What is it about religion that blinds people to common sense? How is it possible that average people eat aphid shit off poplar trees, drink sewage leaking onto a statue, bathe in the Ganges river (immensely polluted), send their social security checks to charlatans in exchange for vials of water, withhold medical treatment for their CHILDREN opting instead to engage only in wishful thinking? Because those normally rational people will walk into traffic when wearing their blinding faith glasses.
Fireproof is a stale cow turd wrapped in the undeserved prestige of religion. One of the shouters on this movie record, shadowfeet, claims to have cried watching this movie; a movie that advocates domestic violence. Let me repeat in case you glossed over the last sentence. Fireproof advocates domestic violence and SOMEHOW has a reputation for being a movie full of good marital advice. I can not type this strongly enough: Fuck Kirk Cameron and his twisted world view.
To any person in a relationship who may have seen this movie: if your partner ever raises his or her hand against you that should be the last day you are together. Move out, leave, seek divorce, do whatever it takes to end that relationship. There is no fixing that relationship. To attempt the advice in this movie is sadistic.
Most Christian movies are cheesy and tebd to have mediocre acting. This is no exception. But the message if the story is good. I liked the comparison if a firefighter never leaving a partner behind. It addresses addiction , pornography, and selfishness and how it can break down marriages. It is, of course, simplistic to believe all marriages can be saved this way. There are some lines that can't be crossed, sime things that can't be forgiven or so easily overcome. But it teaches the importance of valuing marriage and learning to grow and change.
beautiful! not the best execution but never cried like this for a long time.
Some uneven acting knocks this film down a few pegs; regardless, this is a fine film, filled with good lessons on how to truly love someone while in a relationship, as well as some exciting first responder rescue films, and Alex Kendrick's trademark jovially slice-of-life writing to ease the mood as appropriate. This certainly marked a turning point in the Kendrick's Brothers' writing, into a more realistic and grounded style. Fireproof is easy to recommend, and I'm sure it will be easy rewatch material as well.
Shout by DeletedBlockedParent2018-02-06T14:59:18Z
probably one of the best Christian movies I've watched