Blue Like Jazz The Movie » erick http://www.bluelikejazzthemovie.com Blue Like Jazz The Movie Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:01:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Some positive feedback on the screenplay http://www.bluelikejazzthemovie.com/2009/03/26/some-positive-feedback-on-the-screenplay/ http://www.bluelikejazzthemovie.com/2009/03/26/some-positive-feedback-on-the-screenplay/#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:04:46 +0000 erick http://www.bluelikejazzthemovie.com/blj/blog/?p=35 Erick here with some encouraging news.

As a part of our efforts to raise money for the film and ensure that we’re developing a screenplay that works for the multitude of constituencies that are required to make a film successful (e.g. fans of Blue Like Jazz and Don Miller, investors, grassroots organizations, studios, the prospective audience, etc.), we’ve asked a number of folks if they would read the screenplay and provide feedback. We know many of you care deeply about how this project is managed and want to see the best movie possible made. Many of the early comments on Don’s blog and our site were more akin to “don’t screw this up!” than “I can’t wait to see the movie.”

Outside feedback on the screenplay has kept us on track and allowed us to quickly recognize where we’ve missed the mark and what we’ve needed to do to shepherd the story to box office greatness.  Below is some feedback from one such reviewer, Gabe Lyons, one of the authors of UnChristian and founder of the Fermi Project that hosts the popular Q conference.  It’s incredibly encouraging to hear this kind of feedback.

From Gabe:

Blue Like Jazz portrays a vivid tension between Christianity and the world that is. I thought it was fantastic. It was hard to swallow some the direct obligations towards Christianity – they are so true though. The times of hope and resolve allowed me to emotionally connect to the character of Don.

I laughed out loud and swallowed hard at times when reading through the script. The story touched on every single issue that outsiders have with Christianity (Judgmental, Hypocritical, Antihomosexual, Sheltered, Too Political, and Proselytizing based on the research of unChristian). It’s an emotional ride that brought me to an ending that gave me much hope and confidence in (1) Being Christian (2) The story I am developing with God on a personal level and (3) Jesus.

The Evangelical viewer is going to come face to face with some tough criticisms. However, the honest Christian is going to come away feeling refreshed. The cultural elite are going to laugh at the cynicism and debate that takes place during the Reed College scenes and they will appreciate the genuine tension that Don has with God. Your Juno fans are going to love the the witty dialogue, emotional connection to each character and who they represent. They will also love the scenes dealing with rabbits, the Pope, condoms, college parties, and the journey Don is on. The dialogue comes off as very genuine, even when reading it. Homosexuals who believe in God will love the relationship between Don and Laura. Conservative Christians are going to have the hardest time with it – but it is a necessary affliction they need to feel. The postmodern crowd of Christianity is going to rave about it. Since the story is about a guy who is in college your college students will love it on so many different levels, especially, the character development of Don. I think majority of criticisms will come from your extreme conservative and your extreme liberal – However, majority of the world rides the fence.

I can’t wait to see the motion picture.”

P.S. You can find some initial fan reaction over at Don’s blog as well!

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