time changer

i bought this movie at the christian book store. i had been given money to buy some new dvds for my classroom. i found a few that i knew were really good and would be very helpful with teaching, but i still had a bit of money left. i looked through the fiction films and came across this one. the hard part with christian direct-to-dvd movies is that you have no idea what you are going to get. i read the back of it and it sounded interesting, so i figured i would give it a try.
the premise is this: a scientist from the 1890s creates a time machine and goes into the future to see how things turn out. i thought that sounded like a fun premise. and it is, when the man from the past arrives in present time there are some very interesting and funny moments as he tries to understand what these strange machines do 'what is a cell phone? a remote control?' the acting is bad, but that was expected, so that didnt bother me too much.
here is the real problem: this movie falls into the problem that many christian movies do, its too preachy. the main premise is good, its about a guy who talks about morality without mentioning that God is the reason to be moral. the scientist warns him that taking God out of morality will lead to bad things, and sends him into the future to prove his point. so far, it all is well. but by the end of the film the only conclusion given is that all of us today are evil and not real christians and that the only way we can save ourselves from being corrupted by modern culture is to completely remove ourselves from it. this is ridiculous, and that idea goes directly against christs teachings ('go make disciples of all nations' matthew 28:19). this film tells us that all secular entertainment is evil and by watching it we are following satan. no alternative is given, the film ends with the hopeless situation that we are all fake christians and there is nothing we can do about it. this is false, and harmful for christians to be told. no good can come of it, and no good alternative is given. i was very disappointed by this film and its irresponsible message.
i will not be showing this to my students.