In less than a week, the United States will celebrate the 4th of July with barbecues, beach volleyball, and the biggest fireworks displays of the year. What many of us don’t always remember is that the 4th is also a day of thanksgiving for the independence it celebrates.
So, in anticipation of the big day, here are ten films to help remind us what freedom is all about.
Believing in a life unrestrained by the consequences and despair of this world has a way of bringing life to a man's soul. But even when we know the freedom we can have, we keep going back to the one thing that puts us behind bars.
It may seem easier to believe and live as if we are alone. But as Transformers 2 reveals, in a world where battles will always rage, those who will survive are not those who run from relationships, but those who embrace them in faith.
This is an issue-oriented film made to shock the world with the maliciousness that stoning represents. Watching the stoning, I was reminded of The Passion of the Christ and the brutality with which the crucifixion of Jesus was portrayed.
New on DVD. Amy Newhouse set out to change the world, and she did; just not the way that she thought she might. As she points outs out in the voiceover, sometimes God says "no" so that there can be a greater yes.
Now on DVD. The Legend of Chun-Li depicts the rise of a martial arts warrior, who must first learn lessons of mercy before she can save the world. If you're in up for martial arts, this is a straightforward battle between good and evil.
Now on DVD. Every single one of the people who were interviewed had a wonderful time creating this franchise, because every one of them is made in God's image. And they got to reinvent the whole thing from the ground up. Sweet.
"Human beings are 50% animal and 50% spiritual," he observes. "Some movies appeal to just the animal. I like to expand that into the spiritual side. And there's an enormous audience for the animal side, but people need to feed their souls."
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