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Feb. 22, 2009

Fireproof

Fireproof, in true Sherwood Pictures fashion, was a wonderful movie!  It was dramatic and yet there was humor, too.  The acting was well done...I especially applaud the actor who played Caleb's best friend and the actor who played Caleb's dad.  Very good job!  (The two lead actors did fine, too :))  I appreciated the Gospel being presented once again.  Also, I am glad that love was not portrayed as a "feeling".  I do, however, want to make a point.  The husband is not supposed to be a slave.  Seriously, the husband should not have to work a full time job and then do the housework as well.  If he wants to help out occaisionally, that's great.  But it is the wife's job to be a helpmeet and keeper at home.  I do not want any women out there to expect their husbands (or future husbands) to do everything for them while they sit back (or go pursue a career outside the home)!  We are not created to be that way.  The husband and wife are supposed to be co-laborers for Christ with the husband as the head and the wife as the submissive helpmeet.  Anyway, when everything is considered, the theology, story, acting, and technical ability, it is still one of the best films out there and I look forward to their next production.  I give Fireproof four and 3/4 stars.  I simply cannot give a five to any film, yet! 

Edit: I was speaking of husbands and wives in general.  I realize that Catherine was not a Christian and could not be expected to fulfill the role of a Biblical woman and also, I realize that Caleb was trying to win back the heart of his wife.  Therefore, those were special circumstances.  I simply didn't want Christian women to apply it to their own life wrongly and expect too much from their husbands.

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Feb. 22, 2009 - EXCELLENT

Posted by Grandma Juanita
Agree with you wholeheartedly.
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Feb. 23, 2009 - Untitled Comment

Posted by SavedGirl
Dear Alyssa,

Yes I love Fireproof, too. I agree that the husband shouldn't be the slave, but I don't think that that was the movie's point. I think it was trying to show that Caleb's attitude had changed and that he was willing to do those things.

I also think that since Catherine wasn't a Christian yet you really couldn't expect her to be humble and willing to do those things. But I would think that in the maker's minds they would both be serving each other when she was saved.

That is just my opinion and I think that it is great that you took the time to analyze the movie. So many people don't these days.

As a side not I have met Kirk Cameron once. Only for about 5 seconds though. It was at a conference and we had just made it up to their booth when they had to go back in to speak again.

Lulu
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Hi, my name is Alyssa and I am a 16 year old homeschooling girl who is saved by God's grace and wants to live a life that is pleasing to Him. I strongly desire, if it is God's will, to be a freelance writer, author, and film-maker for the glory of God and the furtherance of His kingdom. Some of my other interests include: missions (I am passionate about reaching the unreached with the Gospel), entrepreneurship, reading, drawing, music (listening to music and playing the piano), watching movies, and homemaking.

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