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(While the Scriptural references are certainly not subjective, my commentary may be and sometimes is somewhat subjective.)
 Production (US): Praise Pictures, Inc. Distribution (US): Praise Pictures Home Entertainment Director(s): Kyle Prohaska Producer(s): Kyle Prohaska, Kevin Michael Written by: Kyle Prohaska, Kevin Michael Cinematography/Camera: Kyle Prohaska Music: Jurgen Beck Film Editing: Kyle Prohaska Production Manager: Kyle Prohaska Art Department: Kyle Prohaska Viewed on Praise Pictures Home Entertainment DVD  David Corwin (Rob Reisman), a construction business owner lost his wife, Jennifer (Debra Prohaska) to a traffic fatality. Not only did he loose his wife, half of the family income was lost with her. David blames God for loosing his wife and walks out of the church. Now working himself to death but still loosing business, David is failing to meet his bills. He burns the midnight oil to try to stay on top of the bills but there simply is not enough money to do so. On top of this, his wife's funeral costs add to the bills. Foreclosure on his home threatens to destroy all that he has built. His teen son, Steven (Eric Stevenson) is all David has left. The crushing question of "Why", the bills and a myriad of other sources of pain keep knocking David down. He is at the end of his rope when yet another job falls through. David even tries inflating prices for his work to avoid foreclosure. All is spiraling down. Steven is the only remaining Christian in the house. Steven is being torn apart because of what he sees as his father destroying himself. Grandfather John (Dave Gifford) and Steven work together with Pastor Billy (Billy Crone) to help David find peace. By his own words Grandfather John reports that David has been stubborn since the day he was born. Steven nears the end of his rope, too. Family members keep giving David Bibles hoping he will gain peace in God's Word and David keeps tossing them aside. Steven keeps trying to walk his father to the foot of the Cross but to no avail. Will David finally come to God and find the peace he so desperately needs? One of the points made in the film on which I would like to "sermonize" is the blaming God for our losses. David blamed God for his wife's death. It is not God's plan for anyone to die before His time for us. Until Eve defied God and chomped on the forbidden fruit we all were immortal. And I am not so certain that God "allows" tragedy. Almost any tragic situation can be boiled down to the cause-effect of someone's freedom of choice. Take for example the little girl killed by the drunk driver. The little girl did not die because God allowed it. God certainly could have stopped it but ... please listen closely ... He would not because to do so God would have had to take away from the drunk driver his freedom of choice which includes the choice to drink then drive. God gave us all the freedom of choice because He will not force us to love Him. He wants our love to be our choice, not forced from us. He certainly could make puppets of us but He won't. Not for any reason. And taking away anyone's freedom of choice for any reason would do just that. If you have a tragic loss in your life and you cannot avoid getting mad, send your anger to God, to be sure. He can handle it. And you. Just don't blame God for choices made by man. God did not kill the little girl. The drunk did. And God did not kill Jen. Its final score of 93 places Standing Firm smack dab in the middle of the scoring range earned by G-rated movies (100 to 87 out of 100) in the comparative baseline database. Note, however, that the Impudence/Hate investigation area score of 82 makes the content applicable to this investigation area equivalent to most PG-rated films in the baseline database. It is the score earned by content applicable to Impudence/Hate that warrants the yellow CAPCon Alert light in the upper left corner of this page. It is the perfect score of 100 out of 100 in three of the six CAP investigation areas that brought the final score up to 93. Following are brief discussions of the content per individual CAP investigation areas. As always the Findings section of this report is the best source for discovering the full accounting of the content of this film. Wanton Violence/Crime (W) - 87 out of 100 The funeral portrayed in this film is an example of the violent nature of emotional pain. Other than the funeral the only instances of violence were the two episodes of flash images of the vehicular fatality of Jennifer though no gore was portrayed. Impudence/Hate (I) - 82 out of 100 This film contains not one use of profanity, not even a euphemism of profanity. The only instances of performance that applies to this investigation area were the two episodes of argumentative friction between David and Steven [Exod. 20:12, Matt. 18:10], the price gouging David did [Hab. 2:9] and David deceiving Jen. Sexual Immorality (S) - 100 out of 100 There was nothing found that even suggest sexually immoral behavior or display. Drugs/Alcohol (D) - 100 out of 100 Consumption of or possession of illegal drugs, alcohol or tobacco or abuse of prescription drugs were not found. Offense to God (O) - 87 out of 100 David portrayed malice in his heart for God, blaming God for the death of his wife, Jen. David decided to reject God because of God's non-empirical existence: existence that cannot be proven by sense or science; the "Where is He?" argument. [Mark 12:30] Murder/Suicide (M) - 100 out of 100 No murders or suicides were found. SCRIPTURAL APPLICATION(S) If needed to focus or fortify, applicable text is underlined or bracketed [ ] or bold. If you wish to have full context available, the Blue Letter Bible is a convenient source. If you use the Blue Letter Bible, a new window will open. Close it to return here or use "Window" in your browser's menu bar to alternate between the CAP page and the Blue Letter Bible page. CHAPTER/VERSE As always, it is best to refer to the Findings/Scoring section -- the heart of the CAP analysis model -- for the most complete assessment possible of this movie. |
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(The objective heart of the CAP Analysis Model, independent of and insulated from the Summary / Commentary section.)  Wanton Violence/Crime (W) - 87 out of 100 Impudence/Hate (I) - 82 out of 100 Sexual Immorality (S) - 100 out of 100 Drugs/Alcohol (D) - 100 out of 100 Offense to God (O) - 87 out of 100 Murder/Suicide (M) - 100 out of 100 |
| There are some in the entertainment industry who maintain that 1) violent programming is harmless because no studies exist that prove a connection between violent entertainment and aggressive behavior in children, and 2) young people know that television, movies, and video games are simply fantasy. Unfortunately, they are wrong on both accounts." And "Viewing violence may lead to real life violence." I applaud these associations for fortifying 1 Cor. 15:33. Read the rest of the story. From our years of study, I contend that other aberrant behaviors, attitudes, and expressions can be inserted in place of "violence" in that statement. Our Director - Child Psychology Support, a licensed psychologist and certified school psychologist concurs. For example, "Viewing arrogance against fair authority may lead to your kids defying you in real life." Or "Viewing sex may lead to sex in real life." Likewise and especially with impudence, hate and foul language. I further contend that any positive behavior can be inserted in place of "violence" with the same chance or likelihood of being a behavior template for the observer; of being incorporated into the behavior mechanics and/or coping skills of the observer. In choosing your entertainment, please consider carefully the "rest of the story" and our findings. |
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