by Sally Matheny
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| Providence movie releases February 2016 |
Imagine watching a movie but instead
of hearing the dialogue, we must cultivate it ourselves. Although we all view the same scenes, each of
us insert something unique to the story. We create conversations based on our
own past experiences and knowledge. A kind grandmother in one scene expresses
familiar words of love and wisdom because we’ve heard those words from someone
significant in our own lives. Or we have hoped and dreamed of hearing them.
Such is the case in the the Faith Flix Film, Providence, set to release February 12, 2016. Screenplay writer,
Sharon Wilharm, and her producer-husband, Fred Wilharm, are known for their
award-winning, independent films, such as The
Good Book, which I reviewed in March 2015. Both The
Good Book and Providence stand out from the crowd as they speak volumes about the
Christian faith—and without saying any actual words. Both are modern-day, silent
movies, except for the music soundtracks.
Providence
is a family-friendly movie encompassing a rich story of God’s divine power to
bring people together, despite our own shortcomings.
Have you ever had a time of miscommunication,
misunderstanding, or mistiming? Disappointments and missed opportunities have a
way of pulling us into a melancholic party for one.
However, the story in Providence shows God is able to pull
something wonderful together out of our seemingly fragmented lives.
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| A failure to communicate can stall your love story. (Actors Stacey Bradshaw and Josh Allen) |
Providence
is described as a redemptive romance. After the opening scene of a bride with
second thoughts before her wedding, we view a flashback of her past. We see how
the relationships she had with her parents, her grandmother, and her friends have
affected her life.
When she is a teen, she becomes friends with a boy who secretly
holds a key object from her past--a key that, at one time, was dear to her heart.
An entertaining story unfolds sharing the wonders and awkwardness
of their high school years. Their friendship grows. But due to communication
failures, the relationship they both longed for doesn’t happen. They go their
separate ways. For forty years, they each wait for God to send them a
soul-mate.
Later, a tragedy and challenging life events produce second chances for
several relationships. Does everyone grab their second chance?
You’ll have to watch the movie, Providence to find out!
I recommend you watch this movie. The acting is
excellent and the film is well-crafted. I love the soundtrack. My favorite
songs were “Paperdoll” by Jaclyn Brown, “I Will Fight,” by Caleb Allen, and “Walking
Stories,” by Jilian Linklater.
This movie reminds me God is a God of love,
forgiveness, and thankfully, second chances. But we can’t take those second
chances lightly. Every choice we make affects our love stories and our life
stories. Our actions and the words we choose to say--or not to say. As in Linklater’s song, “Walking Stories,” she sings, “We’re all
walking stories—what’s yours going to say?”
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| Rachel (Juli Tapken) and Mitchell (Rich Swingle) have their first date forty years after first meeting. |
Check out more information, view movie clips, and hear
songs from the soundtrack at:
www.providencemovie.com
and on the Providence
Movie’s facebook page.
I received a copy of this movie free from the producers. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255
I received a copy of this movie free from the producers. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255
