February 24, 2007

Amazing Grace

We just got back from seeing Amazing Grace. Wow. I find it hard to critique a movie like this because I loved the message so much. I believe it was very well done, but was so swept up in the story it's hard to be objective. From what I know of Wilberforce it was pretty accurate (but then I'm not a Wilberforce historian...). It painted a picture of him as a human being with human shortcomings not just an idealist. It also showed the depth of his passion to confront the evils of the slave trade at a time when pretty much the entirety of British culture was completely sold out to--and dependent upon--the slave trade. It did an excellent job of showing the impact of the gospel on human life without becoming a sappy Christian bait-switch. A definite must-see.

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