Posted by
CCC5 on Sunday, February 25, 2007 7:49:29 PM
Last night, a small group of friends and family went to see the new movie Amazing Grace. I am not a movie critic and do not see many Hollywood productions, but this one is a winner. It will be interesting to see if the box office tallies are enough to encourage the producers to do more films like this.
The movie itself is very classy--the production value, the sets and scenes are enough to take the viewer into the late 1700"s and the actors were top notch. There is enough humor injected to relieve the tension of the story, and the story is one that really should be included in all history classes.
Amazing Grace is the true story of William Wilberforce, a man of substantial means in this world, who battled against economic and political forces in Great Britain to bring an end to the slave trade and ultimately slavery. The movie makers did a wonderful job of including John Newton as a real life mentor for Wilberforce and the use of Newton"s song Amazing Grace added to the wonderful experience.
I would urge anyone who reads this to see the film for two reasons. First we need to support efforts like this one-there are so few films that show Christians in a positive light. Secondly, I would hope that you will walk away from the movie feeling inspired. Amazing Grace shows us that Christians can and must make a difference in our culture. I have no doubt that none of us are Wilberforces by ourselves, (I sure don't see any in Washington or Sacremento) but if each of us takes a little piece of the fight, we can turn this country around. Thank God for Wilberforces example--I hope it is a call to action for many.