This movie revealed that the people making it did not know much about the Amish. For starters they have their married woman wearing a bonnet with untied strings--for married women it is exactly the opposite. They also had their main female character, Annie, wearing her skirt too short, and once they even put her in a RED dressed -- something an Amish woman would NEVER wear.
They continued making mistakes during the entire film. Annie is much too outspoken for an Amish woman, and they put way too much lipstick on her. Amish women do not wear make-up at all.
They had her asking her young son to help her in the kitchen. Amish males do not do what is considered women's work--even as young boys.
In one scene they have the Amish at a church building. The Amish tend to meet in each other's homes for their sabbath services.
They did not do much better with their male Amish characters. Jacob, a married Amish man has a very poor beard throughout the entire film.
If Jacob wanted to leave the Amish and join what is termed "English" society, he had ample time to do so during Rumspringa--which usually begins around sixteen. Why would he suddenly now decide to split away from the Amish?
Furthermore, if an Amish person is divorced by their present spouse they cannot re-marry.
If you want to watch a movie about the Amish that gets it all wrong--then by all means this is the film for you.
They continued making mistakes during the entire film. Annie is much too outspoken for an Amish woman, and they put way too much lipstick on her. Amish women do not wear make-up at all.
They had her asking her young son to help her in the kitchen. Amish males do not do what is considered women's work--even as young boys.
In one scene they have the Amish at a church building. The Amish tend to meet in each other's homes for their sabbath services.
They did not do much better with their male Amish characters. Jacob, a married Amish man has a very poor beard throughout the entire film.
If Jacob wanted to leave the Amish and join what is termed "English" society, he had ample time to do so during Rumspringa--which usually begins around sixteen. Why would he suddenly now decide to split away from the Amish?
Furthermore, if an Amish person is divorced by their present spouse they cannot re-marry.
If you want to watch a movie about the Amish that gets it all wrong--then by all means this is the film for you.