Facing the Giants

Just watched this movie with my young kids (3 and 6) they really enjoyed it. I love showing my kids movies that are engaging and fun, one of them loves sports so that was a win, with a great message. I love being able to teach them the Word through what we watch, to reference the lessons in the real world and see them understand in a new way. Highly recommend!

If you believe in God and all he can do you will enjoy this movie as a football coach goes through his struggles but believes how God will pull him through.

Facing the Giants helps you to note that everyone has a giant in them. With this movie you can discover the giant in you and have reasons to live believing and never be Afraid of what tomorrow brings

I loved the faith and courage watching this gave me.

This show is not only about football, it’s a lesson and working through tragic situations.

Awesome movie with life lessons throughout

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First and foremost, I want to applaud Alex Kendrick and Sherwood Baptist Church for not only making such a wholesome movie but also for depicting what a difference faith in Jesus Christ makes in a believer's life. When Coach Taylor shows his wife what he has written down about his new approach to coaching his football team, she says that all of the items on his list are applicable to the rest of life as well; thus, football becomes a metaphor for life in this movie. And the relevance of God and His word to our lives is, I believe, one of the two central messages of this movie. The second primary message is that we are to praise Him when we `win' (that is, when things go our way) and praise Him when we don't `win' (when things are not going our way).God turns lives around through the way He can work in them once people have come not only to faith but also to trust in Jesus, and the movie gives many excellent examples of this: the coach who refuses to give up in the face of personal and professional adversity, his wife who endures repeated disappointments, his team that gets on board with his new philosophy, the teenager who decides to respect his father, etc. The changes in attitude that we see in so many of the characters in this movie cannot help but result in more positive outcomes in life and make us realize, as is stated throughout the film, that nothing is impossible with God; to quote the late Rich Mullins, "What trouble are giants?/What's wrong with being small?/The bigger they come/You know the harder they fall./When you're fighting for Zion/And you're on the Lord's side,/I think you're gonna find/It ain't no trouble at all."If there is a flaw in this movie - and I am reluctant to nitpick at such a wonderful film - it is that every believer in the movie `wins'. (Before anyone accuses me of having too little faith, let me say that I am walking evidence of what God can accomplish in a believer's life, but I am not perfect and not everything in life goes my way [and this is true of every believer I know]). There is danger in the idea that everyone will have `health and wealth' if only they trust in Jesus. Coach Taylor receiving a new truck (from an anonymous parent) and a pay-raise in the middle of the school year are nice touches, but they are examples of such thinking. That being said, I am by no means accusing filmmaker Alex Kendrick of presenting a `health and wealth gospel' message; he has clearly made an uplifting film about people who live out their faith (and I feel certain about Kendrick's intentions because I also have the DVD of his previous film, "Flywheel", which contains a fantastic evangelistic message - if you liked this movie, you should check out "Flywheel" as well).Some reviewers have had negative comments about the acting in the film, but I thought the characters were simply real and believable - they are just like people I know (and like me), and that makes this story far more effective than it would be with slick performances from Hollywood stars. As far as the football plot is concerned, the story is - of course - about an underdog team that overcomes all odds on its way to the championship. The ending is predictable, but we viewers would not want it any other way. The nice difference between this movie and others in the sports genre, however, is that it is faith-based and can be watched without fear of profanity or vulgarity. So watch this movie and see how a character named David defeats the Giants.

Best movie I have seen in long time!Highly recommend for a family movie night. Good lessons. Please buy, amazing!

Nous avons vraiment aimés ce film. Mon fils de 9 ans ne se lasse pas de le revoir. Dans ce film, on voit combien JESUS (Dieu venue en chair) fait parfaitement les choses lorsqu'on le laisse faire, tout en faisant la part qui nous revient.

I love this film and have watched in several times since buying it from Amazon. The message is inspiring. Another reviewer says that the film seems to say, "Turn your life over to God and everything will go your way." I do not think that this is the real meaning of the film - this is only a film and not a theology textbook so cannot say all that needs to be said about the Christian life. The characters have their difficulties. Everything does work together for good for those who love God - and that's from the Bible.

Great movie . So encouraging and such a good price

acheter ce film !! tout est super !! nous l'avons regardé en famille et ce fut un moment très agréable .. bien sûr on est dans du trèèès américain mais du bon américain!