The film, if you haven't heard of it, is about William Wilberforce, who fought for many years in the English parliament to abolish the Slave trade. The movie is openly Christian, which is awesome, and is actually well-made. After Narnia last year and now this, Christian filmmaking is making great strides to overcome the likes of such specatacles as Kirk Cameron's now infamous turn in the "Left Behinds"...
One cute thing about watching this film ~ We saw it on opening night, and the theatre was packed. We got there during the open scene, and hte last 4 seats in the place were in the absolute front-right corner of the theatre, so we were staring up the entire way.
But this was like the most totally Christian-dominated audience I've ever experienced at a movie. In one scene where a dramatic moment led to something climactically said about "God's grace overcoming..." there was a huge collective sigh in the theatre, and not a few amens. I love seeing Christians engaging with Hollywood, and not giving up on it!
Good film - Go see it soon, to make sure its not banished to video in a week as many such films are...
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