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MAR2011.110

(2010), NR [G-NR*] (0hr 19.2min)

Final Score
Analysis Date
Date Posted
Influence Density
MinMax
September 2, 2011
September 3, 2011
100
0.0
0

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SUMMARY / COMMENTARY:
(While the Scriptural references are certainly not subjective, my commentary may be and sometimes is somewhat subjective.)

If Scriptural references appear, the full text appears at the end of the Summary / Commentary.



(2010), NR [G-NR*] ... Now five out of more than 1400 have earned a perfect CAP score of 100.


Production (US): PressOn Productions & JSJ Films, LLC
Distribution (US): PressOn Productions
Created by: Janice Henry, Josh Brown, Sarah Gray
Director(s): Josh Brown, Sarah Gray
Producer(s): Janice Henry, Josh Brown, Sarah Gray
Written by: Josh Brown, Sarah Gray
Viewed on PressOn Productions Home Entertainment DVD



Out of more than 1400 film analyses we have done before Hurleyville, Episode 1: One God, only four had earned the topmost score of 100 out of 100. Now five out of more than 1400 have earned a perfect CAP score of 100. Hurleyville, Episode 1: One God is clean, safe, comfortable entertainment with a solid and noble message. There are many films that have earned the Dove Foundation "seal of family approval" as did this episode of Hurleyville. But the other Dove approved films we have analyzed did not earn a perfect CAP final score of 100 out of 100. This one did. An outstanding job of the makers of this delightful film. It was a joy to analyze this one. I'll explain why later.

An entire neighborhood celebrates the centipede ... er ... centennial of Hurleyville, Texas. A gaggle of delightful, missing-teeth typical kids help build a video production of Hurleyville, TX and its founding to present to the neighborhood at the centennial celebration party.

I am not going to build a Summary/Commentary of the plot or story as I typically do because there is no need to discuss the assaults on morality and decency ... because there aren't any! But I will mention that this episode is built on the first of the Ten Commandments: that there is but one God; that He is your God; that He loves you. [Exod. 20:2 - 3] The film teaches this Truth to the kids and inherently to the viewers.

I am, however, going to let you know I find this film exceptionally delightful. "Why?" you might ask? Since you've asked, I'll tell you :D My wife and I have cared for every one of the kids in this film ... figuratively. Over almost 20 years my wife and I have cared for two biological sons and 40 foster kids. From the 40 foster kids we adopted eight. So, if you are a parent you can easily understand why, aside from the fact that this film is free of any assaults on morality and decency, it is so close-to-home for me. Not once in the film does anyone appear to be in danger of the "millstone sin." [Luke 17:2]

Something tells me that Janice, Josh and Sarah will not lose their reward. [Matt. 10:42] May our Lord supply them with the resources they need to continue.

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Following are brief discussions of the content per individual CAP investigation area. As always the Findings section of this report is the best source for discovering the full accounting of the content of this film.

Wanton Violence/Crime (W) - 100 out of 100
There is no content that could be found by this investigation area. No violence. No crime.

Impudence/Hate (I) - 100 out of 100
No one uses and profanity. No one expresses hatred toward anyone. No one is rebellious. There are no teens screaming obscenities at their parents. No parent is found to be abusive of their kids. Nada.

Sexual Immorality (S) - 100 out of 100 There is absolutely nothing in the content of this film that even approaches sexually immoral behavior or display or even talk of it.

Drugs/Alcohol (D) - 100 out of 100
There is no possession or consumption of illegal drugs, alcohol or tobacco and no instances of abuse of prescription drugs.

Offense to God (O) - 100 out of 100
There are no abuses of God's name, no witchcraft, no sorcery, no occultism or demonism, no satanism. None whatsoever.

Murder/Suicide (M) - 100 out of 100
No murders and no suicides.


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SCRIPTURAL APPLICATION(S)
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CHAPTER/VERSE

  • Exod. 20:2 - 3 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me.
  • Matt. 10:42 And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is my disciple, I tell you the truth, he will certainly not lose his reward."

    Selected Scriptures of Armour against the influence of the entertainment industry

  • Jer. 37:9 This is what the LORD says: Do not deceive yourselves, thinking, 'The Babylonians [the destroyers from within] will surely leave us.' They will not!
  • Ps. 12:8 The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men [when enough people continue to defend what is vile, embrace it, enjoy it, want it, submit to it.]
  • Col. 2:8 Beware lest any man [by his influence] spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
  • 1 Cor. 15:33 Be not deceived: evil [kakov: of a bad nature, not such as it ought to be] communications corrupt good manners.
  • Rom. 5:19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
  • Jude 1:4 For there are certain men* crept in unawares [secretly slipped in among us], who were before of old ordained to this condemnation [whose condemnation was written about long ago], ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness [a license for immorality], and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. [*men: anthropos {anth'-ro-pos}, generic, a human being, whether male or female]
  • Matt. 25:40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
  • Luke 17:2 It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones. [Offend: skandalizo {skan-dal-id'-zo} - scandalize; to entice to sin; to cause a person to begin to distrust and desert one whom he ought to trust and obey; to cause to fall away.]
  • Ps. 119:133 Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me [let no sin rule over me].
  • John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
  • 1 Thess. 5:22 Abstain from all appearance of evil. ["Evil" includes all things that are sinful.]


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    As always, it is best to refer to the Findings/Scoring section -- the heart of the CAP analysis model -- for the most complete assessment possible of this movie.
  • FINDINGS / SCORING:
    (The objective heart of the CAP Analysis Model, independent of and insulated from the Summary / Commentary section.)


    Hurleyville, Episode 1: One God (2010) CAP Thermometers

    Wanton Violence/Crime (W) - 100 out of 100
  • none noted

    Impudence/Hate (I) - 100 out of 100
  • none noted

    Sexual Immorality (S) - 100 out of 100
  • none noted

    Drugs/Alcohol (D) - 100 out of 100
  • none noted

    Offense to God (O) - 100 out of 100
  • none noted

    Murder/Suicide (M) - 100 out of 100
  • none noted















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    There are some in the entertainment industry who maintain that 1) violent programming is harmless because no studies exist that prove a connection between violent entertainment and aggressive behavior in children, and 2) young people know that television, movies, and video games are simply fantasy. Unfortunately, they are wrong on both accounts." And "Viewing violence may lead to real life violence." I applaud these associations for fortifying 1 Cor. 15:33. Read the rest of the story. From our years of study, I contend that other aberrant behaviors, attitudes, and expressions can be inserted in place of "violence" in that statement. Our Director - Child Psychology Support, a licensed psychologist and certified school psychologist concurs. For example, "Viewing arrogance against fair authority may lead to your kids defying you in real life." Or "Viewing sex may lead to sex in real life." Likewise and especially with impudence, hate and foul language. I further contend that any positive behavior can be inserted in place of "violence" with the same chance or likelihood of being a behavior template for the observer; of being incorporated into the behavior mechanics and/or coping skills of the observer. In choosing your entertainment, please consider carefully the "rest of the story" and our findings.





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