The Life Zone is a confusing movie. It's not that the plot was hard to follow or anything but it mistakenly paints It's own side as the bad guys. Talk about a bold move, or it would be if the creators had any kind of self-awareness. It's almost as if the makers of this movie just wanted to throw as many pro-life and anti-abortion propaganda and didn't care about anything else. It's okay though, most Christians don't care about the plot of the movie, the acting, directing or anything else so long as the message is one they like.
The plot is rather thin. Three women, all pregnant and wanting an abortion. It's simple enough but things get complicated when they pass out and awaken in a hospital with nobody there except a creepy doctor who is trying to force them to give birth. This is important so keep it in mind for later.
He forces them to watch propaganda movies of abortions while drinking warm milk. Is this supposed to be a message to the audience. Is it an attempt at symbolism? Who knows.
It does work on two of the women and they decide to keep their babies The third one still wants her abortion.
The twist is that the other two women weren't really there and the one wanting the abortion already died on the operating table. And the doctor, seemingly distraught over this commits suicide. She then realizes that she and the doctor are now in hell. End credits.
The fact that the women are literally being forced to give birth shows that the makers of this movie don't understand why this is a bad thing. Remember free will? Christians always say that it's up to us to make the decisions. Sure a case could be made that she already made her decision and this is her punishment but it really doesn't feel that way. It feels more like a way to insert a hamfisted message that abortions are bad period.
The plot is rather thin. Three women, all pregnant and wanting an abortion. It's simple enough but things get complicated when they pass out and awaken in a hospital with nobody there except a creepy doctor who is trying to force them to give birth. This is important so keep it in mind for later.
He forces them to watch propaganda movies of abortions while drinking warm milk. Is this supposed to be a message to the audience. Is it an attempt at symbolism? Who knows.
It does work on two of the women and they decide to keep their babies The third one still wants her abortion.
The twist is that the other two women weren't really there and the one wanting the abortion already died on the operating table. And the doctor, seemingly distraught over this commits suicide. She then realizes that she and the doctor are now in hell. End credits.
The fact that the women are literally being forced to give birth shows that the makers of this movie don't understand why this is a bad thing. Remember free will? Christians always say that it's up to us to make the decisions. Sure a case could be made that she already made her decision and this is her punishment but it really doesn't feel that way. It feels more like a way to insert a hamfisted message that abortions are bad period.