God Awful Movies

363: Hardflip

Aug 2, 2022
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INSIGHT

Formulaic Christian Film Tropes Break Story

  • The hosts mock how Christian film formulas force unrelated tropes into stories, creating tonal confusion.
  • Hardflip piles skate montage onto a manufactured Christian-issue scaffold without coherent integration.
INSIGHT

Problem Of Evil Is Raised, Then Ignored

  • The podcast highlights a missed philosophical beat: the film raises the problem of evil but never addresses it.
  • This omission leaves emotional and theological stakes unresolved and cheapens the drama.
ANECDOTE

Thirty-Year-Old Plays Teen—Immersion Lost

  • The hosts repeatedly note the lead actor is far too old to play an 18-year-old, breaking immersion.
  • Michael Marshall and Heath lampoon the casting choice and its impact on character credibility.
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