Answer ALL of the following questions. Your answer for question #1 should be two or three sentences. Your answer for questions #2, 3, and 4 must be five to ten or more sentences long. Answer it in a word document, save it, and either print it off and hand in or e-mail it to me. Since this is an assignment and more effort is expected, it is worth much more than a reflection. The rubric on the right titled, Movie Assignment Rubric, will be used to evaluate your response.
1) If you were to boil the message of this movie down to one sentence, what would it be? Write a sentence or two explaining what scenes in the movie led you to this conclusion.
2) Which of the main characters surprised you the most? Explain why.
3) Landon obviously had a “wall” up as far as his dad was concerned. Eventually, Landon forgives his dad and thanks him for what he did for Jamie. How might this “wall” have blocked Landon’s faith and experiencing God? This movie clearly illustrates the power of love. Describe one scene in the movie that showed how love brought about change. Did the change brought about by love happen because the character(s) were open to God’s love? Explain. 1 John 4:8 says Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. Could this be God bringing about changes in the characters as they opened themselves up to God’s love? Why or why not?
4) What does the movie, A Walk to Remember, say about faith and love, and their affects on people? Support your response with examples from the movie. What types of love were portrayed in the movie? Click on this link to learn about the different Types of love.