So when FrontGate Media offered to send me a review copy I thought twice before responding back with a "yes, please do." But, you see, my family is full of movie buffs. The kind of people who watch a movie once and can recite line after line making them even funnier than when said in the movie. Those are the kind of people who would be all like:
What? You could've gotten a free movie and you turned it down. Are you nuts?
As you can tell from the blog post title I did indeed agree to view the film, form an opinion, write about it and offer a giveaway.
Let's get on with this, shall we?
I actually watched this movie at 5:30 a.m. because it's not for young kids and after the kids are in bed I'm tired and there's no way this non-movie girl is going to stay awake at 9:00 p.m. for any movie.
Here's proof
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| Computer, DVD, coffee, and in bed |
Paul Apostle of Christ
Affirm Films
The basic premise of the movie is Paul has been imprisoned by the Romans for apparently contributing to the devastating and city destroying fire because of his belief in Jesus Christ. Nero is in charge and is clearly not a Christian for he believes in multiple Roman gods and wants Christians to be persecuted.
Luke visits Paul in prison to write another book. They have thoughtful conversations about staying true to their faith despite the difficulties.
Then all kinds of things happen. I know that's very vague, but I don't want to spoil it for you all.
This book that Luke writes is the Acts of the Apostles. I loved how I recognized many scripture passages and watching the events unfold helped to solidify the meaning of the scripture in my mind.
Movie checklist
thought provoking ☑
elicit intense emotions ☑
provide education ☑
high interest ☑
quality acting ☑
There's definitely a risk in sharing my takeaways from the movie. We are all different. Many people can watch the same movie, but what they actually see can vary greatly.
My Main Takeaways
1. Evil must be fought with love.
2. We bring others to Christ not by convincing them of Christ's love, but through our witness to Christ's love.
3. Being a Christian is hard - often isolating, uncomfortable, and confusing to others, yet we forge on in faith.
I also found myself asking a few questions:
Who can I love more?
Who needs more of my love?
Have you seen Paul Apostle of Christ yet? Why not?
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