Emie Rose S.

Rivera
PY 203
ETHICS

FILM VIEWING

The film Courageous tackles some of the most pressing social challenges of our time. This film
emphasizes the significance of family, the harms of drugs, and the centrality of Christian principles.
Courageous makes me think about how I treat people and how I may improve as a Christian. I realized
that living a life focused solely on myself and pursuing worldly pleasures results in not only superficial
and fleeting delight, but also misery, suffering, emptiness, and a yearning for something more than what
we have. Throughout the film, many characters undergo changes and have numerous religious
experiences. Nathan, his daughter Jade, Derrick, Adam and his family, Shane, and David are the primary
characters who go through transformations. Throughout the film, each of these individuals grows and
learns the value of having a father in the family and the importance of spending time with our loved ones.
Adam, a corporal officer, begins as a man who works every day to apprehend society's "villains," but who
does not spend enough time with his family, particularly his kid. His nine-year-old daughter takes
precedence over his fifteen-year-old son. Adam sees his daughter as a sweet youngster, while his son sees
himself as a stubborn adolescent going through a rebellious phase. When his daughter is murdered in a
car accident, though, his outlook on family shifts. In his anguish, he expresses regret for not being a better
father. His wife reminds him that he is still a father, and he recognizes that he has a shot with Dylan.
Following his daughter's death, he makes a resolution based on scriptures to be a better father. He opens
up to and spends more time with his son as a result of the resolution he makes. He gets rewarded for this
by obtaining a promotion at work. It also demonstrates that a person's status is less significant than their
faith in God. This film does a fantastic job of emphasizing the necessity of living a God-centered and
God-directed life. It emphasizes the significance of faith, making the correct decision, and choosing to
honor God despite the possible consequences and ramifications. This film not only addresses societal
difficulties, but it also refers to scriptural passages that push us in the right route. The most important
lesson I learned from this video was that if I place my total trust in God, he will supply, watch over, and
care for me no matter what occurs. I discovered that simply professing faith in God isn't enough. Every
day, I must believe in and trust him, and I must demonstrate my faith and trust by my actions and words.
BEING A PERSON OF INTEGRITY—While the film Courageous focuses primarily on fatherhood
concerns (as you can see), being a person of integrity encompasses more than just being a good father.
This integrity must be carried over into your profession, spirituality, and other aspects of your life. A
comparable experience for the user when the officers use the same deliberateness in their position as
fathers. Adam Mitchell, the primary character, invites Javier Martinez, an unemployed construction
worker, to join them in their dedication to meaningful fatherhood. The five men sign a resolution
announcing their promise of bold leadership of their families in a ceremony with their wives and children.
Mr. Tyson, the factory boss, asks Javier to consider working a shift in the inventory area shortly after
Adam supports him in securing a factory job. He is then instructed to falsify the numbers on the inventory
list, claiming to have received "16" rather than "17" crates, and to respond to Mr. Tyson the following
morning. The problem that Javier encounters is between sensibility (heart) and rationality (brain) (Baird,
2005). Javier needs to keep his job following a desperate financial period of unemployment, as seen
through the lens of sensitivity. He also had to deal with his wife's pressure that "maybe it isn't wrong"
(Courageous, 2011), as well as his employer's demands (Johnson, 2015, p. 8-9). According to the
reasoning perspective, Javier has a responsibility to do the right thing in order to preserve justice and a
trustworthy environment. Javier is morally sensitive and knows that this is a moral situation. He used
moral language such as "ethical," "right," and "wrong" (Johnson, 2015, p. 190). Javier makes a moral
judgment regarding the situation's rightness or wrongness. When he tells Mr. Tyson that "I cannot do as
you have asked," he demonstrates his positive attributes of courage, integrity, humility, and optimism
(Courageous, 2011). "And why is that?" he is questioned. "Because it is wrong, sir, and it would be
dishonoring to my God and my family to lie on that report," Javier declares emphatically (Courageous,
2011). Javier's strong moral character helped him to breeze through the SAD formula's straightforward
ethical decision-making structure (Day, 2006 as in Johnson, 2015, p. 206). Javier recounted the situation
to his wife, recognized the principles and values at odds as honesty against lying, and clearly defined the
ethical issue as "it is unacceptable to lie" (Courageous, 2011). He then moved on to the Analysis stage,
where he weighed the external issues of losing his work, such as the financial ramifications for his family
and the consequences of lying after he had made a promise to his children to model a life of honesty and
perseverance. Finally, with power, clarity, and confidence, Javier made and communicated his decision
not to lie. With a nod to the Relationship-based conception of justice as fairness, Javier's commitment to
protect truth reflects the deontological moral theory of Rights and Responsibilities (Baird, 2005). It also
reflects his pledge to God, his wife, and his children that he would lead them with courage and honesty.