A Moral Multiverse

You can put as many multiverses in movies as you like. But, ultimately, a good judge will never resolve all the tragic messes that drive the infinite, million-dollar drama of the Marvel cinematic universe.

Fortunately, God graciously provides perfect, rectifying justice for our own world.

It's alarming when major movies intentionally exist in a separate moral universe from our own. After all, we interpret characters as good guys (or not) based on our actual moral compass.

Morality is tied to making meaning of the world. Of course, good writers play with expectations and values to create suspense and drama.

Global blockbuster films subtly change or reinforce the moral values of society over time. It's hard to say the media we consume is strictly a thermometer when directors with agendas use media as a thermostat for culture.

This is not to say that media cannot be used correctly. It can be. "A Hidden Life" is an excellent example of films asking probing and relevant questions concerning the moral make-up of men and women.

But, it's dangerous when moral universes are not grounded in reality. When fiction starts to drift away from hardcoded XX and XY reality, it is a problem.

At the end of the day, fictional lands are leaky proofs of an author's soul. "Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks."

What are some movies that you've found to be difficult to watch recently?