I saw the boy (now 14) and his father interviewed on t.v. What they said seemed plausible and possible to people of faith and to those who are seeking God or seeking answers to life's big questions.....or to those who simply seek good entertainment or a good story.
While it may sound like they did the movie just to make money, the
readership of the book proves people are interested in finding out more about God's promise of perfection in eternal life thru Christ. And everyone ought to be interested in where they are going after death!!
Lots of junk stuff is made into Hollywood movies. It seems like an interesting and intriguing topic that doesn't purvey violence, drugs, porn nor the darkness of all of today's societal ills.
To me it looks like this movie is meant to evoke a response of
looking further into God's promises conveyed in the Bible. Viewers can take it or leave it....it's' up to them.
I wasn't planning on seeing the movie, but after looking at the trailer from Sony Pictures here, to me it seems like an intriguing story whether or not a person believes in God and heaven in eternity. I might see it now.
See Trailer here:
Heaven Is For Real | Official Movie Site | Sony Pictures
"Today Show" quote:
Faith-based film "Heaven Is for Real" soared at the Easter weekend box office, earning a stellar $21.5 million from 2,417 theaters to bury big-budget sci-fi epic "Transcendence," which opened to a dismal $11.5 million from 3,455 locations.
'Heaven Is for Real' rises above Johnny Depp's 'Transcendence' at box office - TODAY.com