Two years ago I read Mrs. Weber's memoir Surprised by Oxford. I was excited to be able to borrow this movie based on the memoir. The movie centers mostly on how Caro and Kent come into relationship with each other. Another focus was Caro's lack of faith and how she comes to faith but very lightly. Christ was not mentioned. The Christian characters never boldly proclaim Christ as the answer to her struggles/questions in the movie. The viewer only knows she comes to faith when a friend comments how she has joined parish. I would have preferred the focus to be on her faith journey. Instead the producers made sure to include what I list in the "considerations" below.
We discussed with our son the lack of wisdom it is to pursue a girl who is not a Christian. The movie creates the impression that Kent pursues Caro, who does not share his faith.
Considerations/warnings: swearing, God's name in vain, when waitressing before Oxford, she bumps into a patron who is staring right at her chest and makes an off-comment about what he wants to do with her/her chest-she is showing cleavage-why include something like this??! Totally unnecesary!, a lot of drinking (Caro gets drunk once), in the background viewers can witness "couples" making out, one guy flashes Caro (viewer cannot see anything), one of her friends makes moves on a priest, getting "laid" & "shagged" is mentioned, virginity is not valued by most of the characters (which is true and realisitic)
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