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About Douglas Westfall

Douglas teaches ethics at a local university and English at a local private school while also doing construction work. He studied literature and philosophy at Texas Tech and received his B.A. and M.A.. The views espoused in his writing do not necessarily reflect the schools he teaches at (unless you agree with them, in which case those are exactly their views!).

Reviewing the Classics| The Hidden Fortress

Reviewing the Classics| The Hidden Fortress

July 20, 20160

For Western audiences, Akira Kurosawa is probably the most accessible of Japanese filmmakers. Kurosawa hybridized traditional Japanese and Western story…

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Review| The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Review| The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

May 2, 20160

John Ford’s The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), is both a great Western and a surprisingly rich political film.…

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Review| Evidence, Philosophy, and ‘God’s Not Dead 2’ (Alternate Take)

Review| Evidence, Philosophy, and ‘God’s Not Dead 2’ (Alternate Take)

April 7, 20160

Last night a surprising thing happened. I saw God’s Not Dead 2 and ended up defending it to a friend.…

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About Reel World Theology

In today’s world, the medium of film is reaching more and more people than ever before. With American domestic box office sales of over $10 billion in 2012, cinema has a direct line into our culture, our homes, and even our beliefs. It would be foolish to think that these movies, all of which are telling narratives of heroes and villans, science fiction and history, and everything in between, do not have direct access to dictating culture and ideology.

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