GREAT day!
What a great day around Kontan’s place! First a big WAR EAGLE! Auburn pulls out another win over Buffalo, 38-7. As great as that is, this is just as awesome…Arkansas squeaks out over Alabama 24-23. Hey, a win is a win! WTG Razorbacks!
Djembe took us to a preview premier of Facing the Giants this morning, the movie opens this weekend.
From their website:
From the award-winning producers of FLYWHEEL comes a new, action-packed, family-friendly drama about a high school football coach who draws up a new game plan for his team … and himself.
In his six years of coaching, Grant Taylor has never had a winning season. Even the hope of a new season is squelched when the best player on his Shiloh Eagles decides to transfer schools. After losing their first three games of the season, the coach discovers a group of fathers are plotting to have him fired. Combined with pressures at home, Coach Taylor has lost hope in his battle against fear and failure.
However, an unexpected challenge helps him find a purpose bigger than just victories. Daring to trust God to do the impossible, Coach Taylor and the Eagles discover how faith plays out on the field … and off.
With God, all things are possible …
Check out the teaser trailer…
I went into this movie not expecting much- a six week filming schedule, amateur filmographers and an all volunteer cast from Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia. I can not stress enough that this is worth the ticket. Even though the acting is not top notch the writing is great and the story line powerful. About the acting, it isn’t Hollywood, but it isn’t your local playhouse either. It is pretty decent and you can certainly tell when the characters were “totally into” their role. At no time during this showing was I bored. It’s rated PG, and I really don’t know why. 100% family friendly. The struggles portrayed are struggles that any of us could face in our lives. So many times we go through life thinking are struggles are insignificant and we try to face them alone, only to realize when we finally turn them over to God that we would have been better off if we hadn’t used Him as a last resort. Now for those who think it’s just a preachy film and you don’t want to hear about God…fine, I understand…but you will be missing out on a really good movie if you don’t take the opportunity to see it. It doesn’t take Hollywood to make a good movie, it takes a purpose and a desire.
The “behind the scenes” discussed on their website really expresses the determination of this congregation and it’s leadership. Check out the site at www.facingthegiants.com.
September 23 2006 08:22 pm | Ramblings
