tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23107007.post8436647032077768795..comments2013-09-24T07:39:31.608-04:00Comments on In Pursuit of God: "Facing the Giants" ReviewRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14217235831900652204noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23107007.post-60768363128937100082011-07-31T06:29:42.268-04:002011-07-31T06:29:42.268-04:00" Your job is to do the best you can and lea..." Your job is to do the best you can and leave the results up to God! " <br /><br />Hope we do all our best in everything that we do and give all the glory to our God Almighty. <br /><br />Just accept him in your hearts and the rest will surely follow!<br /><br />This is a good movie to remember all that we need to do in our lives with regard to our faith. It is very uplifting and inspirational! <br /><br />And yes, I will still love God no matter what!Eena Aguilarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23107007.post-19501461251168069612007-11-17T10:19:00.000-05:002007-11-17T10:19:00.000-05:00I didn't mind any deficiencies in the lighting or ...I didn't mind any deficiencies in the lighting or technical issues, but I do agree with your assessment of the story itself, Daniel. So often repentance and revival are slower-moving and based on much failure. One thing that was noticeably lacking was an apology from Taylor to the team for yelling at them. It appeared he was very angry and blew up at them, then the next game he introduces playing for the Lord.<BR/><BR/>But still, good movie, like you said. :)Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14217235831900652204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23107007.post-62086922790993811192007-08-24T14:39:00.000-04:002007-08-24T14:39:00.000-04:00I really liked the story line, but both the acting...I really liked the story line, but both the acting and directing lacked polish - at times the story was moving and profound, even if utterly predictable (the carrying the other football player scene), but in many places the direction and acting were no better than a local high school production.<BR/><BR/>I should have liked for there to have been better lighting in many scenes, better footage selected for the football scenes, but such are small things compared to the places where the emphasis ought to have been far heavier than it was - and the overemphasis of other parts.<BR/><BR/>I am being critical of course - the story was great, and if they had snipped out the "brand new truck thing", spent more time showcasing the way the Lord changed Taylor's life, and how that bled into others rather than glossing over it and forcing you to presume more than what was being shown - I think this could have been a very excellent movie. They should have shown Taylor's repentance in a more tangible way - to have him maybe see that his moral life was only moral according to man's standards, and to show in some way his struggle to surrender himself to God's standards - more failure rather than more success would have been so powerful - it seemed to me he just sort of wept once, then washed his face and voila! Mr. changed man. In any genuine repentance - that is the very, very, very last rung on a long ladder - I think (and I am just harping it here) that this one thing needed to be flushed out far more than it was.<BR/><BR/>Notwithstanding - I liked it, and I watched it twice in a row when I rented it. I got excited watching it, and would recommend it without hesitation.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06734845463331170748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23107007.post-81444959955878878002007-08-06T21:07:00.000-04:002007-08-06T21:07:00.000-04:00I agree with your entire review, as I have seen th...I agree with your entire review, as I have seen this movie and been mightily blessed by it. It challenged me to live my life for Christ, and to pursue Him first, and "still love Him". By the way, your post on the Rebelution was very good.Stephanie Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13739250113665269099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23107007.post-12751085420634114732007-06-03T17:26:00.000-04:002007-06-03T17:26:00.000-04:00Outstanding review! I'm glad you finally got to se...Outstanding review! I'm glad you finally got to see it. <BR/><BR/>I appreciated the very Christian message throughout the entire film... and my heart pumped extra hard in sympathy for Brooke Taylor over the stinking dead rat her husband teased her with. Sigh. That would <I>so</I> be me!!! :)<BR/><BR/>I was blessed by the ways God moved throughout the story-line when His people were willing to surrender everything. <BR/><BR/>Granted, I thought parts of it were a bit on the "unrealistic" side, but then, that's how movies are... and when you serve God, He specializes in working in such ways. ;) <BR/><BR/><I>("The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" excepted, since I haven't yet seen it. I'm sure it's great too.)</I><BR/><BR/>Yes, it is a great movie. I've seen it a couple times and would have to admit that it's one of the very few (if only!) movies that are actually better than the book. At least, I think so.Brittneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01833830414195768294noreply@blogger.com