Beckman - The Supposed Christian John Wick

Send us a Question!PARTY PLEASER:  Melanie & Melvin summarize Beckman, that weird Christian-marketed movie produced by David A.R. White where he plays a John Wick/Taken-esque assassin. The catch? He's a recent Christian convert. Does that stop him from killing dozens of people? Tune in to find out!  Topics: (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 27-minutes discussing the content of Christian movies, interpreting what they're communicating, their advertising, and so much more. (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) Beckman feels like a YouTube movie made by YouTubers back in, like, 2011. You could almost see Freddie Wong making something like it with Corridor Digital, except probably more fun. Melvin never watched Beckman even though he's owned it  since mid-2020. Then, he watched it twice in a row for... reasons. David A.R. White routinely plays pastors in the movies he produces. Melvin finds this to be an odd reoccurrence.Gabriel Sabloff shared in the commentary track that he does a hard cut to action in the middle of the first act because he felt audiences would lose interest in the setup. Melvin comments that this is a recurrent problem in which certain director's lack trust in their audience to patiently engage a movie.Beckman keeps calling Tabitha his daughter. One big problem: she's not his daughter. They're not even blood related.Beckman is too self-serious as a movie to be particularly enjoyable, especially when compared to something like John Wick where the whole franchise is simultaneously "serious" but very aware of its exciting-thrill-ride nature.Exploring the wisdom behind applyied violence.Recommendations:Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003) (Movie) & Vol. 2 (2004) (Movie)Missing (2023) (Movie) Support the showSupport on Patreon for Unique Perks! Early access to uncut episodes Vote on a movie/show we review One-time reward of two Cinematic Doctrine Stickers & PinsSocial Links: ThreadsWebsiteInstagramLetterboxdFacebook Group