Not Super Heroes but Heroes

I saw the film Courageous this weekend and I really enjoyed it. The movie focuses on themes of fatherhood and providing for your family. Though I can not relate to these themes at this time in my life, I found myself in self reflection throughout the movie.

The church that makes these explicitly Christian films does not hire actors but rather uses volunteers to play the roles. None of the actors are paid. The critics go after these volunteers for their lack of acting skills and the over all cheesy nature of the film. For me it was the opposite. I felt these characters were more real because they were not over acting. They talked like real people talk.

I do love superheroes. This summer I went and saw Thor, X-Men First Class, and Captain America on opening weekend for each of these films. Now I have seen another movie about heroes on its opening weekend.

In the film Courageous the men have no super powers but their actions are heroic. When I see a super-hero movie I think, “That guy was awesome. I wish I could be like that.” After seeing Courageous I left the theater inspired and I thought, “I can be awesome. I can be a hero.”