After suffering a family tragedy, Mack Phillips (Sam Worthington) spirals into a deep depression causing him to question his innermost beliefs.
Facing a crisis of faith, he receives a mysterious letter urging him to go to an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Despite his doubts, Mack journeys to the shack and encounters an enigmatic trio of strangers led by a woman named Papa (Octavia Spencer). Through this meeting Mack finds important truths that will transform his understanding of his tragedy and change his life forever.
Portraying an interesting plot and a talented cast with the star of the movie ‘Avatar’, Sam Worthington and Academy Award-winner Octavia Spencer, the movie has an instant appeal, and undeniably all the actors have done a wonderful job in this movie especially Sam Worthington, as he allows you to feel exactly what the character is dealing with when trying to make sense of life, in the aftermath of a personal tragedy.
The movie starts off well and keeps you engrossed until somewhere in the middle, where I feel it loses it’s momentum, but then peaks back towards the climax. Of course, as is in the novel, the movie is centred on an encounter with God and how that changes lives (in this case Mack Phillips’ life). However, the challenge for a positive experience for some audience will lie in underlying religious views and theological issues.
But if one can watch this without any bias, then one will see the core message of this movie – ‘God loves us’. Credit must also be given to the movie-makers, who address profound life-changing questions with explicit answers, in an easy way that anyone can understand. Using virtual technology, the fantasy and picturesque scenes, alongside the dialogues, adds more meaning to the words spoken, thus creating a deeper impact.
In conclusion, the movie has a way of either encapsulating you and moving you to tears or leaving you critical and bored depending on your own personal life experiences and worldviews.
Sources: http://www.theshack.movie/#synopsis
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