2. Provokes thought-provoking questions about faith
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Bible command Christians should “consider others more important than themselves.” homestead nod To the Bible and then place The main characters find themselves in seemingly impossible situations. How do you respond to your neighbors when you barely have enough food reserves to feed your own family?
That was the question facing Ross from the beginning, as neighbors he knew well, neighbors with whom he might have shared meals and stories, began lining up outside the gate.
Different responses to this ethical dilemma is embodied in the characters. Ross (McDonough) is a kind-hearted man who grudgingly turns away his neighbors while grappling with guilt over his decisions. Security team leader Jeff Erickson represents the other end of the spectrum. Erickson is undaunted and will use force against anyone who attempts to steal food. (“These people are refugees now,” he tells Ross.) Ross’ wife, Jenna, offers a different perspective: She believes the gate should be like this. to be opened and the neighbors allowed Living on the premises.
Director Ben Smallbone said the film's plot is timely and thought-provoking.
“Loving your neighbor is easy when you have the resources to love your neighbor. But what if that's all you have?” be taken away?“Smallbone told Crosswalk.”[What about] How do you take care of those around you when you have nothing, the power grid is down, food, resources, and grocery stores are closed? Or your neighbor might threaten your life or your child's life? How do you take care of your neighbors when you don't? and I think [the move opens up] Some of these conversations and road They are unlike anything I have ever experienced in my life, and they are connected to where we are today, as a country and as a world under threat. ”
in the beginning of the moviethe narrator offers a chilling observation that is eerily relevant to our modern times: “Technology became our god. And we worshiped the altar of convenience and comfort.”
Throughout the ordeal, the group faces an information blackout. Reluctantly We know how other parts of America are dealing with it. Since there is no internet, no mobile phone, and no News broadcast. Shortwave radio provides the only source of communication, but the information it provides is sparse. Is FEMA providing assistance? No one knows.
homestead A story filled with faith, can be seen mostly Through the character Jenna Ross, the homestead rejects the idea that you can't feed your neighbors. (“My God is greater than mathematics.”)
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