Shiva Garshasbi

02-02-10

UNST

Movie Review FTG

FACING THE GIANTS

This week we had to watch the movie “Facing the Giants" which was directed by Alex Kendrick, who was also played a character in the film. And what’s a little new about this movie was that, compared to most of the movies we have watched so far, there is no swearing or violence. Although this movie did seem to be a little more on the lower budgeted side of film making, that didn’t stop the message from being so beautifully portrayed.

In this movie, a football coach at a local Christian high school is being troubled with many of the common problems in life. His wife is having difficulty getting pregnant, income wasn’t very sufficient, and not to mention that his job is causing more stress as well because his team can’t win a single game. When all seemed hopeless, Coach Taylor turned to God, when most other people would have given up easily.

This movie partly fell under the category of the typical inspirational sports movies, that involve a horrible team getting to know each other better, gain respect for each other and win more games as an outcome. The only difference here, is that the glory of the win was given to God. Although the acting was definitely second-rate, the message was still overly obvious.

Just as the coach gave everything over to God, things started turning out for the better. How can you miss the message there? This movie obviously portrays the glory of God’s mercy for those that give their lives completely over to Him. And this is totally true. Even though we like to be in control of our lives all the time, sometimes there is only so much one person can do. And when it gets to that point, we need to trust in God and give the rest over to Hi. When God is on your side, there is no giant too great to overtake God’s power. With God’s help, we can face all the giants in our lives.