THE GOD MAN is an inspiring and absorbing film. It’s told from a charismatic perspective, but it’s packed with great biblical references and excellent evangelical, apologetic, and theological information about Jesus, the Apostles, and the Gospel. The film is not just an emotional experience. It also has a lot of strong Christocentric theology to stimulate the mind. THE GOD MAN has some references to drug addiction, alcohol addiction, violent persecution, and fear of physical assault. Therefore, MOVIEGUIDE® recommends caution for pre-adolescent children.
Dominant Worldview and Other Contents/Elements of the Worldview:
Very strong Christian, Biblical, Evangelical moral worldview with a charismatic perspective in a documentary where the film crew travels to Las Vegas, Alaska, Rio de Janeiro, Mozambique and Honduras to talk to non-Christians, Christian missionaries, persecuted Christians, Christians ravaged by poverty. , and others on Jesus, the Gospel, repentance, forgiveness, salvation, following Jesus, and ministering to others, with many Biblical quotes, including insightful and inspiring discussions, plus some references to demonic harassment.
Obscene language:
A word with “h”
Violence:
No violence is shown, but the young woman talks about her fear of being raped in a third world country she is traveling to, there is a mention during an interview with another young woman where she was sexually abused in the past, and one sequence mentions Muslims assaulting physically killing and beheading Christians, with footage of the inside of a burning church as a young Muslim man yells about the attack on the church and its people, in which he apparently participated
Sex:
There are no sex scenes, but the young woman talks about her fear of being raped and it is mentioned that another young woman was sexually abused before finding Jesus and then going to Bible college.
Nakedness:
no nudity
Alcohol consumption:
The man is said to be addicted to alcohol.
Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse:
Brief shots of a teenage girl smoking pot to show how far she was from God until she got her faith back, a man is said to be a drug addict and a man during the end credits says he was a drug addict before he found Jesus; and,
Miscellaneous immorality:
Talk about people kidnapped by Muslims in Mozambique.
THE GOD MAN is a documentary about Christian filmmaker Darren Wilson who travels to Las Vegas, Minneapolis, Alaska, Rio de Janeiro, Mozambique, and Honduras with other Christian friends and his daughter to talk to non-Christians, Christian missionaries, poor people, and persecuted Christians about the nature and character of Jesus and how a personal relationship with Him can transform people’s lives. THE MAN OF GOD is an inspiring film that is told from a charismatic perspective and is filled with great Biblical references and excellent evangelical and apologetic information about Jesus, the Apostles and the Gospel.
The film opens with Darren introducing the purpose of the documentary, to show people who Jesus really is. He says the film was inspired by a series of “dreams, chance encounters, and impossible times.” He adds that Jesus took spiritual control of the film, which ended up showing how actively involved Jesus is in the world. The trip took Darren, several friends, and his daughter, Serenity, to Las Vegas, Minneapolis, Alaska, Rio de Janeiro, Mozambique, and an island off the coast of Honduras.
The team first went to Las Vegas, where they interviewed people on the street about who they think Jesus is. Clips from interviews with a Hindu, a Muslim, a New Age believer, and various other people mention various unorthodox and non-Christian ways that people view Jesus. An interview with the messianic rabbi Jason Sobel contradicts his statements citing biblical passages such as John 10: 22-39, especially verses 30-33 and Luke 5: 17-25. Another theologian says that Jesus was Fully God and Fully Man, and a third theologian explains the meaning of what the other two said by quoting John 1:1-14.
In Minneapolis, two weeks after the death of George Floyd, who was killed during an encounter with police, Darren speaks with a husband-and-wife team of street preachers trying to bring healing to the riot-torn city. For example, Charles Karuku tells a crowd how God commanded him and his brother to approach the 90-year-old man who had killed his father years before, while Charles was still in his mother’s womb. of the. They forgave the man, and the man forgave them for their long-held hatred of him for the death of his father. The result is that they all became the best of friends.
God inspires Darren and two friends to travel to Hope, a small town in the Alaskan wilderness. There they testify to three people about Jesus, managing to convert them.
In Rio de Janeiro, Darren and his team visit a slum where a missionary couple is witnessing to the people there about Jesus. Missionaries and their converts say that Jesus has helped them overcome the misery and deprivation that surrounds them. In Mozambique, they show clips of a Christian missionary ministering to Christians fleeing ultraviolent Muslim persecution. The stories told on this visit are simply heartbreaking. Even so, the Christians who survived the Islamofascist persecution have immense joy, despite the fact that many friends and family members were killed.
Finally, in Honduras, a dream Darren has about meeting some triplets sends him and two friends to a Christian missionary, who takes them to a restaurant. There they meet a Christian waiter who claims to work with three men who are triplets. They arranged a meeting with the three men, but they were an hour late. It turns out that men can’t really speak much English. However, just as they entered, a bilingual security guard appeared and agreed to translate for Darren and his two friends. God’s time allows them to talk to the three men and the security guard about Jesus. It turns out that the security guard is a Christian who is disillusioned with the church, but Darren and his friends encourage him to start using his faith to evangelize and disciple others.
Throughout these trips are inserted study interviews with theologians and pastors, who discuss Christocentric themes and appropriate Bible passages that illustrate what happened during the trips. There is also an ongoing interview with Darren’s daughter, Serenity, who, while working with her father on the film’s set, transitions from a pot-using backsliding Christian to a fervent believer renewed by Jesus through the power of the Spirit. Holy.
THE GOD MAN is an inspiring and compelling film told from a charismatic perspective. Some early scenes showing a man making a Christian lamp out of clay he found in a stream are a bit long. However, the redemptive meaning of those segments becomes clear at the end. Furthermore, as the interviews with Christian missionaries, theologians and pastors progress, time passes quickly.
Of course, THE GOD MAN has a strong Christian worldview. Director Darren Wilson delivers on the premise of him showing Jesus active in the world today, bringing people closer to faith, strengthening their faith, and filling them with peace, joy, and love. Multiple pertinent Bible passages are discussed by various people, or quoted on title cards, during the film. Although Wilson and his friends come from a charismatic perspective, the film has a lot of strong Christocentric theology for the mind. THE GOD MAN has some references to drug addiction, alcohol addiction, violent persecution, and fear of physical assault. Therefore, MOVIEGUIDE® recommends caution for pre-adolescent children. However, the film ends with a moving image, capped by an important verse about Jesus from 1 Timothy 2:4.
THE GOD MAN will open in theaters on June 6, 2023, but hopefully there will be some repeat showings in the coming weeks.
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