Virada do Destino

I found this film to be exceptionally moving. I was loath to watch it, at first, as the brief description suggested that it might be emotionally disturbing to me in a way I do not like, with human tragedy at the basis of the story. However, I soon changed my mind, and have now watched most of it almost three times.

It is a human story set in a religious environment. It shows the true meaning of Christianity while dealing with human emotions in a most tender and loving way. Toni Braxton played her role most well and with feeling, once she began to recognize that Jacab was not only a gentle man, but also was deeply religious. I found there to be no conflict between the very different religious backgrounds of these two people, who were drawn closer together by the commonality of their religious beliefs and feelings.

I was moved to tears on several occasions, and there are few movies that do that to me. The acting is good and the story, excellent. I found two of the reviews somewhat short-sighted as to the meaning of the Christian spirit, and they clearly did not see as much humanity or the meaning of Christianity in it, as I did.

This is a movie that you assume will be Christian going into it. It takes place in a Christian environment, but that is about as far as Christ is involved. If you want to watch this movie as one of Christian values, or of faith or of our Saviour - you will probably be disappointed, as I was.

They blaspheme and use other cussings in the movie, and our Saviour is not even mentioned. In fact, they sully any part of the movie that could be good with cheap worldly desires. This movie was as secular as anything else you might see on television.

If you want to watch a glorifying movie, one that is true to our calling and our beliefs as true followers of Christ, then you will certainly be found in confusion in this movie. A Twist of Faith is the same thing as Nestea, they tell you there is a lemon-twist, a twist of lemon - if you will. But when you taste it, you don't really notice that lemon flavour, and when you read the ingredients you find that there is no lemon in there at all, but natural flavours - likely not from lemon at all. The movie was the same, as you watch it and find that Christ has no place in this "Christian" film. This film is without Christ Himself, and is therefore an -ian movie.

Be warned.

-Peter

Sadly, sometimes people of faith, whether it be Jewish, Christian, Atheistic or any other, are so rigid in their beliefs that they overlook the power of God to bring people together who have common experiences.

Yeshua (Jesus Christ) pointed this out on several occasions. I also believe that being kind and hospitable to strangers is part of Judaism and of Christianity. I will not take the time to point out where but it IS there in whatever part of the Bible you wish to believe. Christians should at least believe both the old and new testaments. Jews can find this in what we call the Old Testament.

A Jewish man who loses his wife and 3 children at one time and sees them shot dead after being alive moments before, has caused him to lose his way and become a homeless man searching for some meaning to all of this.

He is befriended by an uncle of a beautiful young black woman (who looks aboriginal to me) who has also lost the love of her life through a mistake that she made. Gradually he becomes a part of their "family" by the kindness of these black Christians and of their whole church.

He is confused when both the black woman and he are drawn to each other and fall in love in spite of differences in their beliefs but suddenly feels like he is dishonoring his dead wife and family and goes home to the city.

Will true love overcome mistaken beliefs? Well if you wish to find out, you will need to watch the movie.

Hopefully you will be able to put aside rigid beliefs which do not allow for love to overcome them and experience this very emotional movie well-played by Toni Braxton and David Julian Hirsh.

This is a feel good movie that I truly could watch every day. Braxton's acting is not perfect but it's not too distracting to get the gist of this movie. There may be actions or decisions that some believe would not happen IRL but it's just a movie. Relax and enjoy.... If you want to "feel good" and lose your troubles for a while, this is the movie.

I saw this once, told my wife about it, and together we watched it two more times. There were times that we were close to tears. We are Jewish, and I must say up front that the Jewish aspect of this is handled vaguely, though respectfully. If that were all there was to this movie, we might not have finished it once. But there was, in addition, the story of two people damaged by life but who are drawn together by the highest, most refined values. I know that sounds preachy, but it doesn't come out that way. The principals,Toni Braxton & Julian Hirsh, in fact every actor actor played with simple truth. My wife and I believe that the one of the highest purposes in life is to make the unseen visible, and that is what this movie does.