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Awkward. Film not what I expected.

posted 11 years ago by Notzon11
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CONTAINS SPOILERS!
I was invited to see the film with my father who admitted that he bought the tickets because of how Facebook apparently blocked the advertisements for this film. I come from a Christian/ non-denominational family, we take part in weekly bible readings, go to church on Sundays and play flag football on the church team in the city league. So to say I'm familiar with the bible and it's stories is an understatement. I went into the theater not having a clue what the film was going to be about. What I did know is this... 1) it was a Kirk Cameron film. 2) it had raised controversy across the internet because of apparently being blocked by YouTube and Facebook. I was expecting this film to be a family crisis drama film with characters, a story plot, some character arcs, character development and a full circle ending with lessons to be learned, tears being shed and a feel-good feeling when leaving the theater. I was not aware that it was actually a documentary style shot story telling/ explanation film. When the lights dimmed and the audience quieted, we were treated to a fantastic commercial for Liberty University, then the first hour consisted of Mr. Cameron speaking to some big wigs of said university in a small room, moves out to an auditorium revealing they are on the Liberty University campus at a student gathering/ pep rally. They bring up guests who share stories of faith and we are forced to sit through two musical performances. It honestly felt like a church service, but in an awkward cinema theater setting and some individuals clapping after each of the performances, which was apparently taking place several hundred miles away in Viriginia. All throughout Kirk himself is speaking about his faith, finally the film begins and I think to myself, "finally, the movie!" But again Kirk comes into focus onscreen and begins the hour and a half voice over/ explanation of how a close friend of his unfortunately lost his 10 year battle with cancer and why God allows bad things to happen to good people. It was apparently all filmed and edited entirely by Liberty U students and their film department. I did love the theme song sung by the gentleman with the guitar, other than that, I know it carried a good message but I ultimately left the theater glad it was over and wishing it was an actual film with a plot, characters, etc. had I known it would have been what it was, I would not have gone after all.

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[–] minniesucks 9 years ago

Hard tellin', huh? But you, being an obvious HATER, can only insinuate to fit your agenda. You are a funny little angry bigot.

[–] verybentlady 11 years ago

Honestly, getting facebook and youtube to block some of the advertising for this film was nothing more than a marketing strategy. Just like chik-fil-a making anti-gay comments, and now barilla. they know it will sell more product. but considering how easy it is to manipulate arrogant people, I'm not surprised.

[–] Notzon11 11 years ago

I absolutely agree with you. That thought crossed my mind as I was writing this review but I somehow forgot. It became clear to me that we Christians will jump onto any product or brand the moment we hear it's under attack from another group or affiliation (liberals, atheists, homosexuals, etc.) this can be viewed as a great thing or in this particular case, a bad thing. We purchased tickets the moment it made news that it had been blocked without giving a second thought to what this film might be about.

[–] memorycloud 11 years ago

I knew it was a documentary right away...it wasn't hidden and was made clear. It still wasn't what I expected but I wasn't expecting a dramatic film. Next time, just go to the film's website or google it. It was indeed sermon-like and did take awhile to get to the point but I did like the point. To each their own :)

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[–] vulpix 11 years ago

Honestly, getting facebook and youtube to block some of the advertising for this film was nothing more than a marketing strategy. Just like chik-fil-a making anti-gay comments, and now barilla. they know it will sell more product. but considering how easy it is to manipulate arrogant people, I'm not surprised.

Exactly. These people know how to trick stupid people into giving them their money. I don't know if Cameron actually believes the nonsense he spouts (such as fire-breathing dragons riding on Noah's ark and going extinct because of sin*), but he at least knows how to lie his way into earning himself a $20 million net worth.

I suppose Cameron saw a bunch of mentally bankrupt bigots gleefully fork over their cash to Chick-Fil-A and thought, "I can do that, too. All I have to do is convince these idiots that if we're not oppressing everyone, then everyone is oppressing us!"

It shouldn't be any surprise that morons across America are flocking to theaters to help Cameron buy a bigger house.

*http://kirkcameron.com/2013/06/dragons-fact-or-fable/

[–] minniesucks 9 years ago

Wow. Into conspiracy theories, much? And you "know" this, how? I can see why your moniker says; "verybentlady", but you are far from being a lady. You are only projecting your state of being "bent" And btw, who are these "arrogant" people you speak so viciously about? Ya know, most often, cynics like you are simply hateful toward people who you disagree with. That's very small of you. And it only serves to expose that YOU and your ilk are VERY intolerant of other people's beliefs. How ARROGANT.

[–] djk-930-38279 11 years ago

Did you not watch the trailer? It said clear as day that it would be a live event from Liberty University with Kirk Cameron. I had little idea what to expect either, but I knew that he would be on live via satellite before the movie, and I was very excited for that. I was smiling the whole time, and clapping with the few others who were moved by the stories. And I cried when the father of one of the men who was killed in Benghazi came out to tell his story.

Yes, the movie was somewhat different that I had expected, but I knew he would be recreating Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. As for the other things, they really moved me, and I left feeling very blessed.

I had been looking forward to this since June when I bought my ticket, and throughout September when I continued to talk about it on Facebook, and even bought 10 tickets to give away to people, and I wrote a letter to the editor of my local newspaper in order to give them away and let as many people know about it as possible. Our theater was then sold out, when 3 weeks earlier it was only half full, and I was the only one with 10 tickets to give away, and it was not hard to give them away to those who had never heard about the film. They all loved it.