1. What are the benefits and pitfalls of approaching movies like Plato or Aristotle would?
Plato saw media/art as entirely harmful and useless, so such an anti-media approach would provide very little benefit. Of course, you wouldn't be affected by any art that is harmful, but you'd also never experience forms of media with good morals. On top of that, you'd most likely be cut off from society in a way that would affect the way you interact with people. Aristotle on the other hand, saw art as an expression of humanity and that it contained many educational values. This view is far more beneficial as it would allow a viewer to contain analytically thoughts as they watch or consume media and possibly learn from such pieces of media.
2. How did the apostle Paul adapt his evangelism style when he spoke with Jewish people or Gentiles?
He would often adjust his material in order to find a sort of common ground between him and those he preached to. For example, he would cite the Old Testament for preaching towards the Jews and then create a philosophical argument when preaching towards the Greek Gentiles.
3. When might it be best to avoid watching a "good" movie?
Whenever the film contains horrific and explicit scenes despite good morals. For example, if a movie contains the noble theme of good triumphing over evil, it would be a fairly "good" movie. However, if the movie contains excessive language or sexual content, then it would be best to avoid it.
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