Day 06 – Movies

An Actor I Like and Why

One actor who I discovered in January and who I really like is Ken Bevel.

You know him because he’s acted in both Courageous and Fireproof.

In both, he was a wonderful strong Christian character. While I don’t know a lot about the actor himself, I think that probably he’s as wonderful in real life, with his own family and friends, as he is in these movies. Definitely, he’s a great role-model!

Movie: Fireproof

My rating on a 1-10 scale: 9

Genre: Inspiring

Primary actors: Ken Bevel, Kirk Cameron, Erin Bethea

Length: About two hours

Time period: Present

Year it came out: 2008

My overall opinion: It was very good. I liked Courageous more (these movies were made by the same Christian producers), but this one was also pretty amazing. It’s a marriage story, but there are no sensual scenes. Alex and Stephen Kendrick, the producers, are very careful about that. It’s exciting, it’s sweet. Again, not a movie for little kids, but I’d say it’s fine for older ones. Check IMDB if you want more info. Great movie. Oh, btw, I really like Ken Bevel. :) He's an awesome actor and a wonderful character in this movie and the other.

Movie: Courageous

My rating on a 1-10 scale: 9.5

Genre: Inspiring

Series or set: The notable thing is that it’s made by the Kendrick brothers, who have also come out with three other movies: Flywheel, Facing the Giants, and Fireproof. The notable thing about that is that they’re Christian. So there isn’t swearing, unmarried people don’t kiss (even if they’re technically married in the movie), and it’s very clean.

Primary actors: Alex Kendrick, Ken Bevel

Length: About two hours

Time period: Present

Quote(s): Honor begins at home.

Year it came out: 2011

My overall opinion: Wow. What a movie. I saw it just after reading the book (written by Randy Alcorn, and based on the screenplay for the movie). It was amazing, and I really liked it. The opening scene is potentially the most attention grabbing opening scene I’ve ever seen…not to mention that it’s really really sweet. It is rated PG-13, so I don’t recommend it for little kids, but older ones? Totally. A little violence, a police chase or two… *smile* I cried through the whole thing, starting with the first scene. Okay, not quite constantly, but quite a bit. Normally, I hate movies that make me cry. But for some reason, I still came out of it loving this one. It’s got a strong Christian message, and truly is inspiring. Highly recommended.