Amazing Grace. A song that has wrung hearts and been sung as praise for years.
Amazing Grace. A truth of humans experiencing God.
Amazing Grace. A truth of humans experiencing God.
Amazing Grace. A hollywood movie?
Ioan Gruffudd as William Wilberforce
Ioan Gruffudd as William WilberforceYep. And a dern good one at that! If you have yet to see this film, i vote 2.5 thumbs up. It was strongly recommended to me and it truly deserves to be seen and reviewed and then promptly seen again.
If, however, you have not yet seen this movie STOP here! Don't ruin it for yourself! Don't let my ideas and responses affect your evaluation of the movie!
When this movie was recommended i was in a room full of men who were extremely thrilled with their experience of watching Romola Garai play a wonderful Barbara Spooner, wife to the famous and revered William Wilberforce. Wilberforce is known for having been the impetus behind the eradication of slavery from the British Empire in 1833. Barbara Spooner became wife to William after a two week acquaintance, bore him six children and was by his side when he died.
If, however, you have not yet seen this movie STOP here! Don't ruin it for yourself! Don't let my ideas and responses affect your evaluation of the movie!
When this movie was recommended i was in a room full of men who were extremely thrilled with their experience of watching Romola Garai play a wonderful Barbara Spooner, wife to the famous and revered William Wilberforce. Wilberforce is known for having been the impetus behind the eradication of slavery from the British Empire in 1833. Barbara Spooner became wife to William after a two week acquaintance, bore him six children and was by his side when he died.
Romola Garai as SpoonerA comment i heard the night i was told to see the film was this... " Wow. It would be great to have such an amazingly supportive wife". Rapidly following this was a chorus of "Yep's" and "Uh-huh's". And i thought, 'Hot Dog! She must have rocked it!" And she is stunningly gorgeous and endearing in the film.
However, the entire idea behind support, a supportive spouse, and the wonder of Barbara Spooner is not that she was a solid rock of support but rather that she had a solid rock to support. Wilberforce was a determined and driven man, losing much to the cause for which he gave his life (though not being killed for it, he worked so much that he did lose his health) to see his dream fulfilled. Spooner threw herself on course with Wilberforce, not because she had no other outlet for her genius, but because genius was being expressed and she followed the call of justice.
To hear a man today claim he wants a supportive spouse is fine. I believe wives should support their husbands. And vice versa. I believe in respect and love. I believe in living with purpose. But to hear that comment coming from men who have yet to decide what they want from life, what their life will amount to and have very little leaning to accomplish anything more than being average, is tragic.
So in many ways this movie was a wake-up call to me. A call to find and live my path, the one that changes the world as i know it, that liberates people, that gives hope and shows compassion and makes me live with the drive that will cause me to lose my health for the sake of the mission. And it challenges me to find people who are doing that same thing. No mamby-pamby hooga booga thank you!
You want support? Do something worthy of being supported!
However, the entire idea behind support, a supportive spouse, and the wonder of Barbara Spooner is not that she was a solid rock of support but rather that she had a solid rock to support. Wilberforce was a determined and driven man, losing much to the cause for which he gave his life (though not being killed for it, he worked so much that he did lose his health) to see his dream fulfilled. Spooner threw herself on course with Wilberforce, not because she had no other outlet for her genius, but because genius was being expressed and she followed the call of justice.
To hear a man today claim he wants a supportive spouse is fine. I believe wives should support their husbands. And vice versa. I believe in respect and love. I believe in living with purpose. But to hear that comment coming from men who have yet to decide what they want from life, what their life will amount to and have very little leaning to accomplish anything more than being average, is tragic.
So in many ways this movie was a wake-up call to me. A call to find and live my path, the one that changes the world as i know it, that liberates people, that gives hope and shows compassion and makes me live with the drive that will cause me to lose my health for the sake of the mission. And it challenges me to find people who are doing that same thing. No mamby-pamby hooga booga thank you!
You want support? Do something worthy of being supported!
