Facing the Giants
by Alex Kendrick
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Actor: Alex Kendrick, Erin Bethea, James Blackwell, Jason McLeod, Shannen FieldsDirector: Alex Kendrick
Brand: Team Marketing
Producer: Alex Kendrick
Writer: Alex Kendrick
Producer: Jim McBride
Producer: Brad Weston
Producer: David Nixon
Producer: Michael Catt
Writer: Stephen Kendrick
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Chinese (Subtitled); Thai (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 111 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-01-30
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Product features:
- Condition: New
- Format: DVD
- AC-3; Closed-captioned; Color; Dolby; Dubbed; DVD; Subtitled; Widescreen; NTSC
Movie Reviews of Facing the Giants
Movie Review: A Victory Celebration
Summary: 5 Stars
Some may say this story has been done before. There is a long history of "underdog finally triumphs" films that show how, through hard work and determination a team can work together to accomplish unsurmountable odds and come out on top. These are "feel-good" films that bolster our beliefs in the human spirit and the man-vs-man/man-vs-self struggle that is, we hope, a metaphor for our own lives. If this is the template, then on the surface, Facing the Giants falls into the mold, but that mold is quickly broken with the following lines:
Coach - "What's the purpose of this team?"
Player - "To win football games?"
Coach - "What happens next?"
Player - "We win a trophy?"
Coach - "Then what?"
Player - "People talk about us?"
Coach - "For a while, then what?"
Player - "I don't know, we go to college, then coach little league?"
The point is then driven home that football is too small of a thing to live for, which is most certainly true, but not in the minds of a teenager who perceives the future in seemingly infinite terms impacted dramatically by a winning football season. The victorious win is generally not too small of a thing for a moviegoer to experience at the end of a two-hour viewing, as evidenced by so many similar movies. The flaw in other kinds of "triumph over odds" movies is that, while they embolden the human spirit, it's a temporary victory. Also true is the fact that for every winning team, there is a losing team. While winning should be a goal, it should not be the be-all-end-all of goals. If this were the case, then what of the unmentioned losing teams whose hard work and determination are never mentioned? In order to receive the most impact out of our human endeavors, we should work for something much larger than ourselves, or our team.... something that transcends the mere outcome of a football game.
It is this realization that life is bigger than us that packs such a powerful punch in "Facing the Giants" and is, perhaps, the reason why so many people are divided over its effectiveness. The human-centered philosophy of some critics are diametrically at odds with the idea that a team whose individuals worship God and place his glory above their own will see this movie as a "goody-goody" example of Christian propaganda which seemingly states that we will win if we trust in God.
The victory in life, however (which is so poignantly demonstrated in Facing the Giants), is that when we stop living for ourselves and instead live our lives for something larger than ourselves, a sport, or even a team -- when we embrace the reality of a God that loves us and do everything we would normally do for His glory and not for our own, then we experience a win far greater than temporary fame... we experience and have the honor of participating in the eternal glory of God Almighty.
Facing the Giants was not favored by the press at large, whose business it is to either lavish praise or denigrate the work of the individuals that craft films: giving full responsibility to its effectiveness to the vision of the producers, the ideas of the script writer, the interpretation of the director, and the portrayal of the actors. The idea that a theatrical film could be created by amateurs for the glory of something other than themselves is completely foreign to their careers nitpicking the technical nature of films. How else can you explain the contrasting panning by critics and praise by moviegoers?
Make no mistake, "Facing the Giants" is not perfect, but it is an excellent moviegoing experience -- obviously crafted by men of God... the God who delights in the applause of the film's many audiences. Its message transcends an uplifting afternoon and fully achieves its desired effect: to profoundly impact lives.
Summary of Facing the Giants
From the award winning producers of FLYWHEEL, comes an action-packed drama about a Christian high school football coach who uses his undying faith to battle the giants of fear and failure. In six years of coaching, Grant Taylor has never led his Shiloh Eagles to a winning season. After learning that he and his wife Brooke face infertility, Grant discovers that a group of fathers are secretly organizing to have him dismissed as head coach. Devastated by his circumstances, he cries out to God in desperation. When Grant receives a message from an unexpected visitor, he searches for a stronger purpose for his football team. He dares to challenge his players to believe God for the impossible on and off the field. When faced with unbelievable odds, the Eagles must step up to their greatest test of strength and courage. What transpires is a dynamic story of the fight between faith and fear. Facing the Giants is a powerful experience for the whole family inspiring viewers to live with faith, hSimilar DVD Movies
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