Mrs. Andersson
Religion (pd. d)
April 28, 2014
Fireproof
At the movie fireproof, they’re two main characters Caleb and Catherine that take us on a journey on what their marriage is like. At the end of the movie we learn a very important lesson about what marriage is truly about. At the beginning of the movie Catherine and Caleb are struggling with their relationship. While talking to Michael, Caleb expresses that he isn’t receiving the respect he deserves as a husband from Catherine. He also feels like there’s no communication she just nags at him continuously. Michael did a really good job of listening and giving him advice. Michael suggests that he should go to marriage counseling, because he was once in the same predicament with his wife and that really helped. Catherine expresses to her friends that she feels unappreciated. She also feels that Caleb is very insensitive to her feelings. Catherine’s friends are extremely supportive and basically advise her to leave Caleb. A few of the problems Caleb and Catherine struggle through in their relationship is lack of sex and Caleb watching pornography due to it. It probably makes Catherine feels like she’s not enough for him as a woman or she isn’t want he wants. We also see slight infidelity and temptation in the movie with Catherine. Catherine begins to be romanced by Doctor Gavin Keller and falls for him. The twist behind this is that Doctor Gavin is also married. We witness pride when they both refuse to work on their marriage at the beginning. We also witness pride when Caleb first began doing grand gestures for Catherine and she refused to take them and believe there was an ulterior motive behind it. We see the bitterness in their marriage in how they screamed and bickered with each other, the love was gone. We also see lots of gossip between Catherine’s friends about her marriage.
There’s a big difference in how Michael and Caleb view marriage vows at the beginning of the movie.