"Everybody's so quiet," my dad said after we finished the film. "Well, what do you say to something like that?!" my mom asked. What do you say to a film like this?
Let's look at this film from the perspective of a simple moviegoer, with no religious background, no concept of who Jesus really is. The acting is flawless, the directing masterful, the gore convincing, the story heart-wrenching... this is truly a masterful film. One of the best I have ever seen.
Now let's look at this film from the perspective of a Bible-believing Christian. There are some things in it that the Bible does not say happened, but it does not say that these things did not happen either.
It is an amazing thing to sit there and watch these prisoners accept Jesus and realize, "This was my sin! I did this too!"
Yes I'm not a drug dealer, but I'm just as sinful.
It is amazing and convicting to see the powerful ending (Not Giving this away) and realize that our sin is the same as theirs. There were parts during this movie when I was sobbing and saying, "God, I did this! Oh, God, my sin. I'm a vile man like everyone else."
I cannot imagine anyone coming out of this film without being changed by it.
It is truly an amazing film.