Episode 7: Bill & Ted Face The Music

This review is more than a film critique. We dig deep into the pathos of the film and its implications for a Christian audience.

-- Intro: Why are we reviewing ‘Bill & Ted Face the Music?’

-- Background for the trilogy / The setup for “Face the Music” / Why the beginning of film resonates with Chris

-- Bill & Ted’s co-dependency and its danger to their marriages

-- The dangers of placing one’s work and vocational relationships before your family / Why Chris doesn’t like finding profundity in stories when it isn’t really there

-- The film turns the modern convention for father-daughter relationships upside-down

-- We analyze the major overriding plot point of the film: Bill & Ted keep looking for shortcuts to accomplish their quest

-- Michael talks about why an artist cannot shortcut through pain and hardship

-- Pressure to succeed can greatly harm creativity

-- Michael contrasts his favorite film, 'Big Fish'  with ‘Face the Music’: differing outcomes when a character knows his future

-- Chris discusses why our inability to see the future is a gift; Jesus in bodily form didn’t know everything about the future

-- Material world view vs non-material world view are both presented in the film

-- What does God deem as success? /Be warned when we place huge burdens on ourselves because we hope to create world-changing art

-- How the film explores the restoration of broken relationships / Dangers of the fame monster

-- That sad truth: we often wait to restore broken relationships until our hands are forced

-- Bill & Ted realize what they’ve missed: the solution to their quest doesn’t rely on them alone––a very Christian message

-- We have to hand our burdens and desire for self-glory over to the Father and submit our work to him

-- How Michael has been fighting against the temptation to wrap his identity up in his work / Enjoy the small moments in life

-- How would we end the film if it had continued for another 10 minutes? What would Bill & Ted have done as they settled back into suburban life?

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