Recently, I learned that Pure Flix is encouraging people to take advantage of their offer to get the first month service free and share their thoughts about their experience.
As a Christian, having good programing that is family
friendly and in keeping with our faith is important. We are careful on what we watch, be it on
regular TV or NetFlix. I decided to give
Pure Flix a try. Below are some thoughts
on what I experienced.
I appreciated the fact that there is an option available
that offers Christian movies, programs and TV shows that are family
friendly. Some of the content is
Christian based with a gospel centered message.
An example is Dave Christiano's 7th Street Theater and another is one of
my favorite movies The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry.
There is also a large selection of movies and TV shows that
are family friendly, with no profanity or sexual immorality, but they don't
have an overt gospel faith based message.
They remind me of movies available at our local Christian book store
that have the "Dove Seal of Approval". After watching a number of them, I've come to
realize, it means they are clean, not necessarily Christian.
I was surprised to find that movies from one of my
favorite movie makers, the Kendrick Brothers (Facing the Giants, War Room,
Courageous, Fly Wheel and Fireproof) are not currently available on Pure
Flix.
In addition to movies and TV shows, there is Christian
teaching available on Pure Flix. I was
concerned about some of the pastors and teachers, because I believe their
teaching is not biblically sound and doesn't line up with Scripture. Is that important? Does it make a difference? Yes, I believe it does.
When I raised that concern with Leah Hastings at Pure
Flix she shared that Pure Flix works to impact the culture of Christ through
their service. However, they like to be
as inclusive as possible with the content options they offer.
Like I do with regular TV and radio, if I know someone's
teaching is not sound, I don't listen to or watch them. I would advise people to be smart, know their
Bible and choose wisely what they watch.
Technology wise, I think Pure Flix has a ways to go. I'm comparing it to my experience with
NetFlix. When I initially logged in to
my account on the computer, I selected a number shows as favorites. However, when I set up my account on the TV
through Roku, the programs I selected as favorites on the computer didn't show
up. I had to start over.
Also, when I tried to add a show as a favorite, example
Sue Thomas F.B. Eye, instead of adding the show/series, it added the
episode. To get to the next episode, I'd
have to go back and add that. It wasn't
user friendly. Whereas with NetFlix it
adds the whole series, not just an episode, and keeps track of where we are at
with a series.
In summary, there are some pros and cons with Pure
Flix. I like a lot of the content that's
available. If we had children, I would
likely go with Pure Flix instead of NetFlix or other options. I would want to control the content and
material they would be exposed to.
Some of the Christian movies and TV shows on Pure Flix
are also available on other movie/TV streaming choices. We probably won't be keeping Pure Flix. We already have NetFlix and like some of the
content they have available and appreciate the ease of operation.
If you have children and are concerned about limiting the
content they are exposed to or just want to carefully guard what comes into
your home, you may want to consider Pure Flix.
They currently offer new viewers the ability to sign up and get the
first month free. Please see the link
below.
I would like to thank Leah for answering my questions and for telling me a little more about Pure Flix. I appreciate the opportunity to try their service and perhaps in the future, we'll revisit Pure Flix as an entertainment
option.
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