God's Not Dead 2

God's Not Dead 2 is a 2016 American Christian drama film, and sequel to God's Not Dead directed by Harold Cronk and starring Melissa Joan Hart, Jesse Metcalfe, Ernie Hudson, Hayley Orrantia, and David A.R. White. The film was produced by Pure Flix Entertainment and was released on April 1, 2016 in theaters.

Plot
When a high school teacher is asked about Jesus in class, the response she gives lands her in serious trouble.

Why It's STILL Dead

 * 1) Like the first film, it is very preachy in its material once again saying that all atheists are bad people and that the only good people in the world are Christians. Likewise, this can be very offensive to people who are not Christians. Also, it shows that atheists are always angry and egocentric when in that case, is not true.
 * 2) It has some of the same uninspired characters from the first movie who don't go through any changes and it even brings in new ones that are just the same.
 * 3) Extremely stupid writing. First off, how in the world would they get arrested for answering a question? And secondly, religious beliefs are not illegal; they’re a part of life.
 * 4) * It should also be pointed out that the teacher wouldn't get suspended or fired just for talking about religion in a historical context (as long as they are not trying to convert them) because their rights are protected by Tenure after a certain number of years working at the school, depending on what state they're in.
 * 5) The new supposed antagonist of the film has no reason on why he hates God and why he wants to prove that he's dead. (at least Radisson from the last film DID have a reason why he hated God)
 * 6) Apparently Amy's cancer is gone and the film doesn’t credit the doctors and says that only prayer did it. God is not a genie.
 * 7) When Brooke's teacher, Grace, is answering her question about Jesus in a historical context; apparently some student got so offended that he decided to get his phone out in class, and text his parents that he got offended by what the teacher said. The big thing about this is that we never get to see who that student was that was offended in the rest of the movie.
 * 8) The end credits; the movie shows these court cases that it was inspired from, which is not a bad move. It could show that there is evidence of such things happening (or have happened). However, the court cases displayed by the movie have nothing to do with the plot. There's not one court case that is about a teacher getting fired just for saying anything about Jesus, which makes it extremely pointless.
 * 9) * There is an article online that debunks the court cases that are shown. An example of one is when a fire department chief sued the city of Atlanta for firing him for expressing his religious beliefs about marriage in a book he wrote, but what really happened is that he was fired because he was proselytizing on the job, handing out copies of his book to subordinates who never asked for it.
 * 10) The people prosecuting the teacher go to Brooke's house and want her to do a testimony, saying that it would help her get into a good college. That is completely and undoubtedly false. If colleges like Harvard or Yale look at her college resume, she won't be able to get into them because she was in a court case that was supposedly "huge." Though she isn't really that much in the court because they don't really want her in there because she is just going to defend the teacher.
 * 11) What goes on in the court is actually not like in real life. In real life, the court is well mannered. But in this movie, there is a lot of argument and people can apparently get up out of the court and also barge in. This is not how courts work.
 * 12) Most of the arguments that are made in the courtroom contradict both the court case and the plot itself. Although both sides do make good points, that is not the main point. The prosecution has no proof for anything in this case, and the defense has no defense at all.
 * 13) Misleading title: There was nothing proven in this movie that God was not dead since there were no points about it.
 * 14) It was filmed in Arkansas, and since this movie was panned by critics, the people who live in Arkansas (especially the ones in Little Rock) will feel guilty of not just living in Arkansas, but to no longer believe in God just to get out of getting arrested.
 * 15) The ending is nothing but a complete rehash to the first one.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) "God's Not Dead", performed by Newsboys, is a great song. It had already been featured in the first movie, but they at least give it a remix here.
 * 2) As said before, both sides in court do make good points even though they don’t have anything to do with the plot or the court case.
 * 3) Melissa Joan Hart, Ernie Hudson, and Ray Wise give good performances.

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Reception
The film, like most other PureFlix productions, was panned by critics. It currently holds a 9% on Rotten Tomatoes. In the comment section of the trailer on YouTube, many atheists were angry and insulted many Christians (or fans) of the movie. One such comment mentioned that people who believe anyone who says Christians will be crucified needs to see a doctor. Since then, it is considered one of the worst movies of 2016 and one of the worst Christian movies of all time.