In this movie Jesus appears to the main character, Sarah, on a plane trip to a college tour to reaffirm her faith in God. I found the premise odd because you would think Jesus would be doing something more important or impactful if he appeared on Earth which is sticking point in the movie which I will get into later.
At first glance Sarah seems like she is just a skeptic. I semi grew up in the Church so I found her relatable. Jesus in the role of a councilor assuages all of her doubts. Personally I didn't find Jesus' answers convincing but I appreciated the film for making the effort. I found the film enjoyable in the beginning until it resorted to the trope of making Sarah angry at God when we learn the root of her doubts.
A terrible thing happened to Sarah in her past which I think it made everything up to the reveal (most of the movie) in my opinion meaningless. It clashes with the premise of the film. If Jesus physically appears to Sarah to intervene in her crisis of faith why did he not intervene when the terrible thing happened to her? To be fair Jesus does give an answer but I thought it was cop out and downplayed what happened to Sarah.
You would think this terrible event would be the focal point in the movie but it's not. Which I think hurts the movie. It is faith based movie so I can't be angry for it targeting a Christian audiences. For nonbelievers or skeptics it feels condescending because it views them as empty, hurt people.
At first glance Sarah seems like she is just a skeptic. I semi grew up in the Church so I found her relatable. Jesus in the role of a councilor assuages all of her doubts. Personally I didn't find Jesus' answers convincing but I appreciated the film for making the effort. I found the film enjoyable in the beginning until it resorted to the trope of making Sarah angry at God when we learn the root of her doubts.
A terrible thing happened to Sarah in her past which I think it made everything up to the reveal (most of the movie) in my opinion meaningless. It clashes with the premise of the film. If Jesus physically appears to Sarah to intervene in her crisis of faith why did he not intervene when the terrible thing happened to her? To be fair Jesus does give an answer but I thought it was cop out and downplayed what happened to Sarah.
You would think this terrible event would be the focal point in the movie but it's not. Which I think hurts the movie. It is faith based movie so I can't be angry for it targeting a Christian audiences. For nonbelievers or skeptics it feels condescending because it views them as empty, hurt people.