It's a Great, Great Story...
It tells a very moving story...
It's an effort of love and an effort of prayer
and a lot of hard
work....
It tells a story of Faith and Love and Compassion...
Pastor Deral Schrom
Senior
Pastor, South Suburban Christian Church
Great Job!
Thank you guys for showing
your movie.
It was so well done, thought
through, heartwrenching, and even
funny! Great Job!
Dave Luther
Worship Arts Pastor, Grace Church
...we should not take life for granted.
Darla,
THANKS for doing the interview. I have it scheduled to air on KNEO Radio on Tuesday Dec. 19 at 1PM
.
I had a chance to view the movie over the weekend. It was VERY WELL PRODUCED! I found it very touching and it shows us that we should not take life for granted. We need to be prepared spiritually for anything life hands to us whether it be good or bad.
“My wife and I had the privilege of screening The Goal. Our emotions were captured by
the tragic event at the beginning the movie. But by the conclusion of The Goal we were
delighted and rejoicing to see how God had worked in the midst of a tragic event.
The Goal has portrayed life's reality. Everything in our life is not good and is even
sometimes tragic. However, when we trust God through all events of our life, He will
indeed cause everything to work together for our good (Romans 8:28)
The Goal has certainly portrayed this spiritual principle of life.”
Pastor Richard Harper
CrossPoint Community Church
Gadsden, AL
...The movie was a miracle cure.
"My husband, Mark was involved
a very serious motorcycle accident in April of this
year. ... This women nearly took his life as she threw
him off the mountain and dragged his bike up the
mountain about 160 feet. She was impaired at 8:30 in
the morning.
... He did spend 10 days in ICU and had 5
surgeries. He had a concussion and a cracked helmet.
Her truck hit his left leg and he landed on his head
and chest and both legs were damaged, along with lung
and heart concerns. He had a grade 3 PCL and the other
lower leg/ankle was shattered.
That was April. My parents came to help as my
husband did not have the use of either leg and was be
ridden for months. He was on Oxygen and there were
heart concerns as well.
I had just received of copy of "The
Goal" by Darla Rae in the mail only a few weeks
after the accident. However, it was too soon for Mark
to relive a bike accident. However, my parents were so
excited to see the movie that they had heard so much
about. Mark was a full time patient...doing nothing at
all for himself. This was late May. I was
tired....drained from fetching water, food, ice and
bed baths. He layed there helpless.
... I plugged in the movie. We all watched. Mark
from his hospital bed which was in the middle of the
living room. My parents loved it! Mark was rather
quiet.
The next day, I saw a miracle. I simply didn't
think I could do much more 24/7 health care as I had 2
spine surgeries myself recently. Mark was got into his
wheelchair without help. He got his own ice. He got
his own lunch. Overnight he became more independant
and he and I both needed it!
It is now nearly August and he has only just had
the wheelchair and bed picked up. However, the
determination to become well and independant again
began while watching "The Goal" This movie
has the power to help people with chronic illness,
cancer and honestly any other serious malady. If a
quad can be seen camping, dating and enjoying
life....what excuse is there for others for the pity
party! Get moving and get better...live life!
I saw it work with my own eyes......
Teresa Wyatt
"Der Film erzählt sehr einfühlsam
des "zweite" Leben zweier junger Männer.
Nach Ihrem Unfall müssen Sie von null beginnen. Es
ist sehr ermutigend zu sehen wie der
Lebenswille zurückkommt und die Geschichte ihren lauf
nimmt.
Ein sehr wertvoller Film."
Alexander aus Österreich
...Here is hope beyond hope . . . life beyond life . . .
It was the poet Emily Dickinson who claimed: "I live in
Possibility ..."
To see "THE GOAL" is to experience and excite "possibility" beyond
any definition or drama any poet has probed or penned.
Here is hope beyond hope . . . life beyond life . . .
yes,
possibility beyond "Possibility"!
Pastor Ron Swenson
...it shows hope to a situation many
had seen as hopeless before.
It is educational, it is realistic,
it is inspirational, it is up lifting. It is a little
disturbing in the beginning, but not graphically and
so any child could watch it. It is something that most
humans experience to some degree and so watching this
with your child in a family oriented gathering can be
beneficial in educating them about paralysis.
It is up lifting, because it shows hope to a
situation many had seen as hopeless before. It is a
movie worth seeing and caringly and powerfully made to
empower people. In that respect it is a perfectly
designed movie.
Robert alias The Markle
What a wonderful story!!
I just got the DVD in the mail
yesterday and have already watched it 3 times!!
Beth Noblitt
Columbus,Indiana
It's a feel-good, positive, family
film...
...The Goal has the power to change perceptions
profoundly
The thing I appreciated most about
The Goal--the thing that really stuck with me--was its
positive, realistic portrayal of life as a
quadriplegic. I actually think it will change the way
I look at people in wheelchairs now. I must admit that
before seeing the movie, though I knew intellectually
that people in wheelchairs were just like anyone else,
I don't think I ever really embraced that concept
wholeheartedly. This film showed that there is life
after a devastating injury--there is hope and fun and
friends and laughter. I think The Goal has the power
to change perceptions profoundly--both of newly
injured people and of those of us who have never
experienced such a difficult challenge. I hope more
and more people are able to see it.
While it certainly has touching scenes, The Goal
takes you by surprise with its genuine humor. One of
the most memorable scenes for me was when the guys
fell out of their wheelchairs while alone in the
woods.
...This is not a depressing film asking for
pity. It's a feel-good, positive, family film that
brings the audience into the intimate realities of a
world most of us will never otherwise see.
I'm so glad you made this film, Darla, and I
hope it gets wide distribution.
Leigh Ann
To Darla and the rest of the cast and
crew...great job all around.
You have set a great example (and a
pretty high bar) for us other Colorado filmmakers with
aspirations of making a commercially viable independent
film here on the Front Range.
... What I do know is that none of it stopped Darla
from making her movie, and a damn good one at that. So
big-time "KUDOS" to you, Darla. You're my new
hero.
Patrick Sheridan
Paddy Wagon Films
How hopeful this film will be to those new quads as they struggle to make
sense of life "after".
...those cuts tightened up the film and made it even more gripping.
Thank you for all your hard work is making this project so successful.
The preview was very successful, so many in attendance!
Gale Grove
Words are inadequate to express the emotions I felt watching The Goal last
night.
I went from feeling utter despair to unbelievable genuine joy.
The words to Laura's songs coincided so beautifully with the screen action -
I was entranced for 99 minutes.
Laurie Peterson-Wright
The scene where Jason is getting himself dressed and
out of bed into his chair was very emotional. And real.
I got the copy .... It's really good.
Lionel Bienvenu
KMGH Sports Anchor
This is a real story of loss, acceptance, and
re-establishing achievement in human life.
The movie "The Goal" accurately depicted the
physical and emotional aspects of a Spinal Cord Injury. The basic theme
of the movie was the amount of perseverance, strength, and faith an
individual requires to regain the quality of life he/she once had.
"The Goal" did an excellent job of showing 2 young men (along
with their families) overcoming the greatest physical and emotional
challenges from the SCI to regain the lives they desired.
Linda Csiza, PT, DSc, NCS
University of Colorado Health Science Center
