{"id":147506,"date":"2014-11-17T12:00:36","date_gmt":"2014-11-17T17:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/?p=147506"},"modified":"2014-11-17T10:37:02","modified_gmt":"2014-11-17T15:37:02","slug":"old-fashioned-movie-christian-alternative-to-50-shades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mommyish.com\/old-fashioned-movie-christian-alternative-to-50-shades\/","title":{"rendered":"This Christian Movie Version Of 50 Shades Of Grey<\/em> Makes Abstinence Look Hot"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Actor\u00a0Rik Swartzwelder<\/strong> wrote, directed and stars in the film, which IMDB<\/em> describes <\/a>as follows: “A former frat boy and a free-spirited woman together attempt the impossible: an “old-fashioned” courtship in contemporary America.” The film is being compared to 50 Shades<\/em> not only because of it’s release date, but because Swartzwelder set out to rival the franchise<\/a> with a film that comments on God’s role in love and physical intimacy.<\/p>\n

I should be clear that I am not a very religious person. I went to Catholic school growing up and I baptized my sons when there were born, but beyond major holidays (and even then, not since the kids came along) I don’t get to church and I’m okay with that. I approached the idea of Old Fashioned<\/em> the way one would a person handing out free tubes of hand cream at Costco- cautiously optimistic, but very wary of the sales pitch.<\/p>\n

Maybe it’s the fact that I much prefer Swartwelder’s golden boy locks that remind me of yummy Sam Rockwell\u00a0<\/strong>to Jamie Dornan<\/strong> and his cold, cyborg-like gaze. Or perhaps it’s that I personally feel rulers are for scrapbook projects<\/a>. Or maybe it’s just that I still hold a candle for Ryan Gosling<\/strong>, despite his new status as a DILF, and the trailer for Old Fashioned<\/em> reminds me a little of The Notebook<\/em>. Whatever the reason, you have to admit it looks pretty good:<\/p>\n

[youtube=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-p0ozDjAQco]<\/p>\n

Sure, the theme song isn’t quite as catchy as Beyonce’s<\/strong> Haunted<\/em> that accompanies the 50 Shades<\/em> trailer. There are no flashy helicopters, no red rooms of pain, nothing to indicate the leading man is a billionaire. But Old Fashioned<\/em> seems like a real love story made with actors that can do more than make sexy faces for the camera. Assuming the rest of the film isn’t Christian propaganda telling me my rightful place is in the kitchen<\/a>, it seems promising.<\/p>\n

I know the likelihood of my finding a sitter<\/a> and getting to see either of these movies in theaters is as wild a fantasy as that thing Christian does to Ana with the pink leather riding crop. And i’m sure I’ll view 50 Shades of Grey<\/em> at some point for the pop cultural references alone. But if I had to chose where to blow $14.00 this February, my money is on Old Fashioned<\/em>. Praise Jesus, or whatever.<\/p>\n

(image credit: Facebook)<\/a><\/p>\n

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