Fireproof

Fireproof is a film directed by Alex Kendrick, who is also the screenwriter of the movie in collaboration with Stephen Kendrick. The principal actors in this film were Kirk Cameron and Erin Bethea. This film’s purpose is to entertain and at the same time instill values.
The most important elements in the film include the plot, character, emotion, and thought. The plot involves the conflict of the characters going through divorce and the personal struggle of the lead character, Caleb Holt, to save his marriage. In this process, Caleb portrays a developing character as he undergoes a process of personal transformation. A good characterization was used through implementations of the truthfulness of the character through his weaknesses involving his addiction in pornography, and his anger management issues that led me to identify with him because he was believable and emotionally effective. The emotional aspect involved familiar married couple disagreements, decisions on whether to fight for the person you love or to give up. It did not occur to me that the film was Christian inspired until the middle of Act II. It triggered emotions of guilt because as a Catholic, I am not devout, which puts me in the same disposition as Caleb initially. The element of thought allows you to re-evaluate yourself and analyze how actions and words can affect another individual. It reminded me that there are always two sides to a story and that an argument may be escalated with a simple miscommunication. Fireproof’s theme is the struggle of a firefighter to save his strained marriage by accepting God into his life that leads to his change. The theme is introduced in Act I, during their bicker over groceries, dinner, or dishes that later escalated into a heated argument resulting to Catherine Holt’s decision to file for a divorce. Devastated with the situation, Caleb seeks assistance on how to save his marriage from his father, John Holt, who provided him with a Love Dare journal to