#my 'i wish we saw good christian portrayals in media' post has been going around again

[fictionadventurer]

It's been a couple of weeks since I watched The Perfect Game, but I'm still reeling from the fact that one of the best Catholic priest portrayals I've ever seen onscreen was played by Cheech Marin.

Can't wrap my head around it. Actual Cheech (of 'and Chong' fame) playing a kindly, lovable, devout Catholic priest who serves as mentor and friend and role model to this team of baseball-playing boys who take their faith seriously. He blesses the boys before every game. Teaches them doctrine while still encouraging their love of baseball. The faith is just part of their very human lives. I didn't think we could see it on-screen and especially never would have expected that casting.

#my 'i wish we saw good christian portrayals in media' post has been going around again #so i feel it's only right to mention that i found a good one #i think it may be a christian movie company so maybe it doesn't count #but the fact that i'm questioning it means that the movie doesn't feel like a hokey christian film which deserves points #as a film it's a very rough start and i don't understand why the mc has a southern accent #there's a subplot about the mc's lack of faith that never really goes anywhere #but once it finds its feet it's a pretty fun film #i legitimately got invested #laughed at several jokes #it was a random pick and i fully expected to abandon it as garbage within half an hour but i'm glad i didn't #the scene where the boys refuse to play without their blessing healed years of scars from bad movie religion portrayals #it's not great cinema but it was a fun time and i'd watch it again #catholic things