I haven’t really been a religious person since my freshman year in college when I realized I had the freedom to explore other religions and discover that I had options other than the staunch Catholicism in which I grew up. I am, however, a person of faith. I believe in God and I do pray. I just don’t always my faithfulness with others. I think that is deeply personal and of course, something not to be put upon others.

There does come a time in most people’s lives that God enters and plays a more profound role.

I received the movie, Sarah’s Choice, for review because it deals with abortion, adoption, and being pregnant. In the movie, Sarah and Matt find themselves expecting an unplanned child and are not sure if they would like to keep it. The movie follows the decision making process that Sarah goes through and the tribulation that Matt goes through to accept the pregnancy.

In the movie Sarah’s Choice, a woman appears just after Sarah visits the clinic and gives her a Christmas card. She tells Sarah she will have three visions about her decision. That night she dreams of giving birth and meeting her child. Her second vision is full of love and joy. Her third vision, however, is of life without a child and this scares her.

Because of my religious background I was not fond of the heavy religious tone. However, the film DOES effectively go through the process of making the choice and weighing the options. Sarah had a difficult decision and her co-workers suggest that she has the right to choose so that she can continue her career. The Dickens-esk film would take teens through a decision making process…I just wish the religion was taken out, as so MANY more teens could benefit.