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"Totally Tyler Perry's Picture 'Madea Goes to Jail' Justifies Forgiveness' Fruit"

By Ramesh C.Reddy
Pittsburgh Standard

June 16, 2009

Tyler Perry's Madea goes to Jail (2009)

Source: http://www.imdb.com.
The movie is rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, drug content, some violence and sexual situations.

Main Cast:
Tyler Perry - Madea/Joe/Brian
Derek Luke - Josh Hardaway
Keshia Knight Pulliam - Candace Washington

WATCH TRAILER: Madea Goes To Jail

RECOMMENDATION:  *** 4/5 rating
WATCH THE MOVIE MORE THAN ONCE

PLOT SYNOPSIS:
"Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail" is about a woman named Madea (played by Tyler Perry) whose anger gets her into all kinds of trouble including jail time but more than that it is about a D.A. named Josh Hardaway (played by Derek Luke) who does his best to get a straight A student off the streets from being a prostitute.

PLOT REVIEW:
"Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail" is among some of the best scripts written for a movie. It is a touching story about what happens when you are surrounded by the right people in your life who want to love you for who you are and help make a difference in your life. It is also a story about happens when you are surrounded by the wrong people in your life who are judgmental. It is an excellent script that can be watched over and over again.

CONTENT REVIEW:
"Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail" has mature thematic material, drug use, some violence, and sexual situations but also addresses themes such as FORGIVENESS, SELFLESSNESS, LOVE, ANGER, CHURCH GOING, SELFISH AMBITION, JUDGING ONE ANOTHER, RAPE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES, and WHAT WOULD JESUS DO?

WHAT I LOVED ABOUT THE MOVIE:

I loved how much emphasis the movie placed on having a relationship with Jesus and what fruit can come out of it. It also addressed wonderfully the issue of forgiveness and how important it is for our lives, not living in guilt from things that happened in the past, not being selfish for personal gain, not judging another, getting second chances, and most of all that LOVE CONQUERS ALL.

QUESTIONS TO PONDER BASED ON INDUCTIVE STUDY OF MOVIE:

1. Which character in the movie can you most identity with and why?

2. What scene or issue raised in the movie touched you the most and why?

3. What does forgiveness mean to you and why is it so important according to the movie?

4. How does the talk on forgiveness in the movie compare to the talk on forgiveness in the Bible?

5.  What benefits do we see in the movie in another's life because of the selflessness of another person? What actions can you imitate?

6. What disasters do we see in the movie in another's life because of selfish ambition? What actions should you not imitate?

7. What will people say about you when they look at your life and compare it to the characters in the movie? Who do you think they will identify you with, why or why not?

8. What does it really mean when you say you love someone and how do your actions prove that love? What were the actions in the movie that showed love?

9. Why do you think it is important to go to church and also to pray according to the movie?  What about you? Do you go to church and pray, why or why not?

10. One of the characters had a WWJD bracelet on and why do you think she wore it?

11. What happens when we judge one another instead of loving them as they are? What does the movie reveal?

12. What are the consequences of selfish ambition?

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