A Great Illustration

This doesn't happen often. I blog about agape love on Monday and then on Tuesday I saw a movie that perfectly illustrates it. Maybe you have noticed on my blog the movie recommendation list and it's quite short. It only has one movie and it wasn't mainstream at all.

It's not that Judy and I don't like to go to the movies, but have you noticed this summer every movie seems to be some sort of superhero story. Even movies that don't start with a comic book superhero background still seem to create superpowered characters out of regular people.

The movie I'm playing reviewer to here is "Henry Poole is Here." I first heard about this movie on Rush Limbaugh's website and he's the first to admit he is pretty much an action oriented movie kind of guy. From there I went to www.pluggedinonline.com to read there review and I immediately knew this was the kind of movie for Judy and I to see.

The movie is actually playing at the mall theatres and when Judy and I arrived five minutes before the movie we were the only ones there. I asked Judy if she appreciated that I booked the theatre for her for our date night. She set me straight not to try anything with her.

Without detailing the story line I will tell you that it is a great God story. The central character in the movie, Henry Poole, buys a home and just wants to be left alone. God had a different plan as each person He sends to Henry offers kindness and love and looks for nothing in return from him.

The movie is subtle and not preachy about God though God is mentioned a lot in the movie. It's all about people loving an unlovable person and it doesn't necessarily wrap up in an hour and a half to a beautiful happy ending. It doesn't mean the ending isn't good, but it leaves things to the imagination.

It's a great feeler movie with elements that will make some cry, but it also forces you to think. It became great dialogue for Judy and I this morning as we discussed our favorite scenes and how we saw God work in the various characters. It's the type of movie that doesn't come out Hollywood often so I'm curious to the background of the script and the fact that Hollywood has to know that conservatives will like the movie.

The other plus for Judy and I was the movie was clean with just a few curse words that didn't seem out of place for the character. They didn't spoil the movie by adding sex to a scene that 99% of today's movies would have.

There's my movie plug for the day. A movie with a good story with characters that can't fly or beat up 10 guys at a time. Just a man struggling with life, faith and purpose and what can happen when God puts loving people in his path. I pray that we can all pour into people each day with the kind of love that God has shown us.