Most of the time, I'm not a huge movie person. I become instantly disinterested when I can guess the plot or when I feel like I can read through the actors. I get distracted and get on my phone (I know - such a millennial) or I fall asleep. Because of this, if I watch a movie and really like it, it is no minor thing.

This is exactly what happened when I watched the movie Case For Christ and thus, I shall share...

I was introduced to the story a little more than a year ago when I was gifted the book by a friend. It is a true story written by an atheist journalist, Lee Strobel. After his wife throws a curveball at him and becomes Christian, he sets out on an investigation to disprove Christianity.

Strobel visits many professionals to get the facts about the resurrection of Jesus; doctors, psychologists, pastor and other professionals. He seeks and seeks to find the answer that he so badly wants to hear. But as you could probably guess, his findings turn out to be quite different than his expectations.

I read the book in a time where I would have considered myself a recovering skeptic of Christianity. It was real and honest and unbiased which was exactly what I needed.

It cleared up all of the misconceptions I had around Christianity - that it was all miracles and fluff. I had this misconception that intellect and religion were two dissociated ideas.

But The Case For Christ showed me that there is actually real, hard evidence to the resurrection of Christ. In fact, there's more real, hard evidence for it than almost any other event in history.

When I figured out that the book had become a movie, I had to go see it. But unlike when I read the book, I had a relationship with God and a Christian community when I watched the movie. I knew the plot, I knew the person was an actor. But that did nothing to minimize my impression of the movie.

The movie was depicted the book from a little bit of a different standpoint. It lets you see Strobel going through his investigation and shows the love story of him and his wife. I think the film did a remarkable job at depicting Strobel's story.

As the movie goes on, many of the people told Lee that obviously the facts are there, he can choose to see the truth or ignore it. The sweet, newly-Christian wife prays ceaselessly for Lee - praying for God to change his heart.

SPOILER ALERT: The movie ends with Lee finally putting his guard down, taking in the truth, and receiving God. The scene had me in complete tears and although at first I didn't know why this was, I think I figured it out:

As I watched the movie, I was taken back to the place and time I was in when I read the book. A skeptic. A young girl inclined to this Christian thing, but desiring to know more. A new Christian whose life was about to drastically change.

When I first read the book, I didn't know what being a "lukewarm" Christian meant, or about so many things that went on in the church and religion. I didn't realize that it was so easy to stray from God or that this new amazing thing would come with struggles. I didn't realize that many people talk the "Christian" talk but don't walk the walk. (As in they claim to be Christian but don't really live out Jesus virtue and values). I didn't realize that in our world today theres a whole lot more to Christianity than just a simple relationship with God.

I think watching the movie was so impactful to me because it reminded me of the time when I first gave my control to God. When I was dumbfounded by God's grace and wanted to seek him more than anything else. When I first learned about Jesus.

I don't want to give away every detail of the movie, nor do I want to make this article an argument on the existence of Christianity. I simply want to reflect on how much I loved this movie, in hopes that I can encourage others to check it out.

I know I was meant to go see The Case For Christ. It brought up so many feelings and beautifully reminded me of the legitimacy behind my source of joy and comfort and confidence and fellowship.

So I may not be much of a movie watcher, but The Case For Christ was a game changer for me and will top my list for a long, long time.