first of all, i am a Christian. I am not one of those cultural Christians who have to bolster my belief by constantly surrounding myself w/reminders of my faith, however, and i include pop culture in that. i love movies, want to make them, and see just about everything that comes out.
i saw this b/c it was part of my job. and sorry...it is successful ONLy to people who don't like movies, and who only care about the values and themes present in it. this is a bad movie. good hearted? sure. made by nice people? fine. but it is bad. the acting is about the level you would find at a high school play. the script is predictable, and goes on for a good 30 minutes too long.
is there anything good about it? there are some nice tracking shots, but even that is inexplicable, as it does not match w/any other style established in the film. the main actor, while clearly not up to the task, at least LOOKS sincere. the best part of the film, though, is the absolutely adorably cute newborn that shows up near the end. that baby is extremely cute!
most people who will see this movie wont care about quality, but i have to say that these statements that this is better than any movie made in Hollywood and that Hollywood movies cant affect people and make them cry...uh, sorry. i cried last night watching the movie Friday night lights. you want tears? try watching the champ...i have yet to see that movie w/o blubbering like an infant...
as someone who loves movies, i have trouble standing by and doing nothing when people who have this embittered attitude towards some mythical perception of 'hollywood', as if an industry of thousands of people could be lumped into one monolithic group, use THIS as an example of what movies should be. well, sorry. this movie is no doubt made by nice people who have good hearts and mean well, but when people want to use it as some sort of crusade against 'hollywood' and proof of the superiority of their personal preferences, i just have to stop it. like i said, i have no desire to hammer this film and the people behind it, but when if you try to push this on people and, even worse, if you actually think this is as good as even the average student film, you are deranged.
if you do not have either an agenda, to try and force the point that Christian media is superior, or you know someone personally involved in this film, you wont make it through. to the people who claim that it is 'better' than anything 'hollywood' can do, well, you are sorely and sadly mistaken...and sure, you can say that it is a matter of opinion, but as someone who watches hundreds of movies, things like acting and the script and pacing do matter.
this movie is for people who hate movies. if you never watch movies, and you only care about the message, above EVERYTHING else, or you are one of those people who buys into the idea that movies are EVIL (along with hell-a-vision and rock and roll!) then this is for you. or, like i said, unless you personally know someone involved in the film, then you won't like it.
if you have any standards for movies that actually involve any objective level of quality, avoid this. its one of those movies by and for the highly religious that makes a wave in that community but would never get released were it not for its agenda. anyone not supporting the agenda will be bored stiff
i saw this b/c it was part of my job. and sorry...it is successful ONLy to people who don't like movies, and who only care about the values and themes present in it. this is a bad movie. good hearted? sure. made by nice people? fine. but it is bad. the acting is about the level you would find at a high school play. the script is predictable, and goes on for a good 30 minutes too long.
is there anything good about it? there are some nice tracking shots, but even that is inexplicable, as it does not match w/any other style established in the film. the main actor, while clearly not up to the task, at least LOOKS sincere. the best part of the film, though, is the absolutely adorably cute newborn that shows up near the end. that baby is extremely cute!
most people who will see this movie wont care about quality, but i have to say that these statements that this is better than any movie made in Hollywood and that Hollywood movies cant affect people and make them cry...uh, sorry. i cried last night watching the movie Friday night lights. you want tears? try watching the champ...i have yet to see that movie w/o blubbering like an infant...
as someone who loves movies, i have trouble standing by and doing nothing when people who have this embittered attitude towards some mythical perception of 'hollywood', as if an industry of thousands of people could be lumped into one monolithic group, use THIS as an example of what movies should be. well, sorry. this movie is no doubt made by nice people who have good hearts and mean well, but when people want to use it as some sort of crusade against 'hollywood' and proof of the superiority of their personal preferences, i just have to stop it. like i said, i have no desire to hammer this film and the people behind it, but when if you try to push this on people and, even worse, if you actually think this is as good as even the average student film, you are deranged.
if you do not have either an agenda, to try and force the point that Christian media is superior, or you know someone personally involved in this film, you wont make it through. to the people who claim that it is 'better' than anything 'hollywood' can do, well, you are sorely and sadly mistaken...and sure, you can say that it is a matter of opinion, but as someone who watches hundreds of movies, things like acting and the script and pacing do matter.
this movie is for people who hate movies. if you never watch movies, and you only care about the message, above EVERYTHING else, or you are one of those people who buys into the idea that movies are EVIL (along with hell-a-vision and rock and roll!) then this is for you. or, like i said, unless you personally know someone involved in the film, then you won't like it.
if you have any standards for movies that actually involve any objective level of quality, avoid this. its one of those movies by and for the highly religious that makes a wave in that community but would never get released were it not for its agenda. anyone not supporting the agenda will be bored stiff