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I have not seen the movie.
I HAVE NOT SEEN THE MOVIE (just wanted to say it louder so no one made any mistakes about it)
I can't tell you if the movie is religious or not since - what? yeah - I haven't seen the movie.
I can tell you that the movie was made by very religious people who make religious movies and whose production companies are financed through churches. One of the producers has her official email address listed as hername@her church.net
This film stars Kirk Cameron. Kirk Cameron who went from teen heart throb to host of a children's show on The Bible Network called "Way of the Master".
Even though I haven't seen this movie, I think it's a safe bet to say that, yes, it's gonna be a religious movie.
That doesn't mean it's a bad movie.
That doesn't mean that no one should ever see it.
It just means that I have an IMDb Pro account and nothing to do this morning.
I HAVE NOT SEEN THE MOVIE (just wanted to say it louder so no one made any mistakes about it)
I can't tell you if the movie is religious or not since - what? yeah - I haven't seen the movie.
I can tell you that the movie was made by very religious people who make religious movies and whose production companies are financed through churches. One of the producers has her official email address listed as hername@her church.net
This film stars Kirk Cameron. Kirk Cameron who went from teen heart throb to host of a children's show on The Bible Network called "Way of the Master".
Even though I haven't seen this movie, I think it's a safe bet to say that, yes, it's gonna be a religious movie.
That doesn't mean it's a bad movie.
That doesn't mean that no one should ever see it.
It just means that I have an IMDb Pro account and nothing to do this morning.
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JohnMitchell 16
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This film stars Kirk Cameron. Kirk Cameron who went from teen heart throb to host of a children's show on The Bible Network called "Way of the Master".
I think I'll pass.
Yes, it is a religious based movie. But if you don't believe in any of that, you can ignore that whole part of the movie if you want to, and it has some very simple truths that can be applied to any marriage. To understand the role of religion in it, well you'd have to see it.
If you take the religion out of it, you still get a very good message that I think any married couple can use. There's a lot more to the movie than I can explain, but it has a lot to do with love in marriage being a choice and constant work rather than a feeling. One of the biggest problems I think with marriage in our society is people think that love is something you feel that they expect to last.
Either way, it is a religious movie. If you want to draw conclusions about the movie without watching it thats ok, but it can only help a marriage. If the idea of Christianity is something that really bothers you, then you probably won't like it. But if the religious implications don't bother you, then there's a lot to learn from this movie for any married couple. Just my opinion.
If you take the religion out of it, you still get a very good message that I think any married couple can use. There's a lot more to the movie than I can explain, but it has a lot to do with love in marriage being a choice and constant work rather than a feeling. One of the biggest problems I think with marriage in our society is people think that love is something you feel that they expect to last.
Either way, it is a religious movie. If you want to draw conclusions about the movie without watching it thats ok, but it can only help a marriage. If the idea of Christianity is something that really bothers you, then you probably won't like it. But if the religious implications don't bother you, then there's a lot to learn from this movie for any married couple. Just my opinion.
QuoteOne of the biggest problems I think with marriage in our society is people think that love is something you feel that they expect to last.
Love is something I feel in my marriage and it's lasted 25 years so far. Why shouldn't we feel love and expect that feeling to last? Without the feelings and the emotions, I'm sure you wouldn't have made the "choice" to begin with. Maybe instead of going through all that "constant work" you should try and get those feelings back. I don't consider interacting day to day with my spouse as "constant work". I consider it my greatest reward and look forward to each and every second I get to spend with him.
OK, that aside, I look forward to seeing the movie. I looked the trailer up and it looked interesting. Maybe I'm just a sucker for those, love conquers all movies?
That's awesome to hear that after 25 years of marriage you still have that strong of feelings.
Of course we should have those feelings, but I guess I should have elaborated more. If those feelings truly come natural to the both of you without you feeling like you have to try to keep those feelings alive, then you are definitely doing something right and you are definitely in a minority.
Obviously when people marry they are madly in love. If they are getting divorced, then its safe to say they are not. Then how many people stay married, but have no feelings of love. The feelings are obviously disappearing and it takes self-sacrifice on both sides to keep those feelings alive. If this really isn't the case for you and your husband, then you need to write a book. I would love to read it.
I don't think this is close to the only issue with marriages failing, I just think its a biggie to a lot of people that expect infatuation to last 10 yrs. When you really break it down, infatuation is "selfish" in terms of it being a response to your physiological needs at the time. When that ends and it will, then you must choose to keep those feelings alive by choosing to love.
Constant work was some bad terminology for me to use. I don't view my marriage that way at all. The feelings are there, but to say that they are always going to be there strong as ever without trying is unrealistic. If I chose to only do what made me happy while not worrying about her needs, it wouldn't be long before she would lose those "feelings" for me.
If it really is that simple for you, then you are one of the lucky ones. I know countless divorced and unhappily married people that have given up because they don't feel anything anymore.
Yeah, I kind of realized what you were trying to say, but I just had to point it out anyway. After having raised 4 kids I've been told I should write a book about that too!--![[:/]](/uploads/emoticons/dry.png "[:/]"){kind=small}
Oh well. There is too many books out there now anyway.
Here is something you wrote:--> "When you really break it down, infatuation is "selfish" in terms of it being a response to your physiological needs at the time. When that ends and it will, then you must choose to keep those feelings alive by choosing to love."
Just to make another point...
Why does "that end"? It worked in the beginning and got you married. If you had that infatuation to begin with and those needs, does that mean that you don't have those needs anymore or ability to have that infatuation? Only a choice to stay married? Why? I think in order to keep a marriage alive you need to stick with that basic infatuation and need and feeling of love and that person above all else. If you put a million beans in the jar that first year of marriage, you should still be striving to put that same amount of beans in the jar, if ya know what I mean? You should still be trying to court your spouse and make them feel special. Why does that ever have to stop? (it's a two way street of course, goes for both people)
In terms of being selfish, everyone is selfish, but when you get married you need to actually become ONE unit and be selfish as a unit together. Too many people become selfish against each other and that is just wrong. That's like being selfish against yourself. Why would you do that? Also, the more good things you do for someone the more good feelings you have about them.
Anyway, that is just my 2 cents. Yes, I realize I'm one of the lucky ones. I found a great guy though. I'm going to have to drag JohnMitchell over the movie theater now and see that movie! Thanks for bringing it up!
JohnMitchell 16
QuoteI'm going to have to drag JohnMitchell over the movie theater now and see that movie! Thanks for bringing it up!
Uh, did you see my post up there? I liked "The Notebook", "Sleepless in Seattle", "An Affair to Remember", etc. But this one has Kurt Cameron in it. Remember the last time we saw one of those?
It sucked!
Of course I did sweetie! That is why I used the word "DRAG" in my sentence.QuoteUh, did you see my post up there?
You are a good sport. You've even watched "P.S. I love you" about a million times with me too. Even though you pretend to be reading a book while we watch it I know you love it. 
But hey! I took you to see "Black Hawk Down" for Valentines Day when it first came out! And I've watched Patton with you a million times. Those are great shows too.
QuoteQuoteI'm going to have to drag JohnMitchell over the movie theater now and see that movie! Thanks for bringing it up!
Uh, did you see my post up there? I liked "The Notebook", "Sleepless in Seattle", "An Affair to Remember", etc. But this one has Kurt Cameron in it. Remember the last time we saw one of those?
Sucker!!! Enjoy the movie!! If I was dragged into "Happy Feet" and lived, you'll survive this one.
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But did you get out of the dog house for seeing it?
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QuoteQuoteI'm going to have to drag JohnMitchell over the movie theater now and see that movie! Thanks for bringing it up!
Fixed the spelling... Although he's a good man, his openly religious outgoing personality is a bit too much. I liked his acting better on Growing Pains...
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Pretty weird marriage that can be fixed by a movie.
Seriously, is it a religious type of movie or more secular?
I think just watching a few chick flicks from time to time is all a good marriage needs in the way of movies.
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