I want to start off by saying, I love the book and have read it 6 times. It really did help me on my spiritual journey of growing in the Lord. I was very excited about the author writing the screenplay, and the cast seemed to be rather fitting. This, unfortunately, isn't a Christian film.
The lack of mention of God, salvation, Christ, etc is disappointing. Along that note, there is no scene of Bible reading and a few weak prayers are added along with a weak "I want to believe" monolog at the end.
My second biggest disappointment was in the ending scene at Duke's brothel. In the book, Angel sings "Rock of Ages" and the written scene alone is enough to send shivers up my spine with how impactful it is. I was very much looking forward to this visually, but it just wasn't done.
I understand they need to cut certain things for timing and clarity, but I felt certain scenes and dialog could have been switched to make room for things they missed out on. Some of the things I truly missed: the Altman family is barely cut in, the development of Michael, relationships that just aren't as impactful because of the lack of character.
It was a visually stunning film, and I did enjoy myself. I felt myself enjoying it less and less as the film went on. It's hard to describe how I feel. Anyway, I would put this in the mostly secular category with very little mention of what the book was actually about: God's redeeming love.
God sent Jesus to die on a cross to save humans from their sins. All one needs to do is repent of their sins and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 10:9-10.
The lack of mention of God, salvation, Christ, etc is disappointing. Along that note, there is no scene of Bible reading and a few weak prayers are added along with a weak "I want to believe" monolog at the end.
My second biggest disappointment was in the ending scene at Duke's brothel. In the book, Angel sings "Rock of Ages" and the written scene alone is enough to send shivers up my spine with how impactful it is. I was very much looking forward to this visually, but it just wasn't done.
I understand they need to cut certain things for timing and clarity, but I felt certain scenes and dialog could have been switched to make room for things they missed out on. Some of the things I truly missed: the Altman family is barely cut in, the development of Michael, relationships that just aren't as impactful because of the lack of character.
It was a visually stunning film, and I did enjoy myself. I felt myself enjoying it less and less as the film went on. It's hard to describe how I feel. Anyway, I would put this in the mostly secular category with very little mention of what the book was actually about: God's redeeming love.
God sent Jesus to die on a cross to save humans from their sins. All one needs to do is repent of their sins and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 10:9-10.