for the glory of oneself

Arnulfo 2022-04-20 09:02:20

The reason why I went to watch this movie is because in my third year of high school, the school teacher put a short clip of the most passionate movie in order to encourage our group of students, and let me watch it for the first time during the long vacation after the college entrance examination.

Many people of the same age may have seen this movie, the movie trailer. I give this movie a 7.5. What many people don't know is that this movie was actually made by a group of non-professional and fanatical Baptists, who are dedicated and confident in order to accomplish God's mission-- a movie. The male and female protagonists in the story are held by a priest with bald hair and an inexperienced housewife respectively. In addition, in the absence of budget and equipment, they had to make their own or ask for the assistance of volunteers. Whether it is children, housewives, or the elderly, they all put in manpower and effort to help the entire team.

Going back to the movie, there is nothing particularly exaggerated, especially the shocking scenes, like telling a story, telling one thing bit by bit, and the insertion of various music is also reasonable. Compared with those big investments, the movie can be described as small and cannot be smaller, but it has achieved extraordinary success. It was released in more than 400 theaters in the United States, and within 10 days of its premiere, it hit a box office of 2.7 million US dollars, and squeezed into the box office income of the first week. the thirteenth.

Going back to the movie, I came to the death crawling part, which is my favorite part. The coach has been shouting keep going, shouting, shouting, shouting 48 times, walking and shouting. Shouting, knelt down beside him and shouted, keep going, keep going. In this way, the team leader surpassed his own expectations by 50 yards and climbed the entire field (110 yards). From this, we can see that our own potential is actually beyond our imagination.

Through this death crawl, the movie starts slowly to a cheerful rhythm, and things start getting better and better, as if everything was on track. Who knew that after a season of hard work, they failed to enter the semi-finals, but at this time, everything suddenly turned around. The top three were disqualified due to fraud, and they re-entered the finals. At this time, facing the Giants with twice the number, when they dragged the countdown for two seconds, there was a free kick opportunity left. At this time, because the main shooter was injured, only the substitute shooter could be sent. This was a free kick with a full 51 yards, and the substitute shooter had only raised the farthest 35 yards, and had to face the headwind. At this moment, God seemed to appear, and the coach of the other side called a timeout, and the wind suddenly changed from headwind to tailwind. And the wheelchair father of the substitute shooter stood up to cheer up his son, who was a shooter. Here he said something I remember well: "don't touch me, I standing for my son!" In the end they won by one point.

The movie is full of praise to God, and their team's philosophy is to honor God. I am not a believer, I do not believe in God. But a few clips in this movie are enough for me to remember for the rest of my life and illuminate my life when I am confused.

Never give up on yourself, like you don't know your potential, can support you through longer nights, hope everyone can glorify themselves.

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Facing the Giants quotes

  • J.T. Hawkins Jr.: You act like you gonna miss before you even kick the ball. See, we're gonna have to change your whole kicking philosophy. Now see, you kick it wide left, or wide right, but that ain't gonna get you home. The ball has got to go through the middle.

    David Childers: I know, coach.

    J.T. Hawkins Jr.: No, no, no. You don't. Now what does scripture say about this? Scripture says wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction. And many that be there find it. Now to us; that's wide left, and wide right. But narrow is the gate and straight is the way that leads to life, and few that be there find it. Anybody can kick it wide left and wide right. My momma can kick it wide left and wide right. But that ain't gonna get you home. It don't have to look great. It don't have to look smooth. It can look like a dying duck. But the ball has got to go through the middle. Now David, you gonna have to choose the narrow way. Cause that's the only path where you gonna get your reward.

  • Grant Taylor: I'm a bit nervous. It's the championship. It's kind of surreal for me.

    Mark Richt: Well, I can promise you. I don't care what level of ball you're coaching; it's surreal when you make it to the championship game. And Grant, I can just tell you: I'm so proud of you and what you've done. I've been reading about the team and where you've gone, and more than anything else I'm just proud of the fact that you finally learned to win the big one.

    Grant Taylor: Well, we haven't played them yet.

    Mark Richt: No, you won the big one when you accepted Christ. And now that you're teaching these guys and ministering to them, I think it's just fantastic.

    Grant Taylor: I got it. These players got it.

    Mark Richt: Well, I can promise you: win or lose this game, you guys are champions.

    Grant Taylor: I appreciate that.

    Mark Richt: But while you're here, you might as well win it, eh?

    Grant Taylor: I will try my best. You know, this team we're playing: they're huge, they're fast, they're strong. I just don't want my players to be afraid.

    Mark Richt: Well, in God's word He said 365 different times, "Do not fear." Now if He says it that many times, you know He's serious about it, don't ya?