Movie Title: The Last Descent
Grade: A-
Rating: PG, 105 minutes
In a Nutshell: Based
on a true story of love and loss at the popular Nutty Putty cave, this film reveals
faith, hope, and love in a film that is interesting for all ages.
Uplifting theme:
- The
power of love and family can overcome anything, even death.
- Love
every moment you’re alive, because we never know when we are entering our
last day of this mortal experience.
- You
never know all of the lives you touch.
- “What
good is a life if you’re just waiting to die?” – John
- There’s
no greater feeling in the world…love. - John
Things I liked:
- I
thought Chadwick Hopson, who plays John Jones, was absolutely
fantastic. I can’t wait to see more
from him.
- It’s
impressive how director Isaac Halasima was able to film in a dark cave without
projecting camera lights all over the interior. The lighting seems very realistic.
- John, Josh
(Jacob Omer), and Emily (Alexis Johnson) all seemed to have playful
relationships. We need more of that
in this serious life.
- You
get to see live footage of the rescue attempts.
- I was
impressed with how diligently the rescue team worked.
- Although
the movie takes place in Utah and includes discussions about the Mormon
church, you definitely don’t have to be Mormon to enjoy this film. Religion doesn't hit you over the head, like in many Christian movies. It is understated and powerful in this one.
- I
thought the sequences about John & Emily’s first meeting and first
date were cute.
- Emily went
Study Abroad Spain. So did I! Que viva Espana!
- I
loved the opening and closing music by Matt Cropper, Kalai, and Isaac
Halasima.
- I
loved the reveal of the mysterious person at the end of the movie.
- A
round of applause for Isaac Halasima, who directed and wrote the film, as
well as did the cinematography, film editing, and music! I’m sure this film was pretty low
budget, especially when compared to Hollywood films, but I thought he did
an excellent job. He's a young guy with a bright future.
Things I didn’t like:
- The title of the movie gives away the story.
- I have
no desire to crawl through tiny spaces in caves. Too scary and cramped for my taste. I mean, that didn’t even look fun to me. If you get claustrophobic, you’re going
to feel squeamish during this movie.
- It was
hard to see exactly how John was stuck.
- The
singing in the cave was pretty bad, but extremely touching.
- This
movie is soooooo heartbreaking.
Interesting lines:
- “I
really love it when you accidentally show your awesomeness.” – John
- “You
know, I’m only good at anything because I get pushed.” – John
- “There’s
no such thing as average. Everybody’s
got a story.” – Aaron (Landon Henneman)
- “Let
me save you first and then you can do your rescue on me.” – Aaron
- “I
guess I could never turn down an adventure.” – John
- “You
know it’s sad; you have to be on the edge of losing everything to really
open your eyes, to see the beauty in the simple things.” – John
- “It’s
one thing to find a girl you who you want to marry and it’s something
completely different to find a girl that you have to marry.” – John
- “You
want to know what it takes to be a real man? Have a baby girl.” – John
Tips for
parents:
- Surprisingly,
there is some profanity. Well,
twice.
- This
movie should scare your kids from wanting to climb around in caves.
- It’s a
very serious, sad drama.
- After
watching the movie, you could talk to your children about life after
death, as well as how we should live our lives.
@trinaboice
No comments:
Post a Comment