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Leap of Faith – How does healing work? Steve
Martin’s character has a group who works with him evangelizing around
the country. This evangelizing strategy is a ploy to make money. Healing
is a big part of his evangelizing. At the end of the movie, real healing
is seen and Steve Martin’s character admits to being a fake healer.
IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104695/
A Beautiful Mind – As Nash struggles with
schizophrenia, he struggles with what is real and what is not real. As
Nash works to try to cure his schizophrenia, he loses the part of him
which is his genius. As Nash tries to live with both his genius and his
schizophrenia, he works toward living a life that is more whole.
IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268978/
Braveheart – William Wallace fights for the
freedom that his people are looking toward. In the movie Wallace says,
“Fight and you may die. Run and you’ll live. At least awhile.
And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willing to trade
all of the days from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance
to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but
they’ll never take our freedom!” Wallace can be compared to
Jesus giving his life for our freedom.
IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112573/
Dead Poets Society – The students involved
in the society are called to reform it as Professor Keating influences
the boy’s lives in various ways. There is a re-birth of the society
through these students. A Judas is among the group who eventually betrays
Professor Keating.
IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097165/
Field of Dreams – Ray has faith as well as
struggles with this faith to build the baseball field. He hears a voice
calling him to build the baseball field and wonders at times why he is
being called. James Earl Jones character is called to go with the baseball
players into the unknown. In knowing that he will not be able to come
back to the life he knows he tentatively, but also with happiness goes
into the unknown.
IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097351/
Hope Floats – Sandra Bullock’s character
deals with loss and a fresh start as she travels back home with her daughter.
She struggles with who she is and what she wants out of life as she reconnects
with her mother. “Beginnings are scary. Endings are usually sad,
but it’s what’s in the middle that counts. So, when you find
yourself at the beginning, just give hope a chance to float up. And it
will” (A line from the movie).
IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119313/
Keeping the Faith – This movie shows two men,
who have been lifelong friends, as they are in their ministries. One has
a calling to be a Catholic priest, while the other a Rabbi.
IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0171433/
The Legend of Baggar Vance – Bagger Vance
helps the golfer Rannulph Junah find himself again. It is when Junah feels
that he needs Bagger the most that Bagger leaves him, but gives him a
young boy to help him. The young boy does not feel up to the task, but
Bagger assures him that he is ready. This can be compared to the Spirit
empowering us even when we do not feel ready.
IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0146984/
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