Facing the Giants Publicity Photo

For the level of interest I have in films and film making, I really don't watch many films.  Its partly due to the lack of films I can watch with my family that don't suffer from the Frankfurt Aesthetic (see Geoffrey Botkin).  This evening however, my whole family sat down to watch Facing the Giants, newly released on DVD.  While there are a number of things that some critics may point out about the story or the acting, I can not be more excited about this film.  Their use of humor, the organic use of scripture throughout the piece, the development of character and the fact that it is done by a church.

Beside the Frankfurt Aesthetics, another thing that we are careful about in our home is not just the appropriateness of the story, but also the appropriateness of the film making process.  We believe that actors shouldn't participate in behavior on screen that would be discouraged off-screen.  So at the end of this movie, Elliot crawled into the chair next to me and said:

"Daddy, that was a GREAT movie...there wasn't any adultery...they didn't kiss [the actors] and they didn't lay down together..." 

I agree Elliot, it was a great film.  May God richly bless their efforts as they continue to make films for His glory.

From Psalm 78:

Give ear, O my people, to my law;
         Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

 I will open my mouth in a parable;
         I will utter dark sayings of old,

 Which we have heard and known,
         And our fathers have told us.

 We will not hide them from their children,
         Telling to the generation to come the praises of the LORD,
         And His strength and His wonderful works that He has done.