Synopsis: Four sheriffs officers and their friend face all of life's challenges. When crisis hits, one of these friends, while in the midst of despair, seeks after God to determine what God has called him to. As he shares his findings with his friends - all of them are challenged. I do not want to give away any more than that. :)
Rod and I went to go see the movie on Thursday July 21. I had been looking forward to it for some time. :) Let me back up and say as a reminder that Rod works in video production for a living. So watching TV (especially the news) can be interesting as he catches all of the mistakes. Even movies can be a challenge to watch without him "critiquing it". And in the process of being together for so long, I have learned to see some - not all - of what he sees before he even has to tell me. :) It is kinda like a doctor who when talking with friends will offer medical advice or a english teacher friend correcting your grammar in your emails. You know they are right but it can be annoying. Probably as annoying as your counseling friend giving unsolicited parenting advice....but back to the movie.
This movie is truly the best that Sherwood Pictures has made and I love to use those movies in the college classes I teach and Bible studies that I have done. The plot is more complex and more thought through. The acting is much better overall. It is put together better (Rod saw some things to nit-pick about but I didn't catch it.) :)
This movie evokes almost every emotion. There are action scenes (hello?!? it is a movie about cops), there are scenes where BOTH Rod and I were laughing out loud, there were scenes of tension/suspense, and there were scenes of tears and one where I wept. Even thinking about it now, I could still weep. I saw many men and women wiping their eyes in the theater.
Courageous is about fathers (and in response - mothers) and what is needed out of them. It is NOT necessarily a movie FOR fathers because I do not think that you necessarily need to be a parent to gain from this movie - or at the very least - enjoy this movie.
The goal of the producers is to bombard the opening weekend with purchased tickets so that it takes Hollywood by surprise. They are hoping that by doing so the movie will be able to stay longer in the theaters Locally, I know the movie will be released in Mishawaka, South Bend and Warsaw - maybe more. Please set aside the weekend of Sept. 30th to go see this movie! This movie is rated PG-13 due to the violence that the cops face. Because of that, we won't take our children (ages 7 and 5) to the movie. However, we look forward to showing them the movie when they are a couple of years older.
Here is the trailer again:
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