Courageous

The Sherwood Baptist Church of Albany, Georgia, has now made four AWESOME movies using VOLUNTEER people and talents from their own congregation, right down to people VOLUNTEERING to provide childcare and meals plus arranging for costumes and making sets! These 4 movies are extremely family-friendly, and they display their message of Faith and Hope in a very captivating and fun manner! Each movie has more than one story line, which keeps the movie interesting for both men and women as well as children! The other 3 movies made by Sherwood Baptist Church are "Flywheel", "Facing the Giants", and "Fireproof!" (in which Kirk Cameron starred and VOLUNTEERED his talents!) FLYWHEEL is about a used car salesman trying to get a restored classic car to run, while keeping his business afloat and his family united. FACING THE GIANTS is about a small Christian school whose football team is trying to win games, and eventually faces the 3-time state champion "Giants" -- while the coach and his wife are trying to have a baby. FIREPROOF! is about a fireman (Kirk Cameron) and his wife who are very devoted to their jobs, but not so devoted to their marriage--until the husband realizes he does not want a divorce, and accepts the challenge of a "Love Dare" to see if he can bring his marriage back together. COURAGEOUS is about a Sherrif's Department who display great courage both on the job and in their personal lives, particularly after one suffers the loss of a close family member and another faces financial challenges and sees a way to fix the problem--legal or not! I am grateful to Amazon for offering the "Combo Pack" of Fireproof!, Facing the Giants, and Flywheel (Triple Feature), as I have bought several of these Combo Packs and given them away for gifts -- and this year I bought 12 copies of Courageous and gave them away for gifts! All 4 of these movies are extremely entertaining and I believe they bring Glory to God -- and I'm not even Baptist!!! --so I again thank Amazon for making these wonderful movies available, and I'll continue buying them for gifts as me and all of my children now own a copy of every movie!

Perhaps because I am a Christian with the same values as depicted in the film, perhaps because I recognize the truths the film shows, perhaps because I am an avid movie buff. For whatever "because," for whatever reason, I find "Courageous" one of the most perfect films ever created. Every character rings true, every piece of dialogue, every scene, every setting, every part and parcel of action and plot ring true. "Courageous" is an awesome and amazing film filled with great emotional, moral, ethical moments buttressed by clips of exciting action scenes. It's a film worthy of viewing multiple times. "Courageous" depicts the daily lives of four police officers and their Latino friend, Javier. The main character is played by the co-writer/director/producer, Adam Kendrick, whose finger is on the very mainline pulse of the America that once existed--a moral America. The film promotes many positive things, foremost being a good father, a father as set forth in the Bible. In fact, the ultimate premise for this promotion lies in statistics: Families without fathers tend toward serious delinquency problems. There's a void in the child's heart that needs to be filled, if not with a good father image, then with gang leaders. Even fathers who are a part of the family direct their children away from them if they are present but unavailable. The event that precipitates this resolution to be a true father is the death of the main character's precious daughter. Be prepared to be deeply moved by this well-written section. Some scripts try to jerk the viewer emotionally, but not this one. Everything is so evenly played and handled. No maudlin moments, no flaunting of emotional excess. Each of the male characters was (carefully, not blatantly) created to represent a specific type of man/father. Adam's character is the founder and spokesperson for the group that resolves to be biblically-based fathers. Nathan is the fine, upstanding black officer, proud of his accomplishments but who came out of a fatherless home and severely felt the loss. One character is the single man (young, white) who has fathered a child and not taken responsibility for her. The last is the one who yields to temptation and breaks the bond that hold the men together. The fifth is a Latino, a devout Catholic, a family man who is having terrible problems with keeping a job, not through his own fault. How he becomes a member of this little group is part of a hilarious, yet touching scene. Family complications and eventual growth also make this film inspirational. So, bottom line: inspiration of several kinds, integrity, loyalty, honest and decent work, friendship, and commitment to true religious values all contribute to making this a film worthy of purchase to make multiple viewings possible. I absolutely loved "Courageous" and all it stands for.

This is such an amazing tale. Very well thought out. Relatable and interesting. As a Christian, this movie moved in our house. Would buy again and again.

Dieser Film ist ein wahres Meisterwerk und verdient absolut 5 Sterne. Alex Kendrick hat es mit seinem Team geschafft, nach Facing the Giants und Fireproof technisch und erzählerisch noch einen draufzusetzen. Mit einer starken Aussagekraft vertritt dieser Film Werte, die die heutige Zeit dringend braucht. Die Geschichte erzählt den Alltag einiger Väter, ist mit ernsten, tragischen aber auch lustigen Elementen ein abwechslungreicher, dennoch wohl dosierter Gefühlscocktail. Jedem Vater ist dieser Film sehr zu empfehlen, denn er verändert in mancherlei Hinsicht das Denken und öffnet einem die Augen. Technisch ist der Film auch ein wahrer Leckerbissen. Die Cinematography von Bob Scott ist absolut professionell und ästhetisch. Hollywood ist nicht mehr weit, wenn sogar nicht schon in einigen Punkten eingeholt. Bitte nur weiter so, Sherwood Pictures! Vielen Dank für diesen Film!

A brilliant storyline, with a good solid Christian ethos. It's good to see a Christian based topic, that doesn't get trashed by non-believers or secularists

Le DVD est illisible. Je ne peux le regarder. Que faire ???

Ok. lets be honest, when was the last time you watched a movie with no swearing (it's even in U & PG rated movies now*), no sex, no violence, and one offering good morals(excluding the other Sherwood Pictures movies)? Thought not. This is an excellent movie (2 hours long), with the chance to encourage teens and parents alike. This movie does have some minor (bloodless and certainly not gratuitous) violence. It also contains a drug/gang theme (these elements are part of the storyline), so it's not for younger kids (hence the '12' rating). Like the other Sherwood movies, it presents the viewer with a good gospel grounding of real-life people, and confronts them with facing real dilemmas. The picture quality and mavie-making quality improves each time Sherwood make a film, and this is no exception. The only negative thing I can say about this movie is that it is not fast-paced, but plays out more like a made-for-TV movie in it's length. The few extra's are also very good including the 'entire movie in 60 seconds'! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ *(see U-rated: Shrek 2, Nims Island - Both contain the word 'Bl***y'. Also PG-rated: Back to the future - contains at least 5 uses of 'S**t').

Très beau film .... indispensable dans la vidéothèque d'un chrétien.