God is Not Dead

The story about a young man who challenges a professor that belives God doesn't exists. This 2014 film has a running time of 113 min, and is directed by Harold Cronk and written by Hunter Dennis and Chuck Konzelman.  Stars: Shane Harper, Kevon Sorbo , David A.R.White , Willie Robertson, Kori Robertson, Marco Khan, Alex Aristidis , Dean Cain, Cassidy Gifford, Paul Kwo, Trisha LaFache, Benjamin Ochieng, Cory Oliver, Hadeel Sittu , and special guests the Newsboys .
Josh Wheaton (Shane Harper) takes philosophy and is warned about Professor Radisson's (Kevin Sorbo) curriculum.  Josh learns that he must sign a paper that acknowledges that God does not exist, and the students must sign and  the curriculum will be without  God, period.  Josh feels uncomfortable and is the only one that refuses to sign.  So the debate, and a challenge is set in motion.  Josh must defend God , and present facts and information.  The students are the jury and must oversee the findings from the professor and Josh.  
Mark (Dean Cain) and Mina(Cory Oliver) are brother and sister, they have a mother who has dementia, Mark has a buisness and is strong work ethic.
Professor Jeffery Radisson ( Kevin Sorbo) is in a relationship with Mina( Cory Oliver).  He is controlling and is an atheist. She is a struggling Christain.
Mark (Dean Cain) is in a retaliationship with the online reporter Amy(Trisha LaFache)
Misrab (Marco Khan) and his Daughter Ayisha (Hadeel Sittu), and son Fahid (Alex Aristidis )
Paul Kwo (Martin Yip) and father Jesse Wang. (Father)
Willie Robertson and wife Korie Robertson
David A.R.White (Rev Dave) and Benjamin Ochieng (Rev Jude)
And last Shane Harper ( Josh Wheaton) and girlfriend Cassidy Gifford. (Kara)
The complete list of all the relationships, not trying to go into any spoilers but the main point of the film is "Does God exists " and what happens to people in many different relationships and how they deal with them without God or with .  
The critics gave this film a low average because of the arguments and the acting, and then some.  The acting was good , not over the top or terrible.  Bring in Faith and the Christain belief that God created the universe into a film that's 113 min long and most critics had and issue with that. 
the stories in the movie were done well, even the points that Josh brought up to prove that God exists. If you want a series of answers than check out a documentary, this isn't the point of the film and the critics view of the validity of the facts that Josh brought to table is wrong.  Free-Will, the very choice that makes us who we are, the fact that we humans choose the wrong path from time to time, makes us human.  Science isn't wrong just not perfect. The films essence and the way it involved people and experiences makes this film good. Go see it or buy it when you have the chance , an overall joy, well executed film.

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