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TAPESTRY is a Evangelical Christian-themed drama that repeats the plots of many other Evangelical Christian films: bad things happen to a very good Christian person and that person copes by adopting an Evangelical Christian worldview., These films comfort believers by buttressing their existing beliefs, whilst attempting to entice troubled non believers into adopting Evangelical Christianity as an answer to their problems. Producers, directors, and investors of these films, themselves Evangelical, focus on their messianic message whilst all other aspects of filmaking are given short shrift. This film no exception. Believers are comforted whilst others might come away disappointed as the film itself is so poorly executed. I should note here that Morman Church affiliated production companies put out scores of this genre promoting the Morman-Christian worldview, but with more money so production values are somewhat better.

R.C. Sheriff wrote this play based on his experience as a British officer in WW I. Beginning 1928, the play had a two year run on the British stage. The futility of war and class conflict are themes. Class, so important to who has power, is no longer a topic in Western literature and what passes for journalism. Other than mortality, heirarchy is the most determining factor in one's life. Academic studies elucidate, all important decisions which determine liberty and quality of life are made at the top. As the world now operates, neither you, nor I, decide. Those who came before us engaged in class conflict to; protest war, gain full citizenship and the right to vote, to extract from elites a living wage, safety regulaion, no child labour, and something called the weekend. It is essential to note- always the highest classes call for war, stir up the masses.