I recently saw the movie Fireproof which has had ticket sales of over $24 million dollars in it’s first five weeks of release and it is easy to see why. The movie was produced for under $1 million and it is pretty clear that the movie was not a high budget film, but turned out to be one of the better movies that I have seen in a while.

The movie was recommended by several people on a listserv that I belong to. The basic premise of the movie is a fireman in a struggling marriage and the trials he goes through to save the marriage. That is the very high level view, but what made the movie significant was the ability to touch on so many aspects of relationships that happen in real life. Their plight included the feeling of disrespect, lack of support, lack of communication, outside influences where the grass seems greener, and so many other aspects.

His challenge was also the one-sidedness of his efforts as he attempted to rclaim the fire in a relationship after his wife had given up. In all fairness, there were many instances that led to that point, but for a good portion of the movie, that was his challenge: to change his actions and feelings while trying to get his wife to do the same.

What I found most ineresting about the movie, is the advice and guidance that were given to each of them as they went through their trials. Most of her friends were quick to bad mouth him in almost total diregard that they were married. They were aware of her flirtings and interest with the doctor in the movie, but not once did anyone of them say, “that is not right, you need to work it out with your husband.” The one person, who was not a close firend, that said it was quickly dismissed.

If these are supposed to be her friends, then this is not the advice that they should be giving, but it is all too common. What is worse is they were waiting in the background to see it blow up into a bigger mess because it always does. So the challenges in their relationship, were compounded by the bad advice that was being passed on by friends.

Without going into too much detail that it gives away the movie, I will just say it is an excellent movie, that should be seen by all. It covers so many apsects of relationships that we all go through, that it brings a different perspective when it is laid out the way it is.

It also has a follow up site that has a lot of resources(I did not look through them all) that can be used for your relationship. www.fireproofmymarriage.com

Definitely worth checking out!

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