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Miracles from Heaven (2016)
A church without Christ
This movie was not what I had expected. The story was interesting and kept my attention. The acting was excellent, and I don't understand why some would think that Garner was melodramatic. Everyone in the movie did a believable job of acting. Where I had a problem is that the suffering was overextended to the point that it was difficult to watch. The church was really useless and at no point did I see anyone in that church offer to come over and pray for the sick child. What kind of miracle do you want if you don't even mention the need for a miracle? Actually, the sick child was the one who exhibited more faith than anyone. She was at least clinging to God. Speaking of God, why was the name of Jesus never mentioned in the film? If it's a church, why not give credit for the miracle to Jesus? What's the problem of giving Him some praise and credit? Plus, the doctor seems to indicate that somehow her neurological system was "reset" due to the fall. Really? There is no cure for the child's disease. Heaven was shown so briefly that had you turned your head to sneeze, you probably would have missed most of heaven with the beautiful flowers and butterflies. Heaven is real, Jesus is real, healing happens and miracles happen. Yes, there are many who suffer and die, but miracles do happen. We still are required to pray and intercede for those who need prayer. I never saw any genuine prayer for healing. Sorry, if we are going to make movies where people are part of a church, let's at least not be so politically correct that we can't mention the name of Jesus Christ.
Christian Mingle (2014)
Phony Portrayal of Christians
This movie portrayed Christians as legalistic and hypocritical. When in the movie does anyone really witness for Christ? What about the office Christian? Why didn't she try and witness about Jesus? All the characters behave so phony and the main character Gweneth is always under some kind of scrutiny as to whether or not she knows Bible scriptures. Not all Christians have to know each chapter and verse in the Bible to prove they are Christians. Neither does attending a church mean that you know Jesus better than someone else. She entered the dating website under the pretext of being a Christian, but this decision pales in comparison to the terrible way she is judged by Paul's family and the blond holier-than-though Cal (sp?). This movie did not show genuine love, kindness, patience. Instead of being angry at Gwen, why didn't Paul minister and witness to her about his love for Christ. Why couldn't he be the one to lead her to the Lord? I hated this movie. The script was awful, the characters are not believable, and Jesus was not represented for who He really is and for the enormous sacrifice He made.