Firewall
—1. Overview
—2. Cast and Crew
—3. Photo Pages
—4. Trailers, Clips, DVDs, Books, Soundtrack
—5. Posters (Harrison Ford)
—6. Production Notes (pdf)
—7. Spiritual Connections
—8. Presentation Downloads
Firewall is vintage Harrison Ford…even if Harrison Ford is pretty vintage himself! Taut with suspense, this film pits Ford’s family man Jack Stansfield against the evil manipulator Bill Cox (Bettany.) While Stansfield’s family involves a pair of children and a wife, and Cox’s crew incorporates various standard henchmen, the film is a two actor show. Within the context of the film, Stansfield has overseen the firewalls electronically built to protect his bank, but can he provide a human firewall to protect his family?
We know what is coming thanks to the many television advertisement spots leading up to the latest Ford blockbuster’s release date. Mashing the sentiments of Air Force One into the security scams frequently hitting the big screen, Stansfield must break through the security systems that he helped create to save his family, held hostage within their own home. It’s pretty straightforward but it still serves up a pretty entertaining tale.
The basic premise leaves us with questions about how far we would go to save our loved ones from danger. Most of us would answer quickly, all the way! Stansfield surrenders his job security, his responsibilities and any morals that he previously held to—all for the sake of his family. What is a more interesting movie conundrum is for whom would we go to such lengths?
Who do you know or possibly not even know yet, for whom you would sacrifice anything and everything? I remember a story about the question posed this way: Who would you walk across a wooden beam lying on the ground to save? Who would you walk across the same beam to save if it was held ten feet off the ground? Or twenty stories off the ground? Or twenty stories off the ground in the midst of a hurricane? The gospel story of Jesus Christ says that he would walk across in the midst of the hurricane to save anyone, you or me or someone who completely rejected him. That’s one heck of a firewall!
So, we watch this film about sacrifice and heroics and wonder if we have what it takes to be a real hero. While the technical babble that accompanies the heist part of the film is beyond me, and the security behind our banks is hopefully more sound than what could be undone by an iPod, the movie’s realistic interplay of danger and suspense keeps us engaged with our own self-examination. If we are realistic in this examination, we may discover that we are not the firewall but that others or the Other serve as the firewall for us. Somehow, knowing that I am not the biggest, nor am I the final word, makes me feel a little more secure in my constantly changing world. Take another look at Firewall, and you might just be inspired.
— Overview
—2. Cast and Crew
—3. Photo Pages
—4. Trailers, Clips, DVDs, Books, Soundtrack
—5. Posters (Harrison Ford)
—6. Production Notes (pdf)
—7. Spiritual Connections
—8. Presentation Downloads
Firewall is vintage Harrison Ford…even if Harrison Ford is pretty vintage himself! Taut with suspense, this film pits Ford’s family man Jack Stansfield against the evil manipulator Bill Cox (Bettany.) While Stansfield’s family involves a pair of children and a wife, and Cox’s crew incorporates various standard henchmen, the film is a two actor show. Within the context of the film, Stansfield has overseen the firewalls electronically built to protect his bank, but can he provide a human firewall to protect his family?We know what is coming thanks to the many television advertisement spots leading up to the latest Ford blockbuster’s release date. Mashing the sentiments of Air Force One into the security scams frequently hitting the big screen, Stansfield must break through the security systems that he helped create to save his family, held hostage within their own home. It’s pretty straightforward but it still serves up a pretty entertaining tale.
The basic premise leaves us with questions about how far we would go to save our loved ones from danger. Most of us would answer quickly, all the way! Stansfield surrenders his job security, his responsibilities and any morals that he previously held to—all for the sake of his family. What is a more interesting movie conundrum is for whom would we go to such lengths?
Who do you know or possibly not even know yet, for whom you would sacrifice anything and everything? I remember a story about the question posed this way: Who would you walk across a wooden beam lying on the ground to save? Who would you walk across the same beam to save if it was held ten feet off the ground? Or twenty stories off the ground? Or twenty stories off the ground in the midst of a hurricane? The gospel story of Jesus Christ says that he would walk across in the midst of the hurricane to save anyone, you or me or someone who completely rejected him. That’s one heck of a firewall!
So, we watch this film about sacrifice and heroics and wonder if we have what it takes to be a real hero. While the technical babble that accompanies the heist part of the film is beyond me, and the security behind our banks is hopefully more sound than what could be undone by an iPod, the movie’s realistic interplay of danger and suspense keeps us engaged with our own self-examination. If we are realistic in this examination, we may discover that we are not the firewall but that others or the Other serve as the firewall for us. Somehow, knowing that I am not the biggest, nor am I the final word, makes me feel a little more secure in my constantly changing world. Take another look at Firewall, and you might just be inspired.
— Overview
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home