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I have not seen this movie yet, but I will.

I have seen the wonderful DVD called "Through the Gates of Splendor" that is a documentary of the actual event that goes into great detail about what really happened.

You can rent it at Blockbuster or other places.

It is one of the most powerful things I have watched since Mel Gibson't "The Passion of the Christ." Please rent it.

Great post and words by Rep Watts - thanks.

I have not seen this movie yet, but I will.

You will enjoy it. I wonder how Chad Allen felt reciting Nate Saint's statement that "We can't kill them. They aren't ready for Heaven yet. We are." I won't spoil the movie by telling you why he said that, but it was a powerful statement of the uniqueness of Christ, and Allen delivered it as if he meant it.

My only consolation in this bruhaha is that many homosexuals might go see the movie who otherwise might not do so.

Shalom.

It's a wonderful movie. Unfortunately, it only lasted a little over a week at our local theater, but my son and I got to see it before it left.

I was so moved by the movie that I went out and rented "Beyond the Gates of Splendor", which is a documentary that sprung from the same production as the movie "End of the Spear". They decided that they had so much footage of interviews with the widows and the Waodani tribespeople, that they would also do a documentary besides the feature film. I highly recommend both.

The title for the documentary "Beyond the Gates of Splendor" derives from the title of a book that Elisabeth Elliot wrote not long after the death of her husband and friends. Her book, "Through Gates of Splendor", told the tale in book form.

Having seen both the feature movie and the documentary, I think that the movie "End of the Spear" somewhat underplays the role that Jim Elliot and his wife, Elizabeth, played in the real story. I got the sense that "End Of The Spear" is a little too weighted toward Nate Saint, and his son Steve Saint and Nate's sister Rachel Saint. In "End Of The Spear" there is not much mention of the Elliots.

Nevertheless, it is a great movie, and I will buy the DVD when it comes out.

If you do go see it in the theater, be sure to stick around for the credits, as there are clips of the real Mincaye along with Steve Saint where Mincaye visits the United States.