God's Not Dead

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  • Summary: Present-day college freshman and devout Christian, Josh Wheaton (Shane Harper), finds his faith challenged on his first day of Philosophy class by the dogmatic and argumentative Professor Radisson (Kevin Sorbo). Radisson begins class by informing students that they will need to disavow, inPresent-day college freshman and devout Christian, Josh Wheaton (Shane Harper), finds his faith challenged on his first day of Philosophy class by the dogmatic and argumentative Professor Radisson (Kevin Sorbo). Radisson begins class by informing students that they will need to disavow, in writing, the existence of God on that first day, or face a failing grade. As other students in the class begin scribbling the words “God Is Dead” on pieces of paper as instructed, Josh find himself at a crossroads, having to choose between his faith and his future. Josh offers a nervous refusal, provoking an irate reaction from his smug professor. Radisson assigns him a daunting task: if Josh will not admit that “God Is Dead,” he must prove God’s existence by presenting well-researched, intellectual arguments and evidence over the course of the semester, and engage Radisson in a head-to-head debate in front of the class. If Josh fails to convince his classmates of God’s existence, he will fail the course and hinder his lofty academic goals. With almost no one in his corner, Josh wonders if he can really fight for what he believes. Can he actually prove the existence of God? Wouldn’t it just be easier just to write “God Is Dead” and put the whole incident behind him?… Expand

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 5 out of 6
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Stephen Farber
    Mar 23, 2014
    40
    The film has entertaining moments, but these are clearly secondary to its proselytizing intentions.
  2. McClatchy-Tribune News Service
    Reviewed by: Roger Moore
    Mar 23, 2014
    38
    The pace is stumbling, the characters are broad, the makeup and the performances uneven, though Sorbo dives into his tactless, unethical indoctrinator role with Satanic glee.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Scott Foundas
    Mar 23, 2014
    20
    Even grading on a generous curve, this strident melodrama about the insidious efforts of America’s university system to silence true believers on campus is about as subtle as a stack of Bibles falling on your head.
  4. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Mike McCahill
    Sep 22, 2014
    20
    Ban this sick filth.
  5. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Todd VanDerWerff
    Mar 24, 2014
    16
    Even by the rather lax standards of the Christian film industry, God’s Not Dead is a disaster.
  6. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marjorie Baumgarten
    Mar 28, 2014
    0
    Any just God would likely recoil from the ham-fisted and spurious defense put forth in this film.

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  1. Positive: 56 out of 132
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 132
  3. Negative: 68 out of 132
  1. Helloworld15423
    Mar 27, 2015
    10
    Contrary to other reviews, I loved this movie because it relates to people so well. Sure, it may not have been perfect, but it moved meContrary to other reviews, I loved this movie because it relates to people so well. Sure, it may not have been perfect, but it moved me emotionally, and I hope it moved others too.… Expand
  2. schneevs67
    Apr 18, 2014
    10
    Pleasantly surprised by the strong message it sends and the fact does not compromise the message of Christianity as a lot of movies today do.Pleasantly surprised by the strong message it sends and the fact does not compromise the message of Christianity as a lot of movies today do. I actually went because of the highly positive and negative extremes of the reviews. Either you believe or you don't...plain and simple. There's no lukewarmness in the message that Jesus himself would approve of as it does not compromise the Word of God but tells it as it is written the way it should be told! Message is clear.… Expand
  4. UnOm
    Mar 26, 2014
    10
    I came from Europe and I went to see this movie, which I thought is another American irrelevant movie, but I realize that this movie has to beI came from Europe and I went to see this movie, which I thought is another American irrelevant movie, but I realize that this movie has to be seen by each one of us.… Expand
  5. Integrity
    Jan 8, 2015
    3
    I have several genuine tertiary degrees to Ph.D., in various fields from science to philosophy. I am therefore fairly adequately informed inI have several genuine tertiary degrees to Ph.D., in various fields from science to philosophy. I am therefore fairly adequately informed in the major points of the endless debate, mainstream Christianity vs. atheism, after five full decades of professional practice. In my opinion, then, this film may be well intended, but is too AMATEURISH, although it may serve as a teenagers’ starter.

    Quite apart from the heavy BIAS apparent in the caricature of the professor, the evidently unanimous verdict of the student body, and the professor’s highly contrived dying conversion, this film fails completely in its prime objective of presenting a viable case for a belief in the Christians’ God, Nor is it fair in presenting the atheist case at its best. For example, leaving aside the latter, the courageous young apologist never picks up on the important point that the oft quoted assertion of Professor Stephen Hawking that the universe was self evolving since the law of gravity has always existed merely adopts the atheists’ hoary appeal to a god of the gaps in the form, physics and mathematics of the gaps!

    The sooner that all parties to this paramount debate accept that there must be some First Cause, albeit inaccessible to humans bound by space and time, the better.    … Expand
  6. Booeyww
    May 13, 2014
    1
    I wanted to see a good movie but it ended up being a bad one.....DISAPPOINTED!!!!!!!!

    Jokes aside this movie was quite horrendous. This    I wanted to see a good movie but it ended up being a bad one.....DISAPPOINTED!!!!!!!!

    Jokes aside this movie was quite horrendous. This idea that a college professor would walk into a class and tell the entire class that God is not real is just so cliche.    … Expand
  7. jewelgirl
    Aug 12, 2015
    0
    This was the worst movie I have ever seen. To start with it fails to prove that God exists through science. I believe God does exist andThis was the worst movie I have ever seen. To start with it fails to prove that God exists through science. I believe God does exist and that science can prove it. But this movie failed to do so. Then the clear message of the movie is good vs evil which is Christians vs everyone else- Atheists and Muslims to be specific. Not a good way to get people to believe. The acting is also horrible. Really I cannot believe anyone took this movie seriously at all.… Expand
  8. Gurolge
    May 12, 2014
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I became interested in this movie after I came across its trailer. I do not support any religious view but I wanted to see a movie that would challenge me philosophically about the presence of a deity as it promised and basically the arguments in the movie is a disgrace to logic. There are too many unnecessary characters that do not contribute to the overall scenario and when the entire movie prepares you for a showdown of logic and fails you during the process, then it is hard to find to find something positive about this film.

    This is the film about a philosophy professor who turns out to be angry at the God whom he believes in and this professor has the logic of an 8 year old who does not even know the introductory philosophy like what "God is dead" stands for in context. I would literally have more information about both sides of the arguments under a Youtube comment section for controversial videos. I literally do not care about which side of the argument is supported during the entire movie but this movie is just purely stupid and useless when it fails to achieve what it promises.    … Expand

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