Six: The Mark Unleashed
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| Directed by | Kevin Downes |
| Produced by | Bobby Downes Kevin Downes Cosimo Michael Occhipinti David A.R. White |
| Written by | Kevin Downes Chipper Lowell David A.R. White |
| Starring | Stephen Baldwin Eric Roberts Kevin Downes David A.R. White Jeffrey Dean Morgan |
| Music by | Marc Fantini Steffan Fantini |
| Cinematography | Philip Hurn |
| Editing by | Jeffrey Lee Hollis |
| Distributed by | Trinity Broadcasting Network |
| Release date(s) | June 29, 2004 |
| Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Six: The Mark Unleashed is a 2004 Christian action-drama film starring Stephen Baldwin, Kevin Downes, David A.R. White, Eric Roberts, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. It was released June 29, 2004,[1] and debuted at #6 On The Christian Booksellers Association Best Sellers List.[2]
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[edit] Synopsis
The film is set in the end-times, when the earth has been taken over, and the mark of the Beast - an implant in the right hand or forehead - is being imposed upon the global population (referred to as "the community" in the film). Those who take the mark become part of 'The Community'; those who refuse to bear the mark are imprisoned and, after three weeks, beheaded.
Two non-Christian renegades (Kevin Downes and David A. R. White) steal a car for a friend who has also refused to bear the mark. They find out when they arrive at his place that he has chosen to mark it, and "feels so much happier". The renegade two are caught by police, and taken to prison.
Tom Newman (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), a smuggler, is also captured by a police unit, led by his ex-wife, who has taken the mark. He is tortured until he agrees to infiltrate a Christian group in prison in order to kill Elijah Cohen, a Christian leader who remains at large.
Tom and the other two renegades meet in prison, and try to escape.
[edit] Critical reception
Conservative Christian Ted Baehr of MOVIEGUIDE described it as "An entertaining movie and a useful tool for leading people to consider the claims of the Gospel." John Hagee of Global Evangelism Television, also a conservative Christian, said of the film: “The power of the gospel to transform the lives of the characters is shown with deeply moving reality. So real is the presentation of the plan of salvation in this movie, the viewer will be left without excuse.” Jack Van Impe, yet another conservative Christian, was quoted as saying: “Both Rexella and I believe this to be the greatest religious release we have ever watched. I know you will be tremendously moved as never before when viewing this Holy Spirit led production.”[2] However, Joel Comm did not think so highly of the film, saying "In all honesty, Six wasn't bad. It just wasn't good." He went on to say: "I would like to see Christian filmmakers deal more with everyday life issues and explore how a real faith in Christ plays into those issues. The end-times script is a dead horse. Can we stop beating it, please?".[3] The film was received far more negatively by non-Christian film critics and currently has a rating of 2.5 out of 10 on IMDB.
[edit] References
- ^ Christian Film News 2004, Volume 2
- ^ a b SIX - The Mark Unleashed at Christian Cinema
- ^ http://joelcomm.com/six_the_mark_unleashed.html Joel Comm - Six: The Mark Unleashed
