Another "God Isn't Going To Control Me" movie

Rating: Null/10 (13 August 2011)

On a very surface level, I liked this movie. On a deeper level, I don't. It's another movie that reflects the modern way of thought: 'God makes mistakes, too.' - 'God doesn't know best, I know best' - 'It's all about me' - 'I'm going to have things my way (my way or the highway)' - 'I can defy God because I have free will' - (and the list goes on). When we are given precious knowledge and insight into the way God works and is moving, and we STILL demand on doing things our way, we are in a very serious danger zone. What caused Satan to fall? Pride - by thinking that he could do what he wanted apart from the Almighty - then acting upon it. It's movies like this that seem to have such a strong-hold on so people's minds, that if you cannot be with the person you want to be with - not even life itself is worth living. How many suicides occur each year because someone broke up with someone and they felt they could not live any longer? Love stories that convey those things are indeed dangerous on the young and weak in society. Stories that convey defying, disrespecting, and distrusting God are indeed dangerous to everyone in society. The end message is 'If you push Him enough, He'll give in and give you what you want' - 'God actually does want you to fight against him and fight for your free will because its a gift worth fighting for' - Can you see where these are serious twists on truths? Very serious twists. Watching this movie reminded me of one of the very first novels I ever read when I was a teenager, called 'Heaven, Hell, and the Megas Factor'. It's basically the same principles - or lack thereof. I don't recommend watching this movie for those purposes, but if you did like the movie, you would like the book 'Heaven, Hell, and the Megas Factor'. I really did love it when I was a child, but I've grown a little bit older and wiser since then.