Feb 08 2009

Movie Review: Radio

My family and I signed up for NetFlix back a few weeks ago and so far we like it. It is so much more convenient than Blockbuster for us out here in the sticks. Fridays are our family movie night so we get one movie a week and save it for then. This past week we saw Radio, which is based on a true story. We thought the movie was inspiring. It is about a mentally disabled young black man that gets taken in by a high school football coach. After the slow process of building a relationship with this young man, he becomes an inspiration to the football team, all of the students at the school and ultimately the whole little town that they live it. It isn't done as a spiritual film, but the principles are there reminding us that we are all made in the image of God and that we should reach out and befriend and bless others around us. We often get so caught up in our own world that we forget others around us. We worry about how ministering to others is going to interfere with our schedule and how it will inconvenience us. Here is the write up on the movie from NetFlix:

A small-town high school football coach (Ed Harris) befriends an illiterate, developmentally disabled man (Cuba Gooding Jr.) nicknamed "Radio," who has always been the target of jokes and teasing. Although their friendship raises eyebrows at first, Radio's growth under the coach's guidance ultimately inspires the local townsfolk. Based on the true story of the life of James Robert Kennedy.

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