Jake was your typical jock - captain of the basketball team, cheerleader girlfriend, king of the parties - but as a series of events lead to his childhood best-friend taking his own life, Jake begins to question the worth of living. Driven to find the answers, Jake meets Chris, a youth pastor in the local area who seems to have promising answers.
But as one world begins to take shape, the other begins to crumble. Just as his new way of life seems to be working out, his past begins to catchup with him. Suddenly, Jake finds himself in a place where he does not know whether his new life is worth the cost of his past - maybe the answers he was looking for aren't worth finding.
The Story
This movie is a sea of themes that teenagers go through in the world today - drugs and alcohol, teen-pregnancy, popularity and belief. Many people today would not admit that through their teen years they struggled with the concept of God and the after life, this film delves into the search for meaning and the frailty of life. Engulfing issues in a delicate, yet powerful way, audiences are taken on a journey where you're faced to make your own calls as Jake makes his.
There are times where you scream at the characters and cry with them. This is a powerful testimony to what it means to live life to the full and why Christians believe what we believe. This film grasps the reality of the church we have today - that not everyone who goes are perfect and believers of the faith. It deals with the realities that contemporary churches need to acknowledge, no matter the size of the church.
Overall thoughts...
The reason I'm not going to talk about the cast or anything is because everything was top-notch and that the message of this film is clear. To Save A Life you must first know what to live for.
sL Star Rating: 5 Stars
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