If you enjoy a good love story, you ought to check out the film Cinderella Man<\/span>. No, it\u2019s not in major theaters right now. It\u2019s run its course there and is now, in cities, playing in the cheap theaters, where you can enjoy an old-fashioned tale of hard work, family bonds, and covenant love. The film stars Russell Crowe as a New York boxer desperately trying to support his family during the Great Depression. Crowe subtly underplays his role, radiating a sort of desperate strength, allowing Renee Zellweger, who plays his wife, to portray a furious will that seeks the survival of her little family. The film is about boxing, but it\u2019s really about the love between a husband and wife. Well, I guess beyond that it\u2019s a depiction of America in the Great Depression, fighting against all the odds to survive. I, however, am a sucker for a romance, and so I found the depiction of marital love quite moving.<\/p>\n The only major drawback to the film is the coarseness of the language. The Lord\u2019s name is taken in vain numerous times, sometimes with relish, and that\u2019s not a happy thing at all. It brought up questions for me as to what is appropriate for a Christian to view. My personal standard is that one must evaluate what one intakes according to how that intake will affect them, i.e., cause them to sin. Things that cause us to stumble must be carefully dealt with and avoided. But as to things like cursing, which I\u2019m not much tempted to do, I\u2019m not sure. I do know that I don\u2019t enjoy swearing. That said, it\u2019s tough to get a flick that really reflects Christian values. If you can do so, I would encourage you to check out Cinderella Man<\/span>. In very few films has a love story been so well tucked in\u2013who would have thought you\u2019d find one in a film about men beating one another up?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you enjoy a good love story, you ought to check out the film Cinderella Man. No, it\u2019s not in major theaters right now. It\u2019s run its course there and is now, in cities, playing in the cheap theaters, where you can enjoy an old-fashioned tale of hard work, family bonds, and covenant love. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1217,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[13035],"class_list":["post-74","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n