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Saved! Full Production Notes "Heaven Help Us."
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 Chapter 2: Secular World Is Mirrored in the Christian WorldCo- writer Urban had similar experiences with his fundamentalist upbringing. "I grew up in a traditional Baptist home in the South," he says. "Where I went to college in Tallahassee, Florida, I regularly saw people who lived in this metaphysical world with punishments and demons and things I had a hard time understanding. Sometimes things are twisted and exploited in the name of religion or God. I wanted to explore that."
Because the characters in Saved! are teenagers, the contemporary Christian youth movement provides the vivid, multifaceted background against which the story is set. With enormous youth retreats, Christian rock bands (and their rabid fans), all-teen prayer groups, and devout young disciples who often believe even more purely and unquestioningly than their adult counterparts, observing the youth movement was an important aspect of research done by the filmmakers and cast.
"Belonging to these groups when they're teenagers can really motivate and unify today's young people," says Dannelly. "It brings such a sense of excitement and acceptance into their world and gives them a sense of community and security, which is very powerful. Our kids are growing up in a time of terrorism, AIDS, and classmates shooting up their schools. Teens are scared, and the Christian movement is something young people can be a part of and feel safe. It's a fantastic reflection of pop culture: everything cool in the secular world is mirrored in the Christian world. There's very little difference between the two now, and I think that's part of its appeal."
On the other hand, the strict rules associated with that lifestyle can also make it a tricky road to follow. "The danger can be that the road is really narrow. Not everyone can walk it, and if you don't live up to certain biblical standards, you risk being left behind, alone and alienated," Dannelly says. "It's hard enough being a teenager without having to make the path so difficult with no room for mistakes ` God knows I made plenty."
To get into their characters, prior to the beginning of principal photography, Dannelly and a number of the principal cast members were taken to a "Salvation Rally" in Anaheim Stadium, California. In British Columbia the whole cast also attended another teen Christian rally as part of their research. "I wanted to make sure the cast understood the dynamics of what the Christian community fondly calls `Jesus freaks.'"
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