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While watching the movie for the second time, Steven Isaac of Plugged In said, "I was with my bride of 14 years. Fireproof isn't just a great Christian movie. Mitch Temple of Focus on the Family said that, "This brilliantly produced film radiates messages of authentic determination, faith and hope, even for those of us who have felt like giving up on our marriages." Michael Foust of the Baptist Press said that, "I walked into the theater without any expectations, but walked out after the closing credits believing I had just seen perhaps the most convicting and inspiring film I had ever viewed. Reception Christian groupsįireproof has been given very good reviews from Christian groups since it was first seen. The movie has been uniting many other marriage advocates from all over the United States. With 50 % of all marriages in the United States ending in divorce, Fireproof has been endorsed by many marriage- oriented organizations, some of them are FamilyLife, The Marriage CoMission, The Association of Marriage and Family Ministries, Marriage Alive Communications and MarriageToday. Our goal is to reinforce God's intention for marriage." Alex Kendrick said in an interview that this movie would be "a drama/romance about marriage. Stephen Kendrick, is a major topic in the movie, being one of the main points of the plot. The Love Dare, a book written by Alex and But we are trying to pursue excellence." Marriage viewsįireproof is partnered with Fireproof My Marriage, an organization created to strengthen and heal marriages. Stephen Kendrick said, "We’ve never claimed that our movies are Academy Award winning. Craig von Buseck of the Christian Broadcasting Network said that the movie was "beautifully shot in and around Albany, Georgia, home to Sherwood Church." The Albany Fire Department donated their fire station locations, trucks and even some of their crew for use during the filming. Fireproof was shot in sixteen locations, all of which were donated. The production was based on a budget of $500,000, which was more than $100,000 which Sherwood Pictures' had used to make Facing the Giants. Castįireproof was filmed for 30 days over a two-month period between late October 2007 and December 14, 2007. But, he is unsure if it's too late to " fireproof" his marriage. And, with God's help, he begins to understand what it means to truly love his wife. He finally asks his father, "How am I supposed to show love to somebody who constantly rejects me?" When his father tells him that this is the love God shows to people, Caleb makes a life-changing commitment to love God. Even though he wants to stay true to the promise to his father, Caleb becomes frustrated time and time again. When Caleb learns the book's daily challenges are tied into his parents' newfound faith, his already limited interest is made smaller still. Caleb claims that Catherine is too sensitive and "doesn't show me respect." Whereas she tells her hospital co-workers that he is "so insensitive" and that "he doesn't listen to me" and "doesn't understand my needs." As they prepare to file for divorce, Caleb's father challenges his son to commit to a 40-day test called "The Love Dare." Caleb starts it, but more for his father's sake than for his marriage. Neither one understands the pressures the other faces. But, after seven years of marriage to his wife Catherine, their own relationship is failing.
Fireproof is the story of a firefighter, Captain Caleb Holt, who lives by the old firefighter's adage: Never leave your partner behind.