This last weekend I joined 12 million others who saw the movie, Fireproof, during the first two weeks of its run. Tony Perkins on his Washington Watch Weekly Radio Show said that the movie has a positive message with three basic themes:
· Unconditional Love
· The Centrality of Marriage, and
· The Gospel (of Jesus Christ)’’
This powerful faith-based movie is about the Captain of a small town Fire Department, who is highly successful in his work, who encourages his men to work together as a cohesive unit, but whose own marriage is literally falling apart.
Kurt Cameron starts as the Fire Captain. He does an excellent job with the range of emotions which he is called upon to portray. The movie was produced and directed by the same group that made the movie Facing the Giants. It was not Hollywood, but a church in Albany, Georgia. It tells its story as well as any high budget Hollywood movie. It is unashamedly Christian, clearly demonstrated the simple yet proven principles of the Judeo-Christian Bible and faith.
There are a couple of suspenseful scenes as the fire fighters respond to fire calls. But the real suspense is whether the marriage of the Captain and his hospital public relations working wife could be salvaged.
RATING
I would rate the film as a ***** out of ***** for its clear message, inspiration, realism and hopefulness. It is a demonstration of the importance of the marriage relationship, as well the overarching importance of an honest forthright relationship with Jesus Christ.
The movie is not merely for “Christians,” but is for everyone. It’s a family film. There are so few family films out there these days.
I would strongly encourage everyone to make a point to see this film, especially if their marriage is on the rocks or if they are struggling with interpersonal relationships. The movie even contains a practical approach to rebuilding a marriage. The movie is God-honoring, wholesome, and entertaining. Something rarely found on the big screen or any screen today. It’s a must see movie.
· Unconditional Love
· The Centrality of Marriage, and
· The Gospel (of Jesus Christ)’’
This powerful faith-based movie is about the Captain of a small town Fire Department, who is highly successful in his work, who encourages his men to work together as a cohesive unit, but whose own marriage is literally falling apart.
Kurt Cameron starts as the Fire Captain. He does an excellent job with the range of emotions which he is called upon to portray. The movie was produced and directed by the same group that made the movie Facing the Giants. It was not Hollywood, but a church in Albany, Georgia. It tells its story as well as any high budget Hollywood movie. It is unashamedly Christian, clearly demonstrated the simple yet proven principles of the Judeo-Christian Bible and faith.
There are a couple of suspenseful scenes as the fire fighters respond to fire calls. But the real suspense is whether the marriage of the Captain and his hospital public relations working wife could be salvaged.
RATING
I would rate the film as a ***** out of ***** for its clear message, inspiration, realism and hopefulness. It is a demonstration of the importance of the marriage relationship, as well the overarching importance of an honest forthright relationship with Jesus Christ.
The movie is not merely for “Christians,” but is for everyone. It’s a family film. There are so few family films out there these days.
I would strongly encourage everyone to make a point to see this film, especially if their marriage is on the rocks or if they are struggling with interpersonal relationships. The movie even contains a practical approach to rebuilding a marriage. The movie is God-honoring, wholesome, and entertaining. Something rarely found on the big screen or any screen today. It’s a must see movie.
This movie is especially relevant in California and Florida where marriage preservation and protection issues are on the ballot. Traditional marriage is worth saving. Marriage is worth defending.
I heard that there was a (marriage counseling) book mentioned in the film and that people were asking if there really was such a book. There was no such book, but the writers and producers decided to write one. I can't remember what it was called...
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