I have read a bunch of write ups on movies saying bring tissues and I find out that they are not needed. With this movie, you need a box. I ended up crying so much I really wished I had brought at least one tissue.
The story starts out with the dad looking and acting super depressed talking to someone on the phone. Then he is seen outside plowing the snow off his driveway like a robot. No feelings, nothing. He goes to his neighbor's house for gas and then back to his house to find a letter.
There is parts of the past thrown in explaining why the dad is the way he is and about his family life. How his father was abusive to his mom and when he goes to get help from his church leader, he gets beat pretty bad by his father. The next thing he does is unimaginable, but understandable from his young mind. You get to meet his family and get told the reason his wife and children call God, Papa.
Once he finds the letter, he slips and knocks himself out on the driveway. He dreams about why he is so depressed and it is very tragic. A parent's worst nightmare. One of the many places where I seriously needed tissues.
The rest of the story takes place at a shack where his nightmare began and his journey to reconnect with his family and God begins. It is a beautiful story about judging people, God's love for us, forgiveness and closure. There is a great explanation as to how God loves us all and is with us even in our most horrible of times, but there is nothing he can do to keep evil from us and how it affects our lives.
The end will keep you pulling out those tissues and hoping.
I totally recommend you see this movie with a loved one and when it comes out on DVD, rent it!!
Rhonda the Critic
The story starts out with the dad looking and acting super depressed talking to someone on the phone. Then he is seen outside plowing the snow off his driveway like a robot. No feelings, nothing. He goes to his neighbor's house for gas and then back to his house to find a letter.
There is parts of the past thrown in explaining why the dad is the way he is and about his family life. How his father was abusive to his mom and when he goes to get help from his church leader, he gets beat pretty bad by his father. The next thing he does is unimaginable, but understandable from his young mind. You get to meet his family and get told the reason his wife and children call God, Papa.
Once he finds the letter, he slips and knocks himself out on the driveway. He dreams about why he is so depressed and it is very tragic. A parent's worst nightmare. One of the many places where I seriously needed tissues.
The rest of the story takes place at a shack where his nightmare began and his journey to reconnect with his family and God begins. It is a beautiful story about judging people, God's love for us, forgiveness and closure. There is a great explanation as to how God loves us all and is with us even in our most horrible of times, but there is nothing he can do to keep evil from us and how it affects our lives.
The end will keep you pulling out those tissues and hoping.
I totally recommend you see this movie with a loved one and when it comes out on DVD, rent it!!
Rhonda the Critic
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