Hell's Bells: The Dangers of Rock 'N' Roll is a 1989 Christiandocumentary film produced and directed by Eric Holmberg, founder of Reel to Real Ministries and The Apologetics Group. Holmberg also produced and directed its sequel, Hell's Bells 2 - The Power and Spirit of Popular Music (2004).[1]
The film examines the relationship of rock music to sex, violence, suicide, drug use, rebellion, the occult, and other activities considered immoral by biblicaltheology.[2] The film portrays various lyrics and visual imagery in rock music and rock stars as evidence that it is satanic or anti-Christian. It also alleges that satanic messages exist in several examples of popular songs and music culture. Among other acts, the film prominently features The Beatles, The Doors, Led Zeppelin and Madonna as examples of musicians who have knowingly introduced occult thought into American society.
ReceptionEdit
Christian Film Guide referred to the film as a "classic documentary on rock music and its roots and influences."[3]Pitchfork Media also reviewed the film, saying that they did see where the film had aged since it was filmed and had multiple factual errors, but that it also "introduced thousands of viewers to Venom, Mercyful Fate, and Diamanda Galas--artists your standard youth group would never have heard otherwise."[4]
^Deusner, Stephen M. "For Whom Hell's Bells Toll". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
^Kotarba, Joseph A (2013). Baby Boomer Rock 'n' Roll Fans: The Music Never Ends. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 51. ISBN978-0810884830.
^staff. "Hell's Bells: The Dangers of Rock N' Roll (1989)". Christian Film Guide. Archived from the original on October 1, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
^Deusner, Stephen M. "For Whom Hell's Bells Toll". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
External linksEdit
Hell's Bells: The Dangers of Rock 'N' Roll at IMDb
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