first off, let kme say that i am a Christian. i am not a fundamentalist, though, and i certainly do not find any Christian culture to be of much value. if you just happen upon this film, then bear in mind that for most who watch this, and will be reviewing it, it is an agenda for them. if you do not believe that 'hollywood' is the cause of all world evil, and recognize that while the entertainment industry does churn out a lot of bad movies, there is a certain amount of thoughtful, intelligent, entertaining film and tv out there, then you will find nothing at all of value in this film except for a really REALLY adorable baby near the end, which is not enough motivation for most people to rent or buy this film.
fyi, the acting is bad, like reading the dialogue off cue cards bad. the plot is predictable, and the production value, well, of little value.
i dont want to hammer these people. i dont believe that Christianity necessarily dooms a project to poor quality, however, to people who have bought into the cultural extremism preached by fundamentalists over the years and believe that nonsense, then none of this will matter. they ONLY care about the values and themes in this thing. some will even tell you that it is better than anything 'hollywood' can make. dont believe it. this will only work on people who cry when they see someone praying. if there were some opwerful writing in this film, which there isnt, it would bve difficult for anyone w/o an agenda to be affected b/c of the poor acting and terrible sound.
for the target audience for this movie, none of it will matter. they will sit through it and cry and tell people things like 'the acting is great!' (remember, Christians are NOT supposed to bear false witness!) and wouldnt care if it were shot on a 1/2" vhs camcorder...funny, that puts them in the same category as people who watch porn, and there are similarities(so hungry for their material they could care less about quality)
this is a bad movie, amateurish in every respect, and worse than just about all student films you will see. however, i am certain the people involved are nice and have the best intentions. when people get all crazy and start comparing this with REAL movies, then i just find it necessary to step in and say 'HEY! acting, camerawork, sound, script, pacing, editing, and any other film craft...all of it IS important in a movie, no matter how much you liie what the movie is saying (and porn fans, you should be listening to this too!)
if you are not part of the agenda put forth by this film, or you dont personally know someone involved in the production, you will be hard pressed to make it through. if you are in those groups, then things like quality just wont matter, now, will they?
don't believe anypne who raves about this thing...they just hate movies. if you dont, then this is not for you. |