Gulf Coast Town Center
8pm to 10pm
Cost for the movie ticket and transportation is $10.00.
Meet at NEW LIFE at 6:45pm.
The bus leaves at 7:00pm.
About the Film:
The film is an adaptaion of the 2004 non-fiction book Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board by Bethany Hamilton, who lost her left arm in a shark attack when she was 13 years old. The screenplay for the film was based Hamilton's book along with interviews with the family by the filmmakers to learn about unpublished conflicts to include in the film.
Prior to the film's commercial release, it was screened for religious leaders. A scene in which Dennis Quaid's character reads the Bible in the hospital at his daughter's bedside had the words "Holy Bible" digitally removed from the cover. Bethany Hamilton's father said that David Zelon, an executive at Mandalay Pictures, lobbied to reduce the Soul Surfer's Christian elements so the film could appeal more to non-Christian audiences. The Hamilton family objected, and the words "Holy Bible" were restored in the scene in a follow-up screening. Another debatable scene was one in which Carrie Underwood's character, a church youth leader, quotes Christian scripture. While those involved with the film were fine with the verse, they did not want the scene to explicitly indicate that its origin was the Bible. Their stance was challenged, and the scene indicates the verse being from the Bible. The Hollywood Reporter cited the dust-up as an example of Hollywood learning to appeal to the faith-based community while still attracting secular audiences.
