MANALIVE - A Scene From The Upcoming Movie...

This is a scene from the new movie, MANALIVE... Coming Soon! (From Moonhunt Productions, LLC)

In this scene, an eccentric man named, Innocent Smith (Mark P. Shea) visits his college professor (Kevin O'Brien) to "discuss" modern philosophy...

From the classic book by G.K. Chesterton, this fun movie is filled with humor and intrigue. At its heart, Manalive is a mystery. But this is not a who-done-it. It's a WHY-done-it. The trick is discovering why certain crimes were committed... Or, indeed, whether or not crimes were committed at all.

Starring: Kaiser Johnson, Andrew Weir, Cliff Helmey, Ashley Ahlquist, Erin Rhea Berson, Dandy Barrett, Nikki Brower, Ted Johnson, Kevin O'Brien and Mark P. Shea as "Innocent Smith"

Screenwriter, Producer and Director: JOEY ODENDAHL
Executive Producer: DALE AHLQUIST
Based on the book by: G.K. CHESTERTON

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[sadecamus]

Her response to this was a drippingly sardonic "Right!" Well, trying to defend the claim that the Catholic Church respects free will is already hard, very hard, and really stupid shit like this movie excerpt will make it even harder. Catholic apologists like the makers of this film make me want to become an atheist.

[ManaliveMovie]

@sadecamus Thank you for your comments. However, it's important to note that Manalive is not a "Catholic film"... In spite of mentioning God in this scene. It's simply a movie meant to make the viewer feel happy to be alive. It's also important to note that Manalive is a comedy (though admittedly in a somewhat dark way in this particular scene). In any case, it's not a tract. It's entertainment with a notion to it... The notion that life is good! :)

[Creedonator]

This is amazing. I love Chesterton's work. Really looking forward to seeing the whole movie.

[Jordanes551]

@sadecamus Moviemakers, playwrights, writers, painters, and musicians explore philosophical questions with much more dreadful things than guns. If the Divine Author was able to illustrate and reveal divine truth through a cross, nails, crown of thorns, bloody scourging, bruises, and spit in His face, how can anyone have the right to scruples over a human author writing a make-believe scene about an emotional and spiritually wounded man behaving in an extreme, inappropriate fashion?

[sadecamus]

@Jordanes551 Exploring philosophical questions with a gun? Even as metaphor this reeks of the worst that our enemies say about the Inquisition.

[Jordanes551]

@sadecamus How does the use of drama to explore philosophical questions and illustrate philosophical truth make it difficult to defend the truth that the Catholic Church respects free will?  Is somebody using physical violence to force people to watch this movie trailer?

[Athanasius81]

Love it! Look forward to seeing the whole movie. :-)

[GenghisKhan44]

@sadecamus Blameless. But the point of this scene is not coercion to faith. Innocent Smith did this to wake people up from the stupidity of pessimism, for pessimism's logical conclusion is extinction - one that, as any man who has had a gun to their head would say - is complete nonsense.

[sadecamus]

Several months ago I told an atheist my favorite quote from St. Francis: "Always preach the gospel; when necessary, use words." She was decidedly unimpressed and responded with a very bitter riposte, "as opposed to using force". I tried to explain to her that, despite the excesses of the Inquisition and those of Cardinal Ximenes, the Catholic Church has never endorsed coercing the faith.