It wasn't that long ago when the media was all abuzz about the Chronicles of Narnia- and the Christian allegory contained within.

I have been very skeptical about the ability of allegory in movies to impart Christian truth. It's not like people are going to go: "Gosh, that sure looks a lot like Christianity to me. I think I'll go and get saved."

An exaggeration? Maybe, but I think that generally reflects the attitude mainstream Christianity has everytime a movie that has a dim and pale reflection of Jesus, God, Redemption or what have you comes into cinemas.

But can movies at least tell something about Christianity? Yes, I suppose. But unfortunately this bits and pieces of Christian truth come in very symbolic abstract ways that the non-reflective thinker tends to miss. Or, they could mean different things.

Then again, we ought to remember that this is a post-modern culture. We have nothing but disdain for any metanarrative. So, why bother with movies who have Christian allegory in them?

Well, I wasn't really serious in the paragraph above, but I think unregenerate minds will just look on Christian allegory as "something interesting" and pass on.

In short, nothing but a clear and precise presentation of the Gospel will lead them to salvific knowledge of God. Or, in other words, faith comes by hearing and hearing, by the Word of God.