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Evangelist Greg Laurie, who knew World War II hero Louis Zamperini well through public interviews and time spent together privately before he died on July 2, said he was disappointed to hear that the film based on his life as adapted from the book Unbroken, will not include the story of his faith in Jesus Christ.
The Universal Pictures film, directed by Angelina Jolie, is scheduled for release on Christmas Day. However, word has already gotten out that Zamperini’s spiritual journey is absent from the film adaption of Laura Hillenbrand’s book, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption.
“I’m disappointed that director Angelina Jolie has chosen to leave this vital and essential part of Louis Zamperini’s life out of this much anticipated film,” Laurie, who is perhaps best known for leading the Harvest crusades, told The Christian Post recently. “To me, the most amazing part of his story is not just surviving the incomprehensible beatings in the Japanese internment camp, or being adrift at sea for over 47 days. It was the fact that Louis was able, because of his conversion and newfound Christian faith, to go back to Japan to the very guards who mistreated him and forgive them, as well as tell them about Jesus Christ.”
Laurie said it was his privilege to spend quite a bit of time with Louis personally and publicly and “go over his amazing life story with him again and again.”
“His memory retention and attention to detail were nothing short of remarkable,” he said.
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SOURCE: The Christian Post
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