![]() ![]() They never suggest that Christianity is the only true path. The animation get a little sharper and more fluid with each new video, and the basic children's morality message is intertwined with adult-level cultural references and humor - adults will want to watch the episode away from the kids, so they can see what they're missing over the giggling! The best part about these videos is that while they are undoubtedly Christian in nature, the actual Christianity is not very blatant. Veggietales are a Christian video series whose characters are all vegetables or fruit (I say this because the main characters are Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber, which are both technically fruit). Also for those with no religious background at all as it's funny and entertaining enough to deliver simply from the movie making perspective without its subtext. It was an okay watch and it is worth seeing. It was a close call eventually if I recommend it or not as there isn't one single great or memorable aspect in here and the plot is also not among my very favorites from the series, but I will still be generous and forgive Vischer and Nawrocki for their flaws this time and emphasize the great quantity of solid production values. The characters are all interesting enough, even the minor characters and their actions made you curious about what would happen next. But the deficits in looks are more than made up by the charme I would say. The ones who made this are the usual names you also find as part of the crew for many other VeggieTales and several voice actors in here also have a long history with VeggieTales. It is also one of the earliest and if we are honest here, then the animation really isn't too good, even for the early 90s as this one is indeed approaching its 25th anniversary. At over 32 minutes, it is one of the longer VeggieTales, so it is not surprising that they included two stories here. It is another animated short film with many religious references and the focus is on forgiveness this time. The title "VeggieTales: God Wants Me to Forgive Them!?!" already gives away what you are about to see here. PS, The animation is poor too but fair for a small company using CGI a year before Toy Story's release. But For it's comparative blandness and poor lesson teaching it drops to an 8. For entertainment value, this is a 10/10. "Forgive, Forgive, Forgive" you hear for a half hour, but never "Forgiveness is when you." If you are watching this with a child, make sure you explain what forgiveness is before you play it for them. It teaches the lesson without explaining what it is. Watch Rack Shack and Benny, Josh and the Big Wall, or even it's predecessor, Where's God When I'm S-Scared,the first show, and this will be a minor disappointment. However, like I said in the opening of my review, this episode is a disappointment compared to other episodes. Will the others forgive him for this blunder? Why should they? All of this is fun that is worth your time. Bob and Larry in this story take a millionaire and his wife and a professor on a 3 hour tour, but Larry daydreams and crashes the boat. ![]() The last story-Larry's Lagoon-is a parody of Gilligan's Island. Veggie Tales videos usually have a "Silly Song", but this one actually has a mini-segment about a product that supposedly can forgive sins, called the Forgive-O-Matic. With the help of Junior's dad and the narrator, they find out that no one should be mean to others, and we should forgive each other countless times since God never stops forgiving us. No, this story is about 4 grapes who tease Junior, a 5 year old for how he looks and then for his name. No, not the John Steinbeck novel/1940 movie, though the characters share similar names. God Wants Me to Forgive Them? tells 2 stories about forgiveness-the first being The Grapes of Wrath. It's not bad, but it's disappointing once you have seen an episode like Rack, Shack, and Benny. Of all the Veggie Tales shows out there(about 50 if you don't count their compilations like God Made You Special), this is one of the weakest. ![]()
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