Jesus Revolution movie review

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MOVIE TITLE:     Jesus Revolution 

This dramatic and moving biopic is now playing in theaters.

 

RATING:    PG-13

LENGTH:      2 hours

 

MOVIE REVIEW MOM GRADE:  A

 

 

IN A NUTSHELL:

The movie is about the national spiritual awakening in the early 1970s and its origins within a community of teenage hippies in Southern California. The film was directed by Jon Erwin and Brent McCorkle.

I was just a little girl and remember feeling just a little bit frightened of the cigarette-smoking, bead-wearing teens.  Sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll…and God.

The film is a biopic of Harvest Crusades founder Greg Laurie, Chuck Smith, Lonnie Frisbee, and enthusiastic teens looking for answers and purpose in life.

 

THINGS I LIKED:

  • This definitely doesn’t feel like a typical cheesy, preachy Christian movie.  You’ll feel all the feels and might even think about some things differently.
  • I’ve been a fan of Kelsey Grammar ever since I first saw him in the popular TV show “Cheers.”  He gives an outstanding, thoughtful performance in this role as the famous pastor, Chuck Smith.
  • Fans of the popular and inspirational  “The Chosen” will be thrilled to see Jonathan Roumie as Lonnie Frisbee.  He makes such a fantastic Jesus in “The Chosen.”
  • Great acting all around.  The fantastic cast also includes Joel Courtney, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Anna Grace Barlow, Charlie Morgan Patton, and Nick Cirillo.
  • Outstanding filmmaking.  The movie was directed by Jon Erin and Brent McCorkle.
  • Impressive cinematography by Akis Konstantakopoulos.
  • Fantastic soundtrack.
  • The characters are deliciously flawed and real because they’re not characters at all, but represent real people.
  • Some humorous, insightful, and heartfelt moments.
  • I loved the foot-washing scene.  So sweet.
  • At the end of the movie, we get to see video clips with the real people involved in the events of the 1970s Jesus Revolution.
  • It’s ironic that being called a square was considered to be such a terrible condition that people did things they might not ordinarily do just to prove that label false.
  • Bible passages are quoted often but not in a super preachy way; instead, it was shown as an honest attempt to find out what God had to say about various things.
  • Non-Christians can still enjoy the film as an interesting biopic.

 

 

THINGS I DIDN’T LIKE:

  •  It’s really long!
  • The movie makes the viewer believe that it was all about Jesus, but the reality is that there were a lot of drugs involved too.  It’s unclear how many of the hippies actually experienced a true, deep conversion that lasted a lifetime.

 

 

TIPS FOR PARENTS:    

  • No profanity
  • Teens take drugs

 

 

THEMES:

  • Truth
  • Love
  • Faith
  • Christianity
  • Hypocrisy
  • Search for God
  • Desperation
  • Searching for all the right things in all the wrong places
  • Finding your calling in life

 

 

 

 

 

INTERESTING LINES:

  • “There is an entire generation of people today looking for God.” –   Lonnie Frisbee  (Jonathan Roumie)
  • “Families are like bands, man; they break up.” –   Lonnie Frisbee  (Jonathan Roumie)
  • “We can only walk through doors opened to us.” –   Lonnie Frisbee  (Jonathan Roumie)
  • “It’s not just for hippies.  It’s so much bigger than that.” –  Cathe   (Anna Grace Barlow)
  • “Don’t be so arrogant to think God can’t work through your failures.” – Mrs. Smith

 

 

OTHER MOVIES LIKE THIS YOU MIGHT ENJOY:

Boogie Nights (1997):  https://amzn.to/42JT1zZ

Nothing To Lose:  https://amzn.to/3TMx4w7

Show Me The Father:  https://amzn.to/40BfAVz

 

 

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