![]() I've studied the craft of good storytelling and I can recognize it when I see it. ![]() On top of that, I write short stories and novels in my free time. I also want to be a film director someday. I have seen and been in relationships torn apart by addictions. God is the only thing in my life that has been constantly helping me out in times of crisis. I suffer from Bipolar disorder, and if you know anything about that would know that having this illness is a truly horrible thing. My faith, even though I abandoned it for about six months and became an Objectivist (an atheist who believes in individualism), has gotten me far in life. I'm an Evangelical Quaker (basically, a Christian who believes that you can reach anyone by being understanding, compassionate, and loving without thumping their head with a Bible) and my father, at one time, was a pastor of a church plant. Selfless love and service as the keys to a joyful marriage are not exclusive to any religion.Ī great movie for married couples - very thought provoking.īefore I review this film, I think you should know how I'm approaching this. But the religious aspects of the movie ought not keep away those who are religion-averse. A partner in a healthy marriage, we are shown, struggles to emulate the selfless love and service of Jesus by loving and serving his or her spouse, as Jesus would. ![]() ![]() Yes, there is a religious context to the movie. This is a movie that shows us how hard it is to revive a near-dead marriage, and why it matters so much. But we see few movies about the joy we feel in conquering the mundane - like in making a marriage work after both sides have lost the motivation to do so. Hollywood is great at letting us participate in the victories of those who conquer long odds, whether it's sports movies in which the underdog wins the championship or even movies about unlikely romantic pairings (geek meets beauty) that end happily in, say, a wedding.
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