The Way – Life Is About The Journey

by Cliff Ravenscraft on October 14, 2011

in Our Blog

I just received an email invitation to a press screening for this movie:

“The Way” is an inspirational story about family, friends, and the challenges of navigating a complicated world. Martin Sheen plays Tom, an American doctor who comes to France to collect the remains of his adult son (played by Emilio Estevez), who died while walking the Camino de Santiago, also known as The Way of Saint James.

Embarking on the historical pilgrimage to honor his son’s memory, Tom meets other pilgrims from around the world: a Dutchman (Yorick van Wageningen), a Canadian (Deborah Kara Unger) and an Irishman (James Nesbitt). Eventually, Tom discovers the difference between “the life we live and the life we choose.”

THE WAY, written and directed by Emilio Estevez, was filmed along the actual Camino de Santiago.

Coming to Select Theaters on October 7th, Nationwide October 21st.
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I’ll be sure to share my thoughts on the movie on both Family From The Heart and Life, Love And The Movies.

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Jared Akers
Jared Akers

wow.

"You don't choose a life dad, you live one."

My father passed away suddenly last year at the age of 65. He worked so hard his entire life, just to retire and die a year later. Luckily I learned from him a littler earlier. As back in 2006 when I reached a point of desperation, a bottom, and started a journey of self-discovery.

Through the process, much like it appears Tom discovers in this movie, the lessons are in the journey. Sure, it's a cliche', but the amazing part is the journey (if you're open and available to it) changes who you are as you go. Thus the destination is every changing and more beautiful as I realize it's all the destination... I'm already here. My heaven. Just be and enjoy it.

Ok, that got really deep.

I browsed FFTH and LLATM for a review of this movie but didn't come across it. How was it?

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