| Overall: | B- |
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| Violence: | A- |
| Sexual Content: | C- |
| Language: | D+ |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | A |
| Run Time: | 104 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 03 Apr 2006 |
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After watching a movie with your children or students, we encourage parents and teachers to look for education opportunities to teach with movies. Here are a few discussion topics that can help with lesson plans or teaching in the home.
What behaviors does Saul exhibit that shows he is trying to keep control of his family. What are his motivations for doing these things? Do you think he loves his wife and children? Why is it a temptation for parents to always have “all the answers?”
Early in the film, Saul explains to his university class that our job (meaning those of us on Earth) is to put the pieces of life together. How does Saul use his religion everyday? Is he open to new ideas and thoughts? What does his reaction toward his son reveal? Why do you think Aaron sought after a different religion?
This film uses many visual metaphors based on glass, light, and being able to see through things. How are these elements are used in the story? How does the Naumann family become broken apart? What might be able to put them back together?
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About the Reviewer: Rod Gustafson
Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
