a weekly movie review including filling in key issues that pertain to the project. The main review each student must complete will be no less than 200 words. To see an example of reviews, please visit: www.christianhotspot.com/projectreviews. Movie Reviews: Each student must pick a movie that is approved by their parents. The student is allowed to pick the movie they would like to review, however no student will be allowed to do the same movie in the class. Parental Participation: We highly encourage the parents of the student to be involved in this project. Many parents can learn as well and discover new topics to discuss with their kids. It is high encouraged for a parent to give their teens ideas on what a movies message. Professional Critique & Grade: After the student gives their movie review, a professional film critic with Christian Hotspot will make comments below the review. The teacher can then give their grade on the assignment. |
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