Courageous

Andy Kim’s Movie Review:

Hi fellow peers from the MREB1 class, I am Andy Kim and in this blog post, I would like to share you guys a good movie to watch. Today, I want to give you guys my personal review of a movie that I have seen a while back.

Courageous (film)

Directed by: Alex Kendrick

Produced by: Stephen Kendrick

Starring: Alex Kendrick, Ken Bevel, Kevin Downes, Ben Davies

Studio: Sherwood Pictures

            Provident Films

            Affirm Films

Distributed by: TriStar Pictures

Ratings:

IMDB – 6.5/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 32% out of 100%

Summary:

 Adam Michell (Alex Kendrick) works as a sheriff at the police force of Albany, Georgia, attempting to stop drug smuggling in the city. Due to working hard in the police force, Adam has consumed his personal time and did not have much time to spend with his family. One day, He urges his disputes to spend time with his family based on statistics that fatherless children are several times more likely than those with fathers to turn to lives of crime.

A drunk driver, devastating Adam and his family, kills Adam’s daughter. Due to this terrible accident and coping with depression through the whole family, Adam decides to do extensive research into the Bible to redeem their family away from pain.  Adam creates an elaborate “Resolution” to honor God in every aspect of his family. He later on elaborates with the peers and friends surround him, as they should wash their pain and let them learn that  ‘God’ has not left us and will support us and forgive us forever.

This film is an independent Christian film that I really enjoyed watching from the beginning till the end. It is a moving and emotional film that has uplifts so many messages to me about the connection between God and people who deal with crime in society. I have seen this movie a while back, but after learning about the relevancy of religion, this has made me think about the influences on religion and how it is being influence or diminished in society. This film would be a great example of influencing society through media. This film clearly supports the concept of Christianity through films with a plot that shows how religion can overcome the daily social problems that people like us may encounter. This relevancy can be a great example of conveying a message of influencing positive religion outcomes to the people in society. Media can possibly be a partner of religion wonder and may view it as a community force exposed freely in society. What do you guys think? Do you agree or disagree that media is a great source of influencing society with religion?

Despite focusing on religion, over all, the movie is very enjoyable to watch giving many emotional touches and satisfying entertainment throughout the film. It is a great movie to watch with your family and I highly recommend it. (Y)

Courageous (2011) - Official Trailer