(There are no spoilers but I always mark it that way...)
I once pretended. I've been an atheist since I was 12 years old before that I was a Southern Baptist. I don't think this is just a Christian film. This is a film for anyone who has ever been in love and the struggles that come with that. However, in this case it is about a man who pretends to be a Christian for the love of a woman, this being his wife. I pretended when I was 19. I fell in love for the first time with a Christian girl at my grandparents church. I went to church out of respect of my grandparents but I didn't disrespect the people there or the church itself by pretending I was a Christian until I met her but in the end I told her the truth and she backed away from me. It broke my heart. I could have had her if I kept pretending but the more I pretended the angrier I got, and more violent outwardly I became and I didn't want her to see me like that so I stopped pretending knowing that I would lose her in the end; and I did.
For some people: love is enough but for most people it isn't when their belief is more powerful to them than the love they have for another person whether a family member or significant other. This film, in my opinion, didn't move itself in clichés or stereotypes some hold onto about things they either don't know about or just don't care to know about.
This is a quiet and emotional film. I've seen so many films throughout my life and these past 15 years, I mainly just see what's wrong with a film, which is sad in itself but I like when I don't see it first. I still see it, don't get me wrong but it's not up front because the relatable essence this portrays is to almost everyone out there; it hits on a truth that sometimes is not really seen in the vast majority of films. It's not really too one-sided. It attempts to relay both sides of the coin that many other films just can't comprehend.
Overall, I enjoyed this film. It wasn't great on a technical level but the story held its own quite subtly.
I once pretended. I've been an atheist since I was 12 years old before that I was a Southern Baptist. I don't think this is just a Christian film. This is a film for anyone who has ever been in love and the struggles that come with that. However, in this case it is about a man who pretends to be a Christian for the love of a woman, this being his wife. I pretended when I was 19. I fell in love for the first time with a Christian girl at my grandparents church. I went to church out of respect of my grandparents but I didn't disrespect the people there or the church itself by pretending I was a Christian until I met her but in the end I told her the truth and she backed away from me. It broke my heart. I could have had her if I kept pretending but the more I pretended the angrier I got, and more violent outwardly I became and I didn't want her to see me like that so I stopped pretending knowing that I would lose her in the end; and I did.
For some people: love is enough but for most people it isn't when their belief is more powerful to them than the love they have for another person whether a family member or significant other. This film, in my opinion, didn't move itself in clichés or stereotypes some hold onto about things they either don't know about or just don't care to know about.
This is a quiet and emotional film. I've seen so many films throughout my life and these past 15 years, I mainly just see what's wrong with a film, which is sad in itself but I like when I don't see it first. I still see it, don't get me wrong but it's not up front because the relatable essence this portrays is to almost everyone out there; it hits on a truth that sometimes is not really seen in the vast majority of films. It's not really too one-sided. It attempts to relay both sides of the coin that many other films just can't comprehend.
Overall, I enjoyed this film. It wasn't great on a technical level but the story held its own quite subtly.
