Spiritual values

What have Fight Club, The Shawshank Redemption and Pulp Fiction in common apart from scenes of bloody violence and amorality?

They are all on the “ultimate list of Top Ten films ever … that guys like” selected by the Editor of Cinemania, a new publication produced by CVM – Christian Vision for Men.

Andy March, whose day job is full-time C of E curate to a parish near Stoke on Trent, says that these films plus The Dark Knight and The Lord of The Rings embody five important spiritual tenets: Justice, Hope, Identity, Redemption and Heroism.

That Top 10 in full is:

1.   The Shawshank Redemption (Hope)
2.   Godfathers Parts 1 & 2
3.   Star Wars Trilogy
4.   Pulp Fiction (Redemption)
5.   Fight Club (Identity)
6.   Goodfellas
7.   Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Heroism)
8.   Raiders of the Lost Ark
9.   Jaws
10.  The Dark Knight (Justice)

You will just have to guess which of those tenets the uncategorised titles embrace.