"I think that television lately has been extremely dark and, in some ways, cynical but I also think that people who are writing those shows probably feel exactly as I do - that sometimes the darkness of a story can highlight the light in a story. There's a lot of cynical stuff but I think it may be even more in movies now where you see so many movies about cynical and corrupted characters. That's the state of many movies right now but movies, television, all of culture, there's always going to be a battle between the stories that are cynical and stories that are hopeful."

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Source: Comparing “Heaven is for Real” with “God’s Not Dead” + an interview with “Heaven” writer/director Randall Wallace. Interview with John W. Kennedy, www.beliefnet.com.

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Randall Wallace

Screenwriter, Producer

Randall Wallace is an acclaimed screenwriter and director, known for his impactful storytelling in films like 'Braveheart' and 'The Man in the Iron Mask.'

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