Movie review 'LEFT BEHIND (Grade-9)

1.(A)‘With all the bloodshed going on in the Middle East right now, things are starting to get…weird. ’ What do you think about this statement?

(B) Is it true that our world is coming to an end? What do you think about Armageddon?

2. If you were in the feet of those who were left behind, how would you have reacted towards your religious faith? Would you blame God for making such a thing happen or struggle to find an answer on how half of the world vanished into thin air without a proper explanation?

3.“as for this film being watched by secular people, I’ll leave it up to God to decide if they would be touched by this film or not. It might or might not be effective at all to them... but that's up to God. I would recommend it just because I want to have the Gospel of the Lord available To Whom It May Concern: them in many ways as possible. It's not just about entertainment; it's about being saved...” What does the above statement mean?

4. List significant events in the story that develop Buck's sister's personality in the form of a plot and an explanation.

5. Summarize the movie in your own words (Minimum 200 words).

Grade 8 Movie review questions(The Golden Compas)

• In one or two sentences only, explain what the movie is about.
• What did the movie mean to you?
• Who invented the Golden Compass and why?
• Who is your favorite character in the film? Why?
• What do you think are Lyra’s best qualities?
• Does Lyra change and grow on the inside over the course of the film? How?
• What did Lyra do when she was afraid?
• If you could ask Lyra any question, what would it be? What would you ask Mrs. Coulter, or any of the characters?
• Do you think it is a good thing to ask questions? Why?
• Lyra is very curious in the film; what is curiosity? Do you think curiosity is a good thing? Why or why not?
• Why do you think God gave us the ability to ask questions and seek the truth?
• What purpose do the daemons serve in the story? What are they meant to represent?
• What do the scholars – and Mrs. Coulter – seek in the story? What will happen if they get what they want?
• If you read the book, how were the film and the novel the same or different? Which did you like more? Why?
• In the film it says that if a child’s daemon is cut away, then the Oblation Board will be able to raise a generation of people that will not ask questions about anything, including about their teachers and government. What do you think would happen in the world if children (or grown-ups) stopped asking questions?
• What do you think is the meaning of “dust”? What do you think it stand for in real life?
• If you don’t know the meaning of the word “Magisterium”, look it up. Do you think it is used properly within the context of the story? Why or why not?
• At the end Lyra says that “free will” is the most important thing. What does she mean by this?
• What does “free will” mean to you as a Christian? What is free will for? How and why do humans have free will? What happens when anyone misuses their free will? Where does our free will come from?
• How did the film make you feel? Did you like it? Why or why not?
• Create a diagram conflict between; the Protagonist and the Antagonist, the Antagonist with the Society, the Antagonist and Protagonist with the nature and with their own self (inner conflicts shown).

Reading questions

Grade 9-Reading questions

1. How did the story begin? What happened?
2. Explain in your own words the problem, conflict or situation in the story.
3. How did the tension and excitement in the story build up?
4. When was the moment of greatest tension? Why did it happen?
5. Create a diagram of conflict between the protagonist & the antagonist.
6. Create a diagram of conflict between the protagonist versus the society.
7. Create a diagram of conflict between the antagonist and the society.
8. Summarize the story in your own words?