Catching Faith by Lorena Segura York

refreshing in these times that truth is always the answer

I'm relieved. I really enjoyed this, and feel I can recommend it pretty broadly. Let me tell you how rare a thing that is :)I'm excited about this - even more so now that I've seen the film. Here's some context: I'm a Christian. I love God, but I find a lot of what gets tagged "Christian" to be thoroughly embarrassing. Although I rarely initiate, I often find myself in situations where people ask about my faith and I share freely how amazing God is. His love has completely changed me. However, I know that I'm never going to be called to force others to see things as I do. God is pretty amazing - he doesn't need salespeople. :) It's incredibly important to me that Christians are honest - not fake, not trying to sell God, and not thinking more highly of themselves than of any other broken person in this world. Thinking like that only gets in the way of God's work. He shines brightest in our lives when we "fail," when we're broken, and when it's obvious that we need his forgiveness (2 corinthians 4). I don't think anything else would really match the grace of God or the life of Jesus.On that note I have high praise for this movie.While I've seen a number of clearly-Christian films, most fail my "I could recommend this to anyone" test. Many others in the genre/subculture set up a cliche, false scenario in which nonbelievers attack believers, in which society is "out to get us," or in which science and faith conflict somehow and a person has to sacrifice one or the other (which I think is an underinformed misunderstanding). To portray this persecuted perception doesn't match my reality, nor does it quite match the gospel. Rather, it perpetuates an "us"/"them" narrative that runs counter to the words of my hero, Jesus.Thankfully, some movie makers get it. They get people like me. Thankfully, there are huge numbers of Christian artists who see the truth and portray it honestly in their work. I think you guys did it right.I like that the protagonists aren't perfect. Perfection is a myth that separates people from truth.I like that we saw them struggle with choosing the right path. It's not always clear what to do.I like the honesty about emotional distance from God and changing relationships with people. Nothing is more real.I liked the sass. :)Some room for improvement: I think some bits of acting could have been more subtle with the same effect - mostly toward the beginning of the movie. I think it could also have been more subtle that this or that person is a believer, with the same impact. Not a big deal, just a tweak.My husband and I liked that the situation is very true to real life - we may go through this ourselves, one day. Great choice to make it real.I think this nailed it - this is what it feels like to make a tough choice or be somewhat misunderstood for prioritizing integrity. This is what it feels like to put God's priorities above image or reputation.Ok, so I chose to call this review "catching hope." Why? (I know, groan, right?) Because I'm relieved to see a Christian movie that I liked. I did not facepalm once. It gives me hope that we're getting more honest, more real, more in touch with our universal need for God. It gives me hope that, in time, the stereotypes people assign to me when they hear that I'm a believer will look a bit less like Ned Flanders and a bit more like Jesus. When my hero met a woman with a ruined reputation he didn't look down on her or exclude her - he said, "I can tell you are very thirsty. Let me give you something that truly fulfills." I caught glimpses of that in your characters. Thank you.Thanks for getting real, guys. If you make another movie, please get even more real/gritty - it'll do a lot of good. :) Continue to "tell it like it is."

A powerful story showing the importance of parents demonstrating integrity in their own lives and not simply talking about it. There are consequences as a result of our choices, and while living with integrity can often be hard, trying to regain it can be far more difficult. This story has a satisfying conclusion for the main character, it is important that even if it hadn't had the gratifying result, it would have still been worth it for the growth in each of the main characters.

Loved this movie!!!!

I am glad I finally gave this movie a chance. Unfortunately, there are not enough decent Christian movies on Amazon, but thankfully this one was available. I really enjoyed it. I thought it had some good lessons to be learned from it. Great for family movie night!

VERY INSPIRING BEAUTIFUL MOVIE

We watch a lot of Christian movies and are thankful for Amazon to have so many on Prime. This was one of the better ones for sure... ended up watching with my 8 and 9 year old and couldn't have asked for better lessons in life and what it means to follow God. Saw some of the critics and can fault some of the actors but the MAIN actors, that being the family, were terrific in my opinion... grandma was a bit weak but a minor part of the family. And the MUSIC was amazing... never heard of the Dust of Men but looked them up right away... again, a great surprise as was this movie. If you love Jesus, you will love this movie.

Lotta funny mistakes in this one. The latin test is literal gibberish (there are numbers within the words), the color grading on the final scene is a whole mess, and awkward cuts interrupt the audience's immersion in the story. I am also on the evil mom's side, she's funny af. I liked when the kids wrote loser on the main character's car. He was a loser. Overall eh.

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Not that great, poorly acted, it had a message, not as clear cut as I think it should be. Somehow the way it was done was very poor.

You can learn a lot from this movie

Very good faith movie, good story! :)