Sorry I’m a little late to the party on this one, but I
finally watched the movie Courageous this weekend.
Having watched all of the other films directed and produced
by the Kendrick brothers (Alex and Stephen), I have to say that each movie these
two put together gets better and better—this is their fourth movie. Their other
movies are Flywheel, Facing the Giants, and Fireproof. There are
multiple plot lines in this movie, more than any of the others, that converge and
twist together nicely as the story progresses, albeit even a little
predictable. And it all started with an intense opening scene that looked every bit a huge Hollywood thrillfest.
Without giving too much of the main plot away, even though it can
be read on Wikipedia and get the gist on their trailer, the story is about four deputies who struggle
with balancing their work, their religion, and their family. One experiences a
death of family member, another has financial problems and is tempted by illicit
means to curb those problems. Being a former sheriff’s deputy for over twelve years, I
completely understand the camaraderie, temptations, and dangerousness they face
on a daily basis.
Probably the best minor plot line in the entire movie was the
life of one Javier Martinez, a Mexican-American struggling with finding work to
keep food on his family’s table and a roof over their heads. By a bizarre twist
of fate (bizarre, except that it was all due to the will of God), he found
himself befriended by the four officers.
What both my wife and I love almost as much as the movie
itself are the previews—we practically jotted down every movie we haven’t seen
and added to the “must-see” list.
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