Get Fireproofed this Friday: New Movie brings Hope to Marriages
"I think Fireproof is really going to point people in a new direction and give them practical steps on how to change the future of their marriage..."
Actor Kirk Cameron (Growing Pains, Left Behind) and his wife—who've been married for 17 years and have six children—have been an example to Hollywood and the world of keeping a marriage alive and well. Now, starring as the main character in the new movie Fireproof, Cameron helps to bring that hope and mindset to the big screen.
Fireproof, which is produced by those who brought us Facing the Giants (Sherwood Pictures), will be in theaters across the country starting this Friday, September 26th. The movie trailer can be viewed by logging onto: www.fireproofthemovie.com (Photo by: Todd Stone/Fireproofthemovie.com)
Citizen Link has posted an interview with Kirk Cameron and Director and Co-writer Alex Kendrick, regarding their thoughts on the movie. An excerpt of that interview is included below. To read the entire article, follow the source link provided.
Where did the idea for Fireproof come from, and what are you hoping to accomplish?
Alex: Our prayer, from the beginning, was, "God, give us a plot that impacts all of culture." We wanted this movie to change culture.
I was running around the block one day, and it was almost like the Lord gave me an epiphany, and He said, "Tell the story of a marriage where the husband is trying to win back the heart of his wife, and he learns what it really means to love someone."
I, as well as so many others, am tired of marriage being watered-down and attacked and redefined. We wanted to lift up a standard with this movie: What does marriage look like? And what was it intended to be?"
How does this movie fit into the mission God has given you, Kirk?
Kirk: When I became a Christian (at 17), the thought of being able to tell great stories, life-changing, impacting stories that would include the Gospel, or some kind of truth, through the media, was very exciting. So I've always looked for opportunities to do that.
When Fireproof came around, I thought, "Wow, this would be a great opportunity to be part of a project where the Lord is getting a message out to people about marriage—a sacred institution, an institution that is falling apart. It's been watered down. It's been redefined. It's been maligned and attacked. This is a great time to try to turn the statistics around by holding up God's picture of marriage, and say, "This is something so much bigger, so much better, and so much more awesome, than what most people have ever been told, and have ever experienced."
I think Fireproof is really going to point people in a new direction and give them practical steps on how to change the future of their marriage.
