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No, the movies are NOT immodest and neither are the crafts

Asked on September 17, 2026

Answer

No, it is still not permitted to make arts and crafts related to movies from your past, even if the movies themselves were completely modest. Let me explain why. First, you're not allowed to remind yourself of your past sins. The Torah forbids us from revisiting our sinful past unless it's specifically to help people through sharing your teshuva story. But just to revisit it for nostalgia? That's completely forbidden. When you create art about those movies, you're bringing those memories and images right back into your life and mind. Second, when you do proper teshuva for watching movies, the most important thing is making sure you don't fall back into it. You need to figure out what brought you to watch those movies in the first place and remove those factors from your life completely. Creating arts and crafts about them is the exact opposite - it's inviting that past right back in. Third, even the best movies from the secular world are a waste of time and take your mind away from Hashem. The most successful people in any field don't waste time on these things. We have over 500 Torah films now - if you want to be entertained, informed, and educated, watch those instead. The rule is clear: throw out anything connected to your past cinema life. Don't bring it back into your house through arts and crafts. Move forward with your teshuva and leave that garbage in the past where it belongs. Distance yourself completely from your old life.