I don't generally consider my blog here at Girlfriends-in-Christ to be a forum for promoting books and movies as everyone has differing opinions, and I'm not here to spark unnecessary controversy. However, when you find a wholesome, clean, family movie that reignites your faith, well then, you just have to pass it along to other families looking for the same thing.
Enter:
Ok, so our family is a little behind the times as I'm sure we're the last people to have seen Facing the Giants. I've heard the story was good but the acting was bad; I also knew it was another one of those underdog-makes-good movies (which seem to be in abundance). For those reasons I didn't race to the theater or the video store. I figured I'd get around to watching it eventually. Well, eventually came Saturday night and now I feel the need to throw my thoughts into the movie critic arena.
I seriously doubt any of the actors will receive Academy Award nominations, and it was another underdog-makes-good movie. However, as Cassie (my 15 year old) put it, "The acting isn't very good, but by the end of the movie you don't really care because the story is so good." How true! And while it may be another "Cinderella" kind of story, it is unlike any you've ever seen before. When things go bad, God gets the glory. When things turn around and start going well, God gets the credit and the glory. (You just won't find that in a Disney movie!) The movie's message is clearly "With God all things are Possible", and by the end your faith is reaffirmed, and you have confidence that God can indeed do anything. The God of Facing the Giants is real and intimately active in the lives of His children.
I think one of the most important characters in the story is the gentleman who walks the halls every week praying over the kids' lockers asking God to raise up a generation that loves Him. His prayers seem to be the catalyst for all the miracles to come. (Hmm? I wonder what would happen if we diligently prayed for our youth that way and that consistently....)
If you are finding yourself low on faith, then you need to see this movie. It is blatently "Christian" and pulls no punches about it. As a matter of fact, I do believe it received its PG rating because of its Christian message. Isn't that a refreshing change?
~ Drewe Llyn
Posted by Drewe Llyn, Girlfriend's Mentor at 9:04 AM
I guess you're the next-to-the-last people to see this movie, because our family hasn't seen it yet. I've heard good things about it, but now you've got me really interested. Maybe I'll run up to the movie store tonight . . .
I had to respond to your "Facing the Giants" blog. I am from the city where the movie was filmed and a good friend of mine helped deliver the main couple's first child. The couple would not let anyone leave the room until every one had bended their knee to thank God for the healthy child. That just makes the movie so much better to me. These were all real Christian people who made the movie.
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