And, yes, to acknowledge one of the main theological criticisms the story received from a lot of Christian circles - it does have a universalist tinge to it for those who are offended by that theological viewpoint. I wouldn't say that it's an entirely orthodox portrayal of God by any means. The presence and the power of evil God's role in evil issues of judgement and forgiveness. And it raises a lot of the difficult theological questions that all of us grapple with. I thought, though, that it provided an image of a very tender God who stands with his children and never abandons them - even though they sometimes feel abandoned. Certainly, though, it's a very "touchy, feely" portrayal of God that some might be uncomfortable with. And God was very comfortable - admittedly almost too comfortable at times, although in the end Mackenzie is forced to confront some painful things before his healing can start. The point was that this was an image of God Mackenzie would be comfortable with. Apparently this was criticized by some who couldn't stand the idea of God being black. The Father (Papa, as God is known in Mackenzie's family) was played by Octavia Spencer. Father, Son and Holy Spirit are all there. Not knowing what - or who - to expect there, he goes, and begins a journey of discovery and healing when he finds himself in the company of God - the Holy Trinity. Then one day he receives an invitation to go to the shack where his murdered daughter was taken by the kidnapper. He had had a distant faith before all this happened, but it was destroyed by the events. On a camping trip his youngest daughter is kidnapped and murdered (and presumably raped - this was never said but was certainly implied.) Mackenzie and his family are devastated, of course. Abused - and watching his mother be abused - by an alcoholic father as a child, Mackenzie grew up and managed to become a pretty good dad to his three children. All in all, I thought this was a pretty well done movie and an interesting story.įirst, I thought that Sam Worthington did a great job playing Mackenzie. Well, I watched it with her and I was pleasantly surprised. She had read the book (I've not bothered with it either - for no particular reason) and wanted to see the film adaptation. So I confess that I had very low expectations of "The Shack." I watched it because my wife wanted to watch it. And usually the more seriously they try to take themselves the worse they end up being. But for the most part I find them formulaic to the point of boring and usually badly (even horrendously) acted. I say that as a Christian and as a pastor. I'm not really a huge fan of most "Christian" movies. Reviewed by sddavis63 8 / 10 One Of The Better Christian Movies I've Come Across
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