The Shunning.... A review and ANOTHER give-away

Oh man!  What a GREAT movie!  I was given the opportunity to review The Shunning which is based off the Beverly Lewis book by the same name.  I had no girlfriends to watch this one with but I popped it in my computer and put on the headphones.

I hesitate to give away the plot.  The title basically says what happens.  A young woman is shunned from her community.  How she gets there, the plot and the acting are genuine and keep you on the edge of your seat.   I really felt for the main character, Katie Lapp as she struggled with who God made her to be and what her community demanded from it's members.   Honestly, although I don't know if this is close to what Amish life is really like, I do know that it is a struggle for many Christians.  There are man made rules and God's grace.  I mean no disrespect to the Amish when I say this but I wonder how  many of us have been shunned by those in the Christian community or outside for one reason or another.     I guess I hope I give grace and get it as much as possible.  And some characters do that in The Shunning as well.  It was a wonderful film full of struggles that I think we all have to some degree if not by the name of shunned.

The acting was wonderful.  I do not know any Amish people to compare to but I thought the accents were real.  The movie is clean and family oriented although the topic would be somewhat heady for younger folks.  It is rated G and closed captioned.

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Ok for the downside.. at the end, I wanted moooorrreee!!  What happens next?  There were several unanswered questions.  I thought there HAS to be a sequel!  And yes indeed...  there is..in book form.  Although I received this DVD free of charge for my review, I will be buying the entire trilogy of these books.  I actually think I just gave away a few of her books that my neighbor gave me because I thought I'd never get to them.  Guess I will have to buy them for the Kindle.   I do hope they make a sequel to the movie as well.

As for the contest.  You can enter up to four times.  Please leave a comment for each one and a way for me to contact you should you be the winner.  The contest will end September 23, 2011.




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