Movie Review: Soul Surfer Shows Courage. . . Through God Who Strengthens!

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By Lisa Copen My 8-year-old son said it was going to be a boring movie. Afterward, he said it was boring. But during the film he was on the edge of his seat. After we came home, he went outside with his skateboard, and when he came in he wanted to watch videos on Bethany Hamilton's web site. The next morning, he took a break from video games to listen to every word Bethany said on the Today Show. "Soul Surfer" is easy to label an inspiring movie. Who wouldn't? A 13-year-old girl is out on her surfboard when a 14-foot tiger shark takes her arm and then leaves the scene. The rest of the movie we see how Bethany deals with the day-to-day challenges of living with one arm (who knew cutting a tomato could be so difficult?); learning to … [Read more...]