“End of the Spear” Review
This is a very good movie. In obedience with God’s word – “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” Act 1:8 (KJV) – five missionaries in Ecuador gave thier lives in order to help a people that were set on a course of self-destruction.
I highly recommend that you go see this movie. One of the things I liked about how the movie was filmed and edited was that the viewer understands the degree of violence without having to display it so graphically.
I don’t feel called to be a missionary to a land outside of the U.S. But, I do feel called to reach a people that are set on a course of self-destruction right in my own city.
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January 25th, 2006 at 11:20 am
I am torn about seeing this movie. I was really excited when I first heard about it and intended to see it. My issue with it is that one of the producers and also one of the main characters is a very vocal Gay activist. I know that the personal life of the actor has nothing to do with the person they are portraying but for this particular movie that really bothers me. Maybe I’m over-reacting but that feels like a back handed slap in the face to Christians. Because of that I have wondered how true to the actual story they would be and how watered down it would end up. I hope that hasn’t happened, because the lives that these men and their families lived is a very powerful story.
Deanna
January 25th, 2006 at 11:34 am
One other point that bothered me about the movie is that the name “Jesus” is never used. I guess you could call that “watered down.” I still thought the movie reflected the Spirit driven passion of the Christian to reach a lost world, even if it meant facing possible death. It also showed the power of forgiveness.
January 25th, 2006 at 12:42 pm
That bothers me even more then. Especially when you read the mission statement from the website of Every Tribe Entertainment.
“To create quality entertainment for a broad audience
that inspires hope through truth.
Every Tribe Entertainment grew out of the hopes and dreams of film-makers and individuals who desire to make a difference in our world and in our culture. Frustrated with the lack of quality story content in films today, and driven to provide more than just entertainment in our films, Every Tribe was founded to bring to life stories of courage and strength of the human spirit. Courage, tolerance, mercy, forgiveness, faith and love. We base our film choices on what we hope to inspire rather than what we hope to sell. “
In pursuit of quality story content how do you neglect to mention Jesus when telling the stories of the lives of these men and their families? It goes way beyond the fact that they attended church during their life time, these people were dedicated to teaching and preaching Jesus Christ – bringing Jesus to the darkest corners of the world. How do you tell their stories without mentioning the source of everything they were and everything they did – Jesus! How do they inspire hope through truth if they leave out the truth and the source of the hope? GRRRRR
January 31st, 2006 at 2:43 pm
Ya know, I have been contemplating this movie also. I know the story as told from the Jim Elliott family. We have discussed it in Sunday school as a movie to go see because the book and the real life commitment to Christ is so evident. I too am concerned about the selection of actors even if the producer says he did it to hopefully redirect a misguided actor through acting out the story. Are we TOLERATING more stuff by going to the movie? I am really struggling with this one. I would like to see the book brought to life in a movie, but like Walk the Line, they left out the real reason for it all, JESUS! Are folks going to understand that it is all about Christ if they go see the film and He is never mentioned?