God's Not Dead | Say MovieNight Kevin

It's been years since my original upload of this video, and all that time, Lionsgate has been collecting revenue. So I decided to go back into the original project file and just do a re-edit as if I were editing one of my videos now. And boy is it way better...or worse. Did I just George Lucas my own video? You decide! Here you have it, a re-edit of my original God's Not Dead review. ENJOY!
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[@thehickcritic]

Got to love how this movie doesn't even try to offer an explanation for why absolutely none of the students bothered to report this incident to the Dean, who would sort out the entire situation with just one conversation with Raddison. This would be such a PR nightmare for the college. The film's insistence that a freshmen level philosophy professor would have the pull to make Josh's college life miserable is also laughable, and probably the least realistic part of the film.

[@AceOfSevens]

He's not even a philosophy major. One bad grade outside your major might keep you off the dean's list for a semester, but that's about it.

[@jonathangoodwin5609]

And under the assumption that this movie could be feasible, the idea that this professor who has all the power in the class, would agree to let the students decide who wins, is absurdly goofy. He's already got enough arrogance that I don't buy him agreeing to that or even giving the b student a chance to begin with.

[@whichcache2517]

I just hope we still get that classic line... "Who's not not dead, now?..."

[@gingergoddess8953]

I bet Professor Radisson learned his lesson and lives this time lol XD

[@tintinismybelgian]

He lives... in a manner of speaking.

[@Arexion5293]

The movie is called God's Not Dead, but instead of telling a story about helping people keep their faith despite the progression of philosophy and science, demonstrating how faith exists regardless as it has never been about facts or being something that exists solely through philosophy alone, showcasing the numerous aspects of it that create the whole that is faith, it's instead about.. some strawman atheist yelling at a generic christian dude. ... Even as an atheist I feel like I could make a better christian story about Nietzsche's statement about The Enlightenment.

[@quinnzykir]

Damn. That would be a way better movie. Kinda like The Answer Man

[@LadyNekoshema]

Honestly, that would have made a better movie. Say the Christian begins to question his faith while taking this philosophy class [you could even use the full quote "God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him." That could be the big mic drop that kicks off his crisis of faith and it could end with him concluding God's Not Dead] have him speak with his professor, his atheist classmate, his Muslim classmate and through this process, you could have a conversion subplot with one of the atheists [say the Chinese classmate but not the professor] and have Joss build a stronger foundation of faith. College is the time a lot of kids move away from home and realize the way they were raised wasn't as perfect as they thought, so it would be the best time to find yourself and start building who you are as a person.

[@beatrice24678]

@@LadyNekoshema That sounds like a much better film!

[@jge8144]

A very good point. I had a...slightly similar experience like that. Back in my third semester at college, I was a little worried I wasn't acting like a Christian-not reading my Bible enough, to not get into any details. So, one day, in one of my english classes, my professor was talking about something about how people want God's will be done but asking Him to change it. I, feeling I had to defend my faith, tried to debunk his point but...pretty much made myself look bad. Thankfully, he didn't make me feel like an idiot. However, in that same year, I was talking to one of my classmates, who used to be in the same math class as I, about how I was doing so well. He was doing better, too but was able to get another class w/out hurting his schedule, I believe. Anyway, he asked me how I was able to be in that class-it was hard. I said, simply, "God." and he accepted my answer with respect. That was my second chance at being a better Christian. Now, of course, there's nothing wrong w/ using philosophy to argue your faith, but if you aren't living it, that's bad.

[@jge8144]

@@UncleJoeMedia aww, you're welcome! You have a great day, and yours!

[@PaigeSinclaire]

What frustrates me so much about this movie is they completely misunderstand what Neiztche meant by the phrase “gods dead”

[@CuffAnimationStudios]

sadly most Evangelicals never heard the actual quote "God is dead, and we killed him." most protestants have over rationalized their faith and taken any mystery and magic out it since it would be irrational. it also does not help how most Evangelicals abuse prophecy in the sacred scriptures to fit every newspaper headline as if it were prophesied in the text besides making a gap in the seventy week prophecy more than four times longer than the entire prophecy to force a seven year period in Revelation where seven it used many times but never seven years. only 1260 days, 42 months, and times, time, half-time given you just under 3.5 years due to a year being approximately 365.25 days long. must have wrote the script of this film using surveys of Evangelicals of what the thought when they heard these different term; atheist, philosophy, god is dead, vegetarian, karma, etc. sadly the second is no better and even forced the lesbian mayor of Houston into it hoping to set up the next film, which forced third to change directions due to those events going nowhere. i wonder if they have written the fifth movie script yet. i already know the book they will used to set the story God versus Government. i am almost done with that book, and its theology make Bonhoeffer a devil.

[@JadeEyes1]

It wasn't wasn't gloating or triumphant; it was a lament. He wasn't happy about it.

[@PaigeSinclaire]

@@JadeEyes1 exactly! Which shows uneducated the people who made this movie are

[@Professorgutierrez]

Wait so what did it mean?

[@PaigeSinclaire]

@@Professorgutierrez Nietzsche meant it as in “gods dead we’ve killed him” meaning we found meaning as a society in literally everything else besides god, he actually didn’t mean it as a mean thing it was a criticism of society so the way the movies depict it is just wrong. Seriously read some Nietzsche people!

[@AceOfSevens]

God's Not Dead sequel idea: Godless scientists at Hadleigh University resurrect Professor Radisson as a cyborg to prove that man can create life. A creationist scientist must debate them in front of the ethics board to prove only God can create life & they have merely animated a soulless corpse. You could use any number of existing characters in this role. We never established the major of most of the students. I vote Ayisha.

[@trashpandame4236]

Featuring Kirk Cameron, brunet-boy #42, Rusty Martin, Ashley Bratcher, and special appearance by Tim Tebow as Hadleigh's undercover Christian rugby coach.

[@AndiTheValkyrie]

Main character: "Or I could commit academic suicide in front of a live audience by trying to proof that God exists." Kevin: Or I could commit real suicide and find out for sure! I am DEAD x''''D

[@duskydancing6409]

Newsboys guy really said, "To the young man who took up the gauntlet to defend God's honor..." It just hit me, but why do they talk about God like He's a fair maiden from medieval times? Defending His honor? Defending Him in court because He can't defend Himself? Like God doesn't really have glory until our government and population all acknowledge Him. Last I read Scripture, that's not really how God works lol.

[@Heisrisenindeed]

True

[@ralphjb]

I was having extreme deja vu until I realized it was a re-review. It's even better than the first. Thanks, Kevin!!

[@PoppCulture94]

"That T2 is making me think of a much better movie I could be watching." Sad to see that line go.

[@saygoodnightkevin]

Haha.

[@ezrawyvern6795]

"What is this, the Christian version of Crash?" Still amazed and amused you predicted Do You Believe? like that.

[@zacharysiple629]

4:24 "Pulp Christian" "English, mother preacher, do you SPEAK IT?" :)

[@katiecooper1387]

Oh i’m SO glad I didn’t have a phone when this movie came out, because I would have texted out “God’s not Dead” to everyone I knew. I don’t remember how old I was, but I though this movie was “profound” and “important”. I was so brainwashed. 😭😫

[@katherinehoward3950]

Dude, same. This movie used to be one of my favorites. Now, I can’t stand to even watch five minutes of the damn movie

[@MrPoke]

Your original video of God's not Dead was the first one I watched. Glad to watch a redux of it!

[@adaveo8396]

I saw a review from a guy not long ago that I think sums things up perfectly: The movie would have been so much better if, at the end, the professor revealed himself to have been a Christian performing an experiment to get his students to think more critically. Instead they killed him off, with a shallow “death bed conversion” scene to please some viewers. It’s very mean-spirited.

[@davidjohnson8231]

Adventures in Odyssey did that lol

[@wxracer23]

“We don’t have time to waste in the class on god” Spends atleast 3 hours debating god

[@GeohToy]

I’m only 1:50 in, and I’m already laughing... your comedy and sense of humour is brilliant!

[@UncleJoeMedia]

Kevin is an "equal opportunity offender"!🤣 Many of us aren't really Christian, yet we still piss ourselves laughing here & feel good about it after.

[@cncinc100]

Man, I wish that my experience in university was this easy. Instead I had to learn stuff, and then prove I knew that stuff in exams and assignments. Movie universities are so much more fun.

[@anonymouswitness3835]

Ikr? I would have LOVED to openly debate a hardline atheist for 20 minutes a class period. Instead I got weirdly passive-aggressively dismissed and/or ghosted for issues tangential to my faith. I want to go back to when people argued about whether God existed or not, instead of just resorting to the "well, if it makes you happy," cop-out.

[@joshuamensah-woode5377]

I'm finally getting to watching this, and this editing makes this review way funnier than the last two times I watched it

[@Qrischun]

Thomas Aquinas has cancelled his PureFlix subscription

[@UncleJoeMedia]

I heard his card bounced.

[@mysticking16]

This was the video that got me into this channel. I can't wait for the movie night of the newest one

[@PerkyBird]

You’re re-reviewing it? I’m excited!

[@philgaimz9847]

18:26 i really hate that my theater clapped and cheered at this part...

[@AndrewIGoode]

My theatre didn't but wow I can imagine it in my head😂

[@mysterykiddo2167]

Did they really?

[@CreeceMarquis]

11:18 The Emporer's New Groove reference was friggin' brilliant. 🤣

[@danwilliams1989]

Nice to see a remaster of such a classic review

[@UncleJoeMedia]

...of such an infamous classic movie! ;)

[@razorback7924]

I can never understand why you don't have more views. Another good video.

[@LadyNekoshema]

I'm not Christian, and I can't stand this series [A Light In Darkness was okay] but the whole premise of the film, taking a philosophy class and being shocked you need to pretend for the purposes of a philosophy class there is no God of any kind? I've taken World Religion classes and all but one course, on the first day, the teacher explains that for the purposes of the class, the religions would be taught from an atheist perspective with as little religious bias as possible so each religion is given equal respect and not viewed as evil or sinful as the result of another faith. The only time this wasn't the case was when my Christian elementary school had a world religions unit and it was nothing but "why Christianity is right and every other faith is evil." For, say, one hour a week, you need to see things from a non-religious point of view. How is this so horrific? And as for the professor, why is he wasting everyone's time giving someone he disagrees with a platform when he's paid to teach philosophy and the students paid to learn philosophy and not hear a sub-par sermon from a fellow student attempting to convert them?! Honestly, it's the fear mongering of these films that boils everyone down to a stereotype that infuriates me. I've got nothing against Christians, but this? This fear someone's out to get Christians because they were asked to give other people the same rights? God's Not Dead is scaring their audience into extreme views. That's honestly why I liked A Light in Darkness, it showed a complex situation and showed both sides. It also felt more real than this Christian Pulp Fiction where only the Christians get good endings.

[@Rhewin]

It mainly bothers me that the last one, the only one where the Christians finally admit that maybe they should be promoting peace instead of fighting, is the one that did the worst. Evangelicals just want to be reassured that they're the victims no matter what.

[@jge8144]

And then, they threw all that effort to be complex and fair out the window with the 4th installment: God's Not Dead: We the People. Yes, there is a 4th, and it's just as painful to watch as the first 2.

[@lindsaysummer5442]

Prof. Radisson: There's a god and I'm him. Kevin Sorbo: Demi-God, actually

[@wxracer23]

I DONT HAVE TIME FOR CANCER

[@onegirlarmy4401]

Oh, Man, I missed you!

[@pumpkinspicetrashbag]

This reminds me of the time Fox News brought on the duck dynasty guy as their “islam specialist” when discussing the “80% Muslim city of Birmingham, England.”

[@connorpeppermint8635]

What???? I need to see this

[@lindsaysummer5442]

"You remember how we met?" "Newsboys." I was dating their drummer Couldn't stop laughing😂

[@jonathangoodwin5609]

I forgot that the pastor doesn't even try to save him, just tells him he's gonna die and pressures him about it.

[@jonathangoodwin5609]

Also I just realized. The pastor told him that God put him there to help him turn to Jesus, but the teacher was on his way to a concert cuz he was already on the verge of changing his mind anyway. He killed the man for nothing and acted like it was a good thing.

[@doubtingdennis]

I'm so happy you're still doing these!!!! :D I don't get this excited when any other youtuber releases a video haha

[@joseda3rd354]

I don’t know if it’s bc I’ve seen this video so many times, but it is strange to watch this with the edits.

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

When confused when I saw the notification, btu glad you did it cause it’s is Leno f my favourite videos of yours.

[@AkanamesMalestrom]

“I choose to believe in the Bible because it is a reliable collection of historical documents written down by eyewitnesses during the lifetime of other eyewitnesses. They report supernatural events that took place in fulfillment of specific prophecies and claim that their writings are divine rather than human in origin.” - Voddie Baucham

[@sofiasmusings]

Are you ready? OOOooo I know you see me standing here… do I look good, my dear…. Do I look good toDAYYY, yeah yeah 🎶

[@adamkolafa5353]

Lmaoooooo, Zoey101?? Bro you're lit 😭😭😂😂🤣🤣😅😅😌😌😍😍🥰🥰

[@sofiasmusings]

@@adamkolafa5353 thanks fam

[@humanwolf1984]

I hope you have a wonderful weekend Kevin buddy. 😇

[@zacharysiple629]

I'm a Christian and I'm embarrassed to say I used to like this movie. I changed 2 years ago.

[@zacharysiple629]

@@UncleJoeMedia The movie, not the review. I used to like the movie.

[@UncleJoeMedia]

@@zacharysiple629 I know mate. I'm also very conflicted by the 'ethics' of these movie makers. They are predators on the faithful. At least Kevin will always call them out.

[@AndrewIGoode]

I feel the same. I walked out of the theater at age 13 saying I couldn't wait to buy it. I'm 21 now and I can't believe I thought this was good. I will say, some of the editing, sound mixing, directing style, and acting is above the quality of average christian films and there is some appeal to that side of things, but wow the story is so bad. I can't believe I used to support this

[@jacindaellison3363]

You know, this movie would've been better, if not great, if this had been a 30-40 minute short film about a Christian freshman, Josh Harper-come on, let's give him an original name-goes to a secular college who is doubting his salvation. He is failing in his philosophy class. His professor, a nice atheist, tells his students that he would be styling the midterms of debating the while "Does God Exists" by dividing the class by who will defend his existence and who will oppose it. They won't be graded on if they can win but rather hpw they defend or oppose to God's existence.Josh ends up getting the side where he has to defend it. He decides to use that time to reaffirm his faith, as well as use it to preach to others, off campus. But, nothing's working. And, he feels more distant from God. Josh is afraid to tell his parents because he wants to be this "good Christian kid who has it all together." It's not until the climax where he realizes, by his parents that the reason why he is doubting is because he hasn't been living his life to God-using the class time to convert people and not allowing God to do the converting. He is dependent on himself to change people's hearts but realizes he has let God be in charge of people's salvation. If He uses the debate=so be it, if not, then let it go. Also, Josh has been getting into arguments with his parents, getting short with people, ect. Once Josh puts God first, he starts to live his life to God's glory and allows him to have control over his debate. This takes a weight off of Josh's shoulders and soon, it's his turn to debate his opponent. John does a good job and passes the debate with a (B+) he passes with a B, which he is ecstatic. Next, semester, Josh is in a different class and sees a student who was in his Philosophy class. They chat, and his former classmates mentions that how hard they class was abd how he struggled to make it. He asked Josh how did he manage to stay there. Josh smiles and says "God." The classmate nods in acknowledgement and then they wait for their class to start.

[@YoursTrulyChris]

When this review was released originally, the first shall be last comment didn't even exist!

[@noobfilmsproductions5635]

Could you review "my brothers keeper" next? I would honestly love to see your reaction to the "SHUT THAT BABY UP AND GET YOUR ASS INTO POSITION" scene XD I laughed my ass off at that!

[@Lochaby]

Why is the prof threatened by this freshman? That's such a joke.

[@jacindaellison3363]

Also, why didn't the professor just report him to the Dean if he had a problem w/ him?

[@griffinblue4748]

Hey Mr. Kevin, have you ever seen the movie "The Masked Saint"? It's about a pro-wrestler turned pastor turned superhero. While I don't think it's a good movie, I do feel there were some good elements of the film. If you seen it, what are your thoughts on it? Thank you.

[@griffinblue4748]

@@UncleJoeMedia The film is supposedly based on a true story (stories which I'm always wary of). Regardless, I dont feel the film is good, but there are good elements in there that the film that makes it somewhat interesting. I think one of the problems is there may be too many good ideas explored in the movie, but they lack polish to be meaningful. But I don't think the movie is terrible either. Oh, I almost forgot, Roddy Piper is in the movie.

[@tintinismybelgian]

The premise sounds reminiscent of Machine Gun Preacher.

[@Lanier2369]

Redo of a cool video. Right on.

[@jonathangoodwin5609]

I always thought this movie was just okay. But then again I have never really watched movies critically. I,never realized how many problems it has.

[@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho]

Kevin, I expect this to be more than the George Lucasing of your God’s Not Dead review I expect it to be the Francis Ford Coppolaing of it

[@saygoodnightkevin]

Haha. Like Godfather part 3?

[@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho]

@@saygoodnightkevin yes

[@aadams1006]

Coppolating, it sounds dirtier.

[@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho]

Just finished watching. You thoroughly Coppolaed it, my goodnight man

[@sephiroth7655]

I still consider this film to be the worst film I've ever seen. Not because it's the worst shot or acted or anything like that, but because the entire premise of the film is built on lies and straw men. I've never been so angry after watching a film.

[@alyssa8222]

Where have you been? 😂 I’ve been waiting for a new video for months 😭

[@efi3825]

I remember stumbling across this movie in the rental store. The premise sounded really cool, like an entertaining but also thought- provoking flick. But honestly, I was still having a blast after realizing I was watching basically a propaganda film. And even more so when I found amazing reviews about it like this one right here. But to be fair, I think that it was well made from a filmmaking perspective. Which made its ridiculos content even more funny to watch.

[@notproductiveproductions3504]

I almost spit my water at 2:34

[@Rhewin]

Now explain the tie and cap to everyone who hasn't been watching since the old days... ahhh, how *nostalgic* of you.

[@Ganulous]

Goodnight, Kevin.

[@firstcityfilms]

Kevin hit this one out of the park. As a Christian and a filmmaker, the first element you have to tackle is the script. This one was all over the place and terrible. I'm going to stop there because Kevin did a fantastic job with his review.

[@zacharysiple629]

9:24 WOW. Funny, but WOW.

[@Lanier2369]

And I get so very tired of the strawmanning of atheists in movies like this. Making us look bad, making us look like arrogant assholes who are mad at God and just want to sin blah blah blah.

[@Rhewin]

Well what else are they going to do? Fairly represent them?

[@CreeceMarquis]

That storyline with the girlfriend made NO SENSE to me. She, A TEENAGER, berated her fellow TEENAGE boyfriend because he... lightly rebelled against authority? ALSO, She berated her boyfriend because he... debated his beliefs with a professor, who by the way was being aggressive, antagonistic, and borderline abusive and at one point even borderline physically assaulted her BF because he disagreed with his teachings? Don't get me wrong, there could've been realistic tension in this storyline that would've made sense. Maybe for instance she wants to have sex, but he doesn't want to because of his beliefs. Heck, in the story, if you want to keep the relationship tension on the debate with his professor, give her an underlying storyline where she is secretly struggling with her beliefs, bordering on atheism, and her defense of the professor is her projecting her own inner conflict on her BF. NOW THAT would be realistic and something that ACTUALLY happens.

[@AceOfSevens]

My hot take: Kevin Sorbo actually is a really good actor & that's the main reason God's Not Dead has gotten so much more attention than all the other shitty Christian persecution movies, including its many sequels. I bet the producers regret killing him off.

[@articunodostres5326]

Maybe revisiting this movie might make Kevin want to do a God's Not Dead: We The People review?. . .

[@davidstair9657]

That newsboys song sounds like God’s not dead he’s barely alive! I can’t hear it differently. Help me.

[@joejohnoptimus]

@20:33 LMOA!!

[@SeanA099]

What changed here? You somehow managed to cut about 10 minutes

[@saygoodnightkevin]

I took out all the lame jokes. Lol.

[@msmaria5039]

Didn't you already review this movie?

[@tintinismybelgian]

He did. In the description, he's describing it as a "re-edit" in the vein of George Lucas.

[@gingergoddess8953]

In the description he says this is basically a re-edited remix edition.

[@jeremiahdansereau2950]

Well, get ready for some chrezy CGI!

[@saygoodnightkevin]

I George Lucased it!

[@msmaria5039]

@@saygoodnightkevin Yeah, I finally read the description.

[@humanwolf1984]

Hey Kevin how is everything going buddy. 😉

[@jge8144]

As I heard from someone on YT, this movie serves no one; Christian, Atheist, Chinese, or Muslim. I mean, come on, if we're going to be talking about standing up for our faith in schools, Josh already did that when he refused to sign the paper and write what the professor wanted. Also, not one single classmate of Josh's is Agnostic? Raddison was belittling them, too.

[@GhostTV-tu4fk]

Reuploaded??

[@samtmh7240]

Does this mean you'll actually be able to make money off this video now? Idk how KZbin works at all so sorry for the dumb question.

[@saygoodnightkevin]

So far! I hope so!

[@enkiesharescleanbeauty463]

God's Not Dead (Kevin's Version)

[@Dinosaurianationazation]

Yeah good point

[@davidjohnson8231]

Nooo you took out the statistics joke!!!

[@liamdude5722]

That comment about the Muslim girl getting choked out will make no sense if you haven't seen the movie or the original review

[@cathrynbouabboune5668]

Have you seen family camp? It’s funny movie made by the skit guys

[@fdsajfldaskjf]

You did George Lucas your video.

[@aadams1006]

Han shot first!

[@fdsajfldaskjf]

@@aadams1006 Greedo shot first.

[@duckymomo7935]

wasn't this a video I watched in 2014??

[@saygoodnightkevin]

Yeah. Kinda.

[@tintinismybelgian]

Sadly, this edit feels more reductive than anything else.

[@Arowrath]

hmmm this seems familiar

[@kennyolanrewaju9611]

God is not Dead at all

[@skullo5557]

this movie eventually made me lose my faith in christianity, it’s kinda weird but lol i’m agnostic now

[@davidstair9657]

Like I couldn’t tell this was already done and you recycled it. What do you think I am? We are stupid? Nuff said

[@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety]

Kevin, are you still a believer? If so, why?

[@AceOfSevens]

That Hijab is all wrong. That hussy should not be showing her hair.

[@luthientinuviel3883]

Lowkey tho I thought Gods Not Dead (the song) was a straight-up banger as a kid, kinda still do Too bad the movie sucks

[@busy_raccooon]

can I just say. every time you proclaim "joss whedon" with a stone face, I lose it a little bit more 😆 it's stupid. stupid and effective 😁 also with each second of the video I lose part of my soul. balance 🥲

[@saygoodnightkevin]

HAHAHA. This comment is why I make these videos!