We will update this page with more details as they become available. The movie has been out for around since its theatrical release. View everything you need to know about the movie below. Machine Gun Preacher follows the real life story of Sam Childers, a drug using strong armed biker turned construction business owning preacher, as he attempts to help the lost children of Southern Sudan.
Reminiscence 4. Eternals The Addams Family 2 5. Dune Raging Fire 6. Clifford the Big Red Dog Coming Home in the Dark 7. The Last Duel Come True 8. Halloween Kills Witch Hunt 9. Last Night in Soho Zone From reading the other reviews, there seems to be a trend towards commenting on the man that the movie is based upon.
Having no knowledge other than viewing the film, I will stick to the film only. Gerard Butler portrays a violent biker-addict with absolutely no redeeming features.
We first see him as he is released from prison, giving a guard a parting insult. Then he is picked up by his wife in a compact car, where he proceeds to have sex with her in the passenger seat on the side of the road very classy. Upon arriving home, he shows no interest in his daughter and flies into a rage when he finds that his wife is no longer working as a stripper "you better get back there and earn your tips". Finally, he caps off his day with a trip to a biker bar and a needle full of sma ck.
Going forward, we see his slow transformation towards religion. But as with most addicts, he is simply trading one addiction for another. Soon, he is building a church, then he is off to Africa for missionary work.
Definitely more commitment than what you see from your average church goer. While there, he witnesses the horrible conditions that the people must endure, as civil war rages in the area. And finally decides to do something about it. This is an action movie. Pure and simple. The main character makes choices that provoke violence, rather than preventing it. He buys land and builds an orphanage in a war zone, rather than locating the compound further from the fighting.
This subjects the orphans to night raids from the bad guys. If he wants to play Rambo, why not set up a military compound between the children and the bad guys to the north?
We see glimpses of his trips back to the states, where he tries to raise money. Several scenes depict him as a man on the edge; manic and desperate, willing to sell his family's future to finance his mission. I wondered how the camp survived while he was in the states. The movie made it appear that the preacher was the only thing standing between the children and oblivion. Yet they survived his trips with relative ease.
Is it possible that the preacher was the target of the raids, and that his mere presence begat more violence? If you like action movies where the line between good guys and bad guys is drawn very clearly, then this one is for you. If you are looking for inspiration and godliness, you may have to squint a little, forgive a lot, and read between the lines.
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