Review of Of Gods and Men (2010) by Frances H — 27 Feb 2014

A film that truly illustrates the lives of good men, truly lived by example of Christ, whose life story theirs follows--temptation to let "this cup pass," finding the courage of their convictions, enjoying the beauty of simple, happy living in a last supper, and their final end.

Of Gods and Men is a beautiful film that shows the true quality of leading the kind of life that Christ set as an example, the highest form of Christianity. When I contrast this film with The Apostle, which I just saw several days ago, the difference is so glaring--in The Apostle, Sonny is just the opposite of these men.

He is a womanizer and does not apologize for it or try to stop it, he thinks only of himself and what he selfishly wants, he beats his wife, he violently murders his wife's lover with a baseball bat in from of his horrified children, scarring them for life, and he does not even face his responsibility for this action.

Instead, he cowardly runs away, and makes a show of forgiving himself by declaring that God has made him His apostle. The brothers in Of Gods and Men are a stark contrast to Sonny's selfish, proud, hypocritical, ranting religiosity.

Here in this brotherhood are men who really serve others, by their actions and their example, and who show us the height to which the human spirit can truly aspire.