Hollywood Infatuation

The world in which I live has its influence on me and on my thinking. If we are constantly told about what we should accept, then in the end we begin to believe in it or treat it loyally as the norm of life. The enemy of the soul has taken this tactic as a weapon and successfully implements it in the life of society.

The evil one does not stop in his achievements in seduction and has learned to convince us of the most insane things. Various psychologists and philosophers have become Satan's tool through which completely godless ideas are transmitted to the world as immutable laws or something needed for earthly happiness.

Our world is a non-stop mechanism for the development of humanity according to rules and laws established by people. Initially, this process was based on God's statutes, but sin entered the world and began to dominate in its influence on all spheres of society's life. However, to be successful, the enemy of the soul decided to present himself to the world as an angel of light, and humanity supported this deception.

Hollywood is a district in the city of Los Angeles (USA), in which the largest number of film studios is concentrated and traditionally the largest number of famous artists reside. It so happened that this name has become a symbol of the entire world film industry.

Cinema has an influence on the human mind because it offers a visual embodiment of all kinds of ideas, and the skillful acting of actors convinces us that their way of life is not so bad.

Pleasant personalities of attractive appearance, refined behavior of actors, well-trained voices, impeccable makeup, sincerity in behavior—all this the eye sees and perceives the main characters as an example to follow. The law of contemplation states that we are transformed into what we behold. If I do not choose what is useful, then the evil one will offer me his menu, which will be to the taste of my carnal nature, and it will convince me that sin is good if it brings pleasure and enjoyment.

Sex, violence, deception, hostility, fraud and murder have become Hollywood's traditional script. And all this has unhindered entry into our homes under the guise of modern art.

Infatuation as God's gift has adorned the sinful state of the world and in conjunction with God's plan of salvation offers people a wonderful way to establish strong relationships in love and friendship. It has a direct connection with the thoughts and feelings of a person and connects to its manifestation also physiological processes that bring pleasure and enjoyment to the soul.

Hollywood is Satan's factory for perverting all God's values and convincingly imposing a sinful way of life as the best alternative.

Constant repetition of lawlessness creates a firm and stable model of imitation on the part of viewers. Producers have noticed that after the presentation of new films, commodity demand for things and household accessories advertised in films increases. There is also imitation of the behavior of actors, their attitude to life and even their way of thinking.

A nice artist with pleasant character traits and a joyful view of life sincerely opens his soul to me in the film, letting me into his intimate sphere and sharing with me the secrets of his heart. I involuntarily fall in love with this image and, beholding it, begin to imitate it. I know this actor from the inside and begin to justify any of his sins, because I fell in love with the picture imposed on me. And when my favorite hero meets such a nice partner who represents the standard of perfection in all respects, then I really want them to unite in a common union of two hearts, because they are so nice. And the script of the film ends exactly as I need to imagine. Happy end—this is the goal and success of any film. My carnal nature begins to convince me that the actors' performance will bring similar happiness into my life, and I begin to look for it in my life.

Let's look at the general picture of Hollywood infatuation. He and she met each other, looked, fell in love, embraced, and then they are already in a common bed showing us the romantic continuation of their "love" or at best the details remain behind the scenes, but everything is clear to everyone, and in the most acceptable version the heroes get married. Of course, there is an exception to this model, but the main direction looks exactly like this.

I watch this and remember. I am surrounded by living people. And here is someone I liked, and I liked him. We met and began to communicate. But I was not taught at school how to build relationships, and at home they did not tell me the principles of a happy family. My upbringing was done by Hollywood. And what happens? I act as my favorite actor taught me. My feelings are at the peak of euphoria, I am happy, and I feel "invincible," I have found what I dreamed about for so long, following the Hollywood script. But days pass, my infatuation evaporates, and I realized that I hurried and made a mistake, but I do not give up, understanding that I have not yet met the right person, and I set off on new searches. And even marriage does not become an obstacle to me, the main thing is to find that companion with whom I will be truly happy, like my favorite hero from the film. And all my friends think the same and share their exploits with me. And society approves of my behavior, adjusting its laws to me. But happiness still does not come. The celebration of the novelty of relationships quickly ends, even if it lasts a long time, and emptiness comes, awareness of uselessness and worthlessness. Years go by, but there is no future. And if my romantic acquaintances have gifted me with new incurable diseases, then I don't even know how to live on. Why didn't they show me in the film the real continuation and sad consequences? Whom to blame for what I brought into my life with my own hands? But Hollywood thinking has not died, and I believe in the pink dream, although I have already taken off the rose-colored glasses. And seeing the next rakes on my path, I boldly go to meet them, thinking: "What if, this time I'll be lucky," because I know many film artists who are simply happy in their films. And I also want to live. I will not give up, but I will get what I was taught.

God offers the world His model of relationships, which does not change over the years and remains surprisingly stable and functioning. Although some people want to improve and adorn God's principles with modern reality, truth remains truth and does not change its principles, firmly passing through all times.

The strongest structure is a pyramid. It will withstand everything and remain unshakable. This is very similar to God's principles. But Hollywood turned this construction upside down with the base on top and imposed it on the world, where it proposes to start with what should be at the end. And the world picked up this madness and began to build this way, dreaming of erecting eternal happiness.

If the foundation of a house is unreliable, then the whole structure will be wrong. But cinema does not teach us this. They will simply go bankrupt if they allow themselves to deviate from the carnal script.

And is my damaged mind still capable of perceiving what God offers? Is it worth my while to study something and build among my ruins? I'll try, what if it works? I believe it will work!

1. Please read: 1 John 2:16-17; Gal. 5:17-23; Ps. 9:24; James 1:13-17; 1 Pet. 1:14; 2:11-12; Phil. 2:13; Rev. 18:23; 2 Pet. 2:17-19; Jude 1:16; Rom. 1:21-32; 6:11-16; Col. 3:5-7; Titus 2:11-13; 3:3-6 in light of this topic.

2. What did you understand from this topic?

3. What other verses from the Bible came to your mind?

4. Have you experienced the influence of Hollywood that is discussed in this lesson? If yes, share your experience.

5. Is everything so bad in the world of cinema? Maybe there are good films there?

6. Have you ever been influenced by Hollywood values?

7. How many films per week can I safely watch so as not to damage my mind?

8. Do you think that the sin that I let into my mind through watching films will be only my personal problem?

9. Can I quickly get rid of all that garbage with which I have filled my mind throughout my life?

10. Do you consider Hollywood a dangerous territory, or can people strong in faith safely be there?

11. Do you like "Christian" films about love?

12. How should correct relationships develop in people who are in love with each other?

13. Does Hollywood have its influence only on single and unbelieving people, or does it also affect family and believers?

14. What should I do if I understand the truth with my mind and agree with it, but my carnal nature wants to live by different concepts?

15. Will God's love be able to restore my heart destroyed by the world?