Collision: Christopher Hitchens vs. Douglas Wilson

  • Published 8 years ago
  • Not Rated

COLLISION carves new ground in documentary filmmaking, as it faces the main atheist, political journalist and bestselling author Christopher Hitchens against the co-author, satirist and evangelical theologian Douglas Wilson, as they go on the road for the exchange of blows on the question: “Is Christianity good for the world?”.

The two mavericks laughter, trust and discuss, publicly and privately, in his journey through three cities. And the film captures it all. The result is a conflict magnetic characters in a story cinematically shines with a perfect combination of the personalities of the arrest and intellectual rivalry.

In May 2007, leading atheist Christopher Hitchens and Douglas Wilson Christian apologist began discussing the topic “Is it good for the world to Christianity?” In a series of exchanges of letters published in the magazine Christianity Today. The fight sparked noisy literary filmmaker Darren Doane interest, who sought to Hitchens and Wilson to launch the idea of making a movie in the whole debate.

In the fall of 2008, Doane and crew accompanied Hitchens and Wilson in an East Coast tour to promote the book compiled from written discussion entitled creatively enough, Is Christianity good for the planet?. “I loved the idea of putting one of the most respected intellectuals bypass the public along with an ultra-conservative Idaho shepherd who looks like a lumberjack,” says Doane. “Could not write two opposite characters. What is more real than a fight between two guys who are in complete opposite sides of the fence in the most contentious issue in the world? We were ready to make a movie about two intellectual warriors the top of his game is one to one. I knew it would make an incredible movie. ”

Official Film Site – “Collision” – www.collisionmovie.com

From Around the Web

Related Videos

Religion
vatican insider
youtube icon
54:30

Anytime you bring the words “controversy” and “Vatican” together, you have something worth reading or watching. There are tons of documentaries about the Vatican, and...

  • 13,055
  • 6 years ago
  • 5.2(13)
Religion
Derinkuyu
youtube icon
41:55

In 1969, the city of Derinkuyu was opened for tourists. Before opening for tourists, officials in Turkey made sure to fully explore the underground city, for which they believe w...

  • 10,668
  • 6 years ago
  • 5.5(10)
Strange
book of enoch
youtube icon
01:26:04

Hell, space, dimensions, angels, demons, mystery religions and conspiracies, all thrown at you from the very beginning. That is what the Book of Enoch is essentially.An Ancie...

  • 24,946
  • 6 years ago
  • 4.6(32)
Religion
celebrity illuminati
youtube icon
14:50

Strange deaths are part of life. We see them all the time, and the police has always have troubles clearing up the mysteries of deaths. But sometimes, deaths are result of a ...

  • 38,592
  • 6 years ago
  • 5.4(41)
Avatar

4,897 Videos / 18,576,272 Views
Tags

Related Articles
This is one of the 5 things you didn’t know about Thor, one of the most popular characters in the history and beliefs ...
  • 27,385
  • 6 years ago
There have been 14 Dalai Lama so far, and the title is rather new. The first and the second Dalai Lama were given the t...
  • 14,278
  • 6 years ago
By the numbers, Hinduism is the third largest religion in the world with more than 1 billion followers, yet Western peop...
  • 19,969
  • 6 years ago
The higher ranks, acquired in the Scottish rite for example, represent “appendant degrees”, as in lateral movement i...
  • 179,946
  • 6 years ago