Posted on 04/12/2022 5:23:32 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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Wahlberg has impressive range. Very underrated actor.
My two favorite actors in one movie.
We just came from seeing this movie. Had read a few articles and seen a few interviews on YouTube. Neither of us can remember going to a theater in the last several years. We sat through 15 minutes of worthless previews. The movie was worth the wait. Great acting by Wahlberg, Gibson and Sally Struthers too. It’s not a movie most people will like unless they are open to the fact that everything comes from God - everything even suffering. So to see major stars make a movie like this is just incredible. It is moving. I saw one interview where Jesse Waters said even he cried. I cried for about a third of it. Knowing it was a true story cements it. Plus a beautiful release date - holy week. Go and have hope. The world needs more movies like this, truly inspiring.
Suffering does not come from God. He would never make us suffer. We are a sinful people in a fallen world that’s controlled by Satan. With that said, God uses ALL things for good for those that love Him and are called according to His purpose.
Not the place for an argument and I don’t do that. I believe God permits all things. And suffering can serve His purpose for us. Go see the movie!
Iron sharpens iron. It is incumbent upon believers to point out truths so we can all stay on His path.
another thread going - https://freerepublic.com/focus/religion/4054436/posts?page=1
Agreed. I enjoy his work.
I was most impressed with bison’s work on Hacksaw Ridge and Apocalypto.. Now I’m waiting for him to put the 2 together and do one on Kamikaze pilots-WW2.
I have been a fan of both Gibson and Wahlberg. They were great together in this movie.
I have my tickets for this weekend!
“Will the built-in audience for such films stand for an R-rated biopic?”
Ya mean like the Passion of the Christ?
it sounds like a remake/rewrite of that other movie, “the cross and the switchblade”.
Not to deny redemption but, is that the
‘Boogie Nights’ Mark Wahlberg ?
Yes, the Mark Wahlberg who played Eddie Adams / Dirk Diggler in Boogie Nights
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It I recall he was awesome good guy in the dark, informative “The Departed.”
Hard to watch but easy to comprehend.
Do you recall what movies were being previewed? Just curious as a marketing question. Previews are influenced by the film people have come to see. What did they pitch to a Father Stu crowd?
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