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Paradise Recovered (2010) is a English movie. Storme Wood has directed this movie. Heather Wallis,Dane Hurlburt,Oliver Luke,Andrew Sensenig are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2010. Paradise Recovered (2010) is considered one of the best Drama movie in India and around the world.
Esther Harris, a young woman praised for her virtue and devotion to Warren F. Vanderbilt's Prophetic Watchman Ministries, has been given the opportunity of a lifetime - to attend Vanderbilt's Kingdom Bible College and to marry Phillip Sawyer, the son of a minister and a Kingdom student being groomed for the ministry. When the fundamentalist Christian sect falls on hard times, Esther looks for employment at a local health food store to supplement the group's income. At the store, Esther gets a chance to share her faith with her new manager, Gabriel, a devout skeptic and preacher's kid, and his roommate, Mark, a college drop-out who finds Christian television to be great entertainment. Shot entirely on location in Southern Indiana and Austin, Texas, Paradise Recovered attempts a modern-day retelling of the parable of the Good Samaritan while addressing the important topics of faith, tolerance, and spiritual abuse in modern culture.
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Paradise Recovered (2010) Reviews
Incredible Film
This move is something that should have been brought to everyones attention. With an excellent script, great acting/cast and a story that will touch and enlighten anyone who watches it, how can you go wrong. I saw this amazing film at the festival in Oklahoma city, and saw it twice. Its amazing that the film not only did its research (which means that it is very accurate in its portrayal of some of the churches and cults out there) but it really informs everyone that if you open your mind and heart, you will see the world and your life clearly To sum up my view of this movie, I see them getting a few awards for best indie film and best screenplay. Oscar anyone?
Fun, interesting and intelligent movie.
A very enjoyable movie about a girl living in a very uber-cult-like Christian sect and what happens when she intersects with a more moderate to liberal world. In fact moderation is a good word for the film. It is about finding normalcy amongst so much information and so many influences. It is not a preachy movie, but it is about being OK to have something to believe in. It is funny and entertaining and the young star is adorable, Heather Wallis is like a younger Ellie Kemper. Dane Seth Hulbert plays Gabriel, a grocery store employee who becomes many things to Ester, He is the irritating sand in her oyster shell, as she is trained in belief and he is someone who chooses which thoughts to think. Oliver Luke plays Mark, Gabriel's friend and roommate. The sort of second banana that you would find in Jack Black, but to the films credit the funny and entertaining moments are well balanced between the three main characters. The movie has been accepted to 17 film festivals, which says something about it's attraction to a fairly wide audience. I saw it at the Idyllwild Film Festival and it was well received and I really enjoyed it.
Oscar Worthy
Andie Redwine has written a script that is entertaining, humorous, but socially significant in a culture splintered between conservative totalism and liberal totalism. Andie provides a contrast between two sets of men, both father-son. Philip doesn't accept his father's beliefs totally, but plays the game for his own selfish reasons. Gabriel also rejects his father's beliefs, but openly admits the fact. The two fathers are ministers - one focused on rules and control, the other focused on relationship and grace. The two sons woo the same woman - one for his own selfish motives, the other out of concern for Esther. The film is about the insidious abuse of cults, but it provides a contrast between real men who are comfortable with difference and cowards who try to force others to be carbon copies of themselves.
Grace-filled look into a tough issue
I had the privilege of seeing the Texas premier of this film. Paradise Recovered looks into the life of Esther, a woman who is a true believer in a very totalitarian religious cult. Bad things happen (I won't give away the plot twists) and Esther encounters real faith, relationships, freedom, and love. The film is beautifully shot. The lighting, in particular, really caught my attention. In one scene, Esther walks up to a house in the morning and you can see the sun peeking through the trees. The light is not only a beautiful shot, but also a good metaphor. The costumes are spot-on. The dialog is strong in most scenes. Even the crowd scenes show finesse. Overall, this was a beautiful view into a world that's not remotely beautiful. I'm glad to see an intelligent film tackling this tough issue in a grace-filled way.
Smart script, engaging leads, all-around solid indie.
I saw Paradise Recovered when it was screening at the Film Courage Interactive in Los Angeles a couple years ago, and met Andie Redwine (screenwriter) and Storme Wood (director), who were both great people. It sort of makes sense that they would make a great film. I see a lot of bad indies - more specifically indies that try desperately to be profound, or memorable, or poignant - but what surprised and delighted me was that Paradise Recovered was a real gem in a haystack. It was a perfect marriage of a smart, witty script, unforced, seamless direction, and two natural, likable leads. It was simple and ultimately powerful without ever trying. It certainly could have been preachy, full of itself, and over-dramatic, but Andie's script - and from what I've heard it's largely autobiographical, about growing up around a "cult" - feels really authentic and delivers a tangible message. Definitely worth checking out. I wouldn't steer you wrong.