Although it is the same rugby theme, everything in "Face the Giants" is several times smaller than "Challenge Sunday". But because of this, it is more respectable. Can you imagine a group of Christians who have no knowledge of film expertise, only out of faith in Christianity and intends to make a doctrine-promoting ultra-low-cost film, which can be ranked 13th in the first week of North American box office charts. And has 2.7 million box office? The front and back of the stage are all done by volunteers. From actors, directors, screenwriters to camera, art, no one has learned how to make a movie, nor has any experience, and all the funds are raised independently by them. The moment such a movie is made, it can embarrass many professional filmmakers in the world.
I always think that the subject matter of the movie is like the relationship between the land and the food. Gangster-themed movies can discuss a lot of things, family dramas involve more, while sports-themed movies cover a very narrow area, and its script is inseparable from the word "miracle" in any case. There is no miracle, sports movies It often loses its meaning. "The Miracle of Berne" is known as the greatest sports movie in the world, "Miracle on Ice" is one of the best sports movies I have ever seen, but "Face the Giant" is a miracle created in and out of the scene. , Not much smaller than these two. A coach who has failed in his life brings a bunch of ineffective players and rises up from a difficult situation. The subject matter is old and simple. However, a classic paragraph that can be recorded forever in the history of sports movies was born-Brock completed the crawl of the audience blindfolded. In fact, this is a film that is impossible to make a complete evaluation of it technically, but the editing of this paragraph, the coordination of music and close-ups, the performance of the actors, and the emotional transformation are comparable to any high-level commercial film. of.
The strangest thing is that this miracle-filled movie is praised not by the Christian doctrine and loyalty to "God" that it strives to express, but it is the infinite power of "man" in adversity. In short, for ordinary audiences, the movie discusses not "is God omnipotent", but just how powerful the faith and courage of "people" are. Perhaps the latter is the more realistic problem. This may be a mistake made by the director. However, this movie itself tells a story of "faith and miracles"-I don't understand Christianity. I think this story is the miracle that best expresses the universal value of Christianity.
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