MOST

MOST – Deluxe Edition DVD

About movie

33 minutes shot film directed by Bobby Garabedian

MOST, the Czech word for “The Bridge”, is a fitting title for this 21st-century parable about a loving father, his young son, and the fateful day when they attempt to head off an impending rail disaster.  Hundreds of passengers aboard an oncoming steam train are completely unaware of the danger that looms as they head toward an open drawbridge.   As a desperate young woman witnesses an act of mercy beyond imagination, her life is changed forever – as are the lives of all who see this film.  Both heart wrenching and glorious, MOST vividly portrays the greatest offering of love, sacrifice, hope, and forgiveness known to man.

WEBSITE: http://www.facebook.com/mostthemovie

YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c67NF3I55ew

Our Thoughts

We are not strangers to this movie – actually part of the movie.  Why?  Well a couple of years ago, the pastor of the church we were attending had shown a clip from it.   The most disturbing part of the movie but oh so touching and moving.    And seeing it again has once again changed our way of thinking about a lot of things. 

I personally don’t think of my kids the same way anymore.   Anything could happen anytime.   Literally.    Life is full of unexpected events that could shake you like you wouldn’t believe.  This movie reminded us to enjoy our children while we can.    It is also a wonderful allegory of the famous John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His One and Only Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life”.

The movie will definitively touch anyone to the core.  Nobody can’t feel unaffected after seeing it.   Nobody.  After watching it, we decided to watch the extended ending as well as the bonus scenes and we think that these should have been included in the movie.    One particular scene helped us to understand the story a bit more.

The amazing thing about that movie is that it is apparently based on a true story.

There is an old story about a man by the name of John Griffith, who lived in Oklahoma in 1929. He had lost all he had in the stock market crash. He moved to Mississippi where he took a job as bridge operator for a railroad trestle. In 1937 he was involved in a horrible accident. One day his 8 year-old son, Greg, spent the day with his Dad at work. The boy poked around the office and asked dozens of questions - just like little boys do. The bridge was over a river and whenever a ship came John had to open the bridge to allow the ships to pass. The day the boy was there with his father a ship was coming so John opened up the draw bridge. After a moment or two he realized his son wasn’t in the office and as he looked around, to his horror, John saw his son climbing around on the gears of the draw bridge. He hurried outside to rescue his son but just then he heard a fast approaching passenger train, the Memphis Express, filled with 400 people. He yelled to his son, but the noise of the now clearing ship and the oncoming train made it impossible for the boy to hear him. All of a sudden John Griffith realized his horrible dilemma. If he took the time to rescue his son the train would crash killing all aboard, but if he closed the bridge, the boy we be crushed in the gears. John would sacrifice his son. He made the horrible decision, pulled the lever and closed the bridge. It is said, as the train went by John could see the faces of the passengers, some reading, some even waving, all of them oblivious to the sacrifice that had just been made for them.

The deluxe edition includes MOST a 33 minutes film, the making of MOST a 32 minutes feature, bonus scenes, extended ending, and introduction & commentary of Luis Palau and a study guide.  Note that the language is in Czech but numerous subtitles are available.

Watch a preview of MOST

GREAT NEWS!

One of my readers can win a copy of MOST.

To participate, watch the preview and tell me the color of the handle that the little is trying to pull up .  This entry is mandatory.   Don’t forget to include your email address in the comment.

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Deadline:  March 20, 2011 (to celebrate my birthday and SPRING day!).

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