Captive Movie: What is your purpose in life? + Giveaway





Title:  Captive
Format:  DVD
DVD Release Date:  January 5, 2016
Runtime:  96 minutes
Rating: PG-13 (for mature thematic elements involving violence & substance abuse)

  

ABOUT THE MOVIE

Based on a miraculous story about the power of faith, Captive is an "amazing, inspiring" drama about the spiritual collision of two lost souls, Brian Nichols (Golden Globe Nominee David Oyelowo), on the run from police and desperate to make contact with his newborn son, takes recently widowed mother Ashley Smith (Kata Mara) hostage in her own apartment.  Fearing for her life and desperately hoping to see her daughter again, she turns to Rick Warren's The Purpose Driven Life for guidance.  Ashley and her captor face a crossroads where they discover hope and light in the midst of despair in the moving film that Dick Rolfe, CEO, Dove Foundation hailed as "powerful." 

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MY THOUGHTS

Based on a true story that gripped the nation back in 2005, an escaped convict, Brian Nichols held single meth addict mother, Ashley Smith hostage for 7 hours.  What's so amazing about this story was how Brian Nichols ultimately let Ashley go. Divine intervention is all there is. Through reading together a chapter in Rick Warren's The Purpose Driven Life, both Brian and Ashley awakens to God's faith in them, and ultimately what freedom is. 

 The movie starts off the murderous action of Brian, and pans to the life of Ashley, struggling with her addiction to meth.  When their two worlds collides, the pace of the movie continues steadily.  The actor who played Brian Nichols, David Oyelowo gave a worthy portrayal of a convict who is lost and needs hope.  His emotions of lost, anger and even fear were well displayed facially.

 With this story (the movie and the true story), what I find interesting is how all elements lined up, divinely.  However, the role of the reading of the The Purpose Driven Life is short, almost 3/4 of the way into the movie, which I had hoped for a bigger presence.  The faith element was shown through subtly, and that's the only gripe I have with the movie. I wished for a stronger presence, with no doubt, but then it would be too unbelievable?  Either way, Captive is moving, and demonstrated faith during times of danger and fear. Where there seems to be no hope, God knocks on until you see the light. 

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 GIVEAWAY

 Enter for a chance to win your own DVD copy of Captive.  


Just comment below on how you find light in midst of a gloomy day.  Leave your name and email for a chance to win.  Don't forget to use (at)(dot) to avoid spammers. 

 Giveaway ends on 3:00 PM on  January 25, 2016.  Random.org generator will select winner. 

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NOTE:  Disclosure (in accordance with the FTC’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising”): Many thanks to Propeller Consulting, LLC for providing this prize for the giveaway. Choice of winners and opinions are 100% my own and NOT influenced by monetary compensation. I did receive a sample of the product in exchange for this review and post.

Only one entrant per mailing address, per giveaway.  If you have won a prize from our sponsor Propeller / FlyBy Promotions in the last 30 days, you are not eligible to win.  Or if you have won the same prize on another blog, you are not eligible to win it again. Winner is subject to eligibility verification.


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