Catching Hearts

New all time favorite movie. Wow done at age 20 it is amazing such a young mind can have such a remarkable grasp on people and God. I am amazed by the quality and acting on a shoestring, or half of one, budget. Amazing work! Entertaining from beginning to end, with some turns and twists along the way. The actors were entertaining and believable. Storyline is timeless. I couldn't have asked for a more clearly stated and respectful story that moved me emotionally with the actors back and their though provoking discoveries and choices. With heartbreak, joy, loss, and healing.... This movie is the essence of the heart and carries meaning that will forever be in the core of each and every one of us.

Never revealed what dr gavin saw. Dean being mean to his dad doesn't make sense. How exactly does the book helped the depressed? How it explains how not believing in God make bad things doesn't feel bad.

PROS

+ Very thought-provoking movie.

+ Great storyline.

+ The gardener played a great role. He shows a risk according to human understanding, but is certainly led by the Spirit when sending the two lost souls to an Atheist in order to reflect on their lostness. This is probably what the Bible means to hand someone over to Satan so that his soul might be saved. Obviously this cannot be a general advice and we should always first evangelize as the gardener also did, and only then send someone to the enemy while simultaneously pray for him before and during that encounter, that the HOLY SPIRIT might open his eyes.

+ Very balanced end, showing the salvation of two characters, while the third, who had seen the greatest answer to any possible prayer, remains stubborn. In real life it is very similar - those who cannot but see THEOS remain stubborn while those who oppose him most (sometimes) lose their veil.

NEUTRAL

o Low production quality, but this is not what counts in the end. As Christians, we have to rather ignore what would please our eyes and entertains us, and look at the spiritual value of the movie which is very great.

O The movie did not exactly show what Mark saw, but the allusion was enough and we got an idea at the beginning of the debate.

CONS

• No questionable endorsements and avoidance of pseudo-critical arguments against THEOS.

• The scene with the street preacher is obviously very staged, but it still fulfilled its purpose.

• The reactions to the loss of the child are strange, especially of the boyfriend.

• No real repentance and baptism is shown, therefore we can only assume a salvation to follow the change of heart we notice.