In the bonus track of the DVD of "Indivisible," the film artists described two major goals for their film: (1) to dramatize the role that chaplains play in the military and (2) the impact of war on the families at home. As the film project was in the making for six years, it is commendable that the filmmakers met their objectives.

At the same time, there was perhaps a byproduct of this film that was unintentional: a strong anti-war sentiment. It has now been two decades of America fighting senseless foreign wars. This film shows the utter futility of attacks on little towns, civilian casualties, and the devastating effects on the home front of vets returning with PSTD. One of the most unforgettable sequences in the film is that of Chaplain Turner returning home and just sitting and staring off into space as he shuts out his family members from his life.

While on the surface, there was the intent to show how "the armor of God" protects and heals those traumatized by the war experience, the broader scope of the film approached that of such famous Greek tragedies as Euripides' "The Trojan Women" as an anti-war experience. A little girl in Iraq dies. A twenty-one year old soldier perishes in a surprise attack. The neighbor of the chaplain loses a leg. The chaplain himself returns home, takes leave of the military, and assumes a job in a nursery working for "Digger O'Dell." These are all expressions of the insanity of costly and futile wars.

The historical context of "Indivisible" was the decision for a "troop surge" for Baghdad in 2007 during the administration of George W. Bush, which began the war in Iraq. From Fort Stewart in Georgia, a number of recruits are called up for service, and Chaplain Turner accompanies them to Iraq. The utter futility of the combat that ensues was earnestly depicted in a film that raises consciousness about the complete lack of nobility associated with America's tragic foreign entanglements.

Contrary to most Christian movies, you do NOT have to be Christian to enjoy this film.

Christian movies often seem to receive low ratings. I understand low ratings for many of these films because the Christian message is very ham-fisted and is probably not enjoyed by people who are not open to Christianity. However, this is not one of those movies, and that helps make this one of the best Christian films I've ever seen.

This is a movie about struggles within military families, and people who have family members or friends in the military will probably relate very well to these issues. I never shed a tear, but I was fighting them back for about half of the movie. It is paced very well to spread the emotional scenes throughout the movie. As each person attempts to overcome their struggles, only one of these people (a relatively minor character) appears to overcome their struggle through faith. All of the other major and minor characters may be intended by the screenwriter to have God working in the background, but at face value their struggles are all overcome by people helping each other. Despite the main character being a chaplain, the theme of the movie is really that people handle difficult emotions better when they ask others for help.

My biggest complaint is that the dialogue seems quite bland and cliched. It's never obviously bad dialogue, but it's also never particularly inspired. However, the actors still perform quite well, which is not standard for a Christian movie. And again, the overall story is still quite good despite the dialogue.

Predictable and by the numbers. Some poor editing but competently made otherwise. Emotionally manipulative. Decent slice of life. Could clean up on the pacing. Dialogue isn't particularly compelling but is competent.