Coming Soon to Theaters: Abortion Guilt and Christian Propaganda
By now you will have probably seen ads for the new movie Unplanned (2019), and if you're on Twitter you can clearly see the controversy and uproar the trailer alone has sparked (as it's only just been released in theaters March 29th). I'm here to point out the many issues (personal and general) there are with this film and its premise. Firstly, the directors/producers/screenplays Cary Solomon and Chuck Konzelman also co-screen-wrote God's Not Dead (2014), God's Not Dead 2 (2016), and Do You Believe? (2015) (I'm getting a distinct vibe from these titles). All of these are faith-based films and arguably Christian propaganda, designed to convert non-believers and solidify the faithful by providing them with a feel-good theatrical reinforcement of their religion. For those who haven't seen the trailer, Unplanned features Abby Johnson, a woman who works in an abortion clinic and identifies as "extreme pro-choice". However, she resigns from her pos...