
The Movie Proposal
Hosted by Skye Jethani and friend (and former Big Idea employee a long, long time ago) Josh Lindsay, "The Movie Proposal" is a deep dive into movies from two thoughtful Christian guys. Check it out and tell us what you think!
Latest episodes

Jul 11, 2017 • 35min
Episode 21: Baby Driver
Baby Driver Something Old: Raising Arizona: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093822/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031679/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Something New: Baby Driver: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3890160/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Josh’s Proposal: Baby Driver is the best popcorn flick of summer 2017. Skye’s Proposal: Baby Driver is an incredible examination of the wages of sin. Something Borrowed: http://uproxx.com/movies/sequels-box-office/ Something Blew: I’ll Have What Phil’s Having: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5333712/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Revisionist History: http://revisionisthistory.com/

Jun 13, 2017 • 38min
Episode 20: Wonder Woman
Something Old: Camelot: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061439/?ref_=nv_sr_2 Quiz Show: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110932/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Something new: Wonder Woman: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0451279/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Josh’s proposal: Wonder woman puts the hero back in super hero. Skye’s Proposal: Wonder Woman is the closest a DC movie has come to recapturing the magic of Richard Donner’s Superman (1978) Patty Jenkins: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0420941/?ref_=tt_ov_dr Zack Snyder: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0811583/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Man of Steel: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0770828/?ref_=nm_knf_i3 Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2975590/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Something Borrowed: https://relevantmagazine.com/article/eden-evil-and-the-surprising-message-of-wonder-woman/ Something Blew: Kubo and the Two Strings: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4302938/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1790809/?ref_=nv_sr_1

May 30, 2017 • 41min
Episode 19: Lion
This episode was brought to you by What’s Wrong With Religion: http://whatswrongwithreligion.com Something Old: Cloak and Dagger http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087065/?ref_=nv_sr_2 Gandhi: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083987/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Something New: Lion: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3741834/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Josh’s Proposal: Lion is a great example of how good filmmaking can move hearts and cause people to take action. Skye’s Proposal: Lion illustrates the very worst about humanity and the very best about humanity. Something Borrowed: https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/opinions/what-the-movie-lion-tells-us-about-our-vision-of-humanity/2017/01/02/30b9cf9a-ceae-11e6-a747-d03044780a02_story.html Something Blew: Split: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4972582/ / Unbreakable: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217869/?ref_=nv_sr_2 The Great British Baking Show (seriously): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1877368/?ref_=nv_sr_1 This episode was brought to you by What’s Wrong With Religion: http://whatswrongwithreligion.com

May 9, 2017 • 36min
Episode 18: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Something Old: Paper Moon (1973): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070510/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Top Gun (1986): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092099/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Something New: Guardians of the Galaxy (2017): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3896198/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Josh’s Proposal: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is the Sling Blade of super hero movies. Skye’s Proposal: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 serves as a parable for what happens when we make the mission of God more important than anything else. A Candle in the Darkness, Wess Stafford: http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2010/may/9.23.html Something Borrowed: Songs! Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl) Mr. Blue Sky. Something Blew: Bridge of Spies (2015): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3682448/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Palette-Swap Ninja’s: Princess Leia’s Stolen Death Star Plans: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCapwOjRXqlFSvLCwEmSYkzQ

Apr 25, 2017 • 37min
Episode 17: Hidden Figures
Something Old: All the President’s Men (1976): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074119/?ref_=nv_sr_1 The Right Stuff (1983): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086197/ Something New: Hidden Figures (2016): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4846340/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_2 Selma (2014): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1020072/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Hidden Figures Book: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hidden-figures-margot-lee-shetterly/1123655109?ean=9780062363596&st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_Core+Shopping+Books_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP75606 Josh’s Proposal: I propose Hidden Figures plays more like a real life Disney sports movie than a true Oscar contender. Skye’s Proposal: I propose Hidden Figures is a good movie for introducing your kids to the reality of segregation and the Cold War. Something Borrowed: The True Story of 'Hidden Figures' and the Women Who Crunched the Numbers for NASA: http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/rockets/a24429/hidden-figures-real-story-nasa-women-computers/ Something Blew: Blew Josh’s Mind: Manchester by the Sea: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4034228/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Blew Skye’s Chunky Mind: The Last Jedi: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2527336/?ref_=nv_sr_1 The Force Awakens: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2488496/

Apr 14, 2017 • 35min
Episode 16: Beauty and the Beast
Episode 16 of The Movie Proposal Cinderella Man : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0352248/?ref_=nv_sr_4 Toy Story: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114709/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Casino: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112641/?ref_=nv_sr_2 Don Rickles: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0725543/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Something New: Beauty and the Beast (2017): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2771200/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Beauty and the Best (1991): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101414/?ref_=nv_sr_2 Superman (1978): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078346/?ref_=nv_sr_2 Something Borrowed: LeFou? Gay?! That’s unpossible! http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_58cc264ae4b0be71dcf498e5/amp Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3183660/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Thor: Ragnarok: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3501632/?ref_=nv_sr_1 (Trailer!!!!) Proposals: I propose Beauty and the Beast, as a remake, delivers. I propose that Beauty and the Beast represents what is good and bad about our culture's addiction to nostalgia.

Mar 23, 2017 • 33min
Episode 15: The Lego Batman Movie
Something Old: Rustler’s Rhapsody: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089945/?ref_=nv_sr_1 The Prestige: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482571/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Something New: The Lego Batman Movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4116284/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Batman (1989): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096895/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Disappointment: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2975590/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Beauty and the Beast: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2771200/?ref_=nv_sr_2 Blew Chunks/Mind: Triple 9: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1712261/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Wonder Woman: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0451279/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Josh's Proposal: The Lego Batman Movie is not the movie America deserves, but is the one that it needs right now. Skye's Proposal: Lego Batman is the best D.C. Movie since Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy.

Mar 6, 2017 • 32min
Episode 14: Arrival
Something Old: Close Encounters of the Third Kind: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075860/ The Usual Suspects: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114814/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Something New: Arrival: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2543164/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Josh’s Proposal: Arrival is a sociologist's dream come true. Skye’s Proposal: Arrival fails to stick its landing with its twist ending. Abstract: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6333098/?ref_=nv_sr_1 The Crown: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4786824/?ref_=nv_sr_1 John Wick 2: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4425200/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Feb 21, 2017 • 27min
Episode 13: Hell or High Water
Something Old: Field of dreams: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097351/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Tucker: The Man and His Dream: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096316/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Something New: Hell or High Water: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2582782/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Josh’s Proposal: The best depiction of fatherhood on the big screen. Skye’s Proposal: Anti-blockbuster with Blockbuster acting Sons of Anarchy: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1124373/?ref_=nm_knf_i3 Taylor Sheridan: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0792263/?ref_=tt_ov_wr Sicario: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3397884/?ref_=nm_knf_i2 Something Borrowed: http://www.thewrap.com/taylor-sheridan-on-how-hell-or-high-water-explains-trumps-election/ Midnight Special: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2649554/?ref_=nv_sr_1 What we do in the Shadows: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3416742/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Feb 7, 2017 • 43min
Episode 12: Silence
In episode 12, the guys discuss Silence, The Mission and Stand by Me! Josh's Proposal: The powerful (and yet exhausting) film Silence, while it paints a beautiful and unique cinematic picture of jesus, it asks more questions than gives answers! Skye's Proposal: Silence is the best Christian movie, period! LINK DUMP: The Mission: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091530/ Stand by Me: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092005/ Silence: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0490215/ The Last Temptation of Christ: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095497/ Hell or High Water: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2582782/ Divided States of America: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6438106/