Here\u2019s today\u2019s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.<\/p>\n
Why Unbroken<\/em><\/a> could be a game changer.<\/strong>\u00a0 Not known for any sort of religiosity Angelina Jolie is said to have\u00a0 formed a deep bond with the real-life Christian hero Louie Zamperini\u00a0 while directing the film version of his life story (adapted from Laura Hillenbrand’s bestselling book). The relationship may have had a lasting impact on her. In fact, it’s reported that when complications arose during the filming of the movie’s final scene, she got down on her knees and prayed for a miracle — and, apparently, had her prayer answered.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n In case you don’t know, Unbroken<\/em>, which opens in theaters on Christmas Day, is the highly-anticipated epic story of Louis “Louie” Zamperini<\/a> (played in the film by Jack O’Connell), an American Olympic legend who enlisted in the U.S. Air Force during World War II and, after surviving a near-fatal plane crash, survived in a raft for 47 days before being captured by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp. Though the film focuses on his Olympic and military experience, after the war — and some tough times at home — Zamperini became a born-again Christian. He died just a few months ago on July 2nd, 2014.<\/p>\n