Courageous

"Courageous" A-

It is nice every once in a while when a movie comes out and it has a good message that comes home with you. That is why I enjoy when a movie like "Courageous" comes out. It is from director Alex Kendrick, the man who worked on Flywheel, Facing the Giants and Fireproof. While Courageous is not as good as Fireproof, it is still a good movie with real characters. This one is about four best friend cops who go through the daily trials of the job. Always risking everything for the safety others, they deal with gangs and many other types of crimes. This movie mainly discusses the messgae of being a good father to your children, which is an important lesson. It also talks about having faith, no matter what kinds of obstacles are put in your way. A character in the movie, Javy, portrays this lesson quite well. He and his family are poor and he tries to work as much as he can to provide for them. When he tries to find a job, let's just say a miracle takes place that will make you smile. I read this book too and while the movie leaves a lot of important things that the book had, it is still a really good movie with a really good message, and sometimes, that is the best about going to the movies.