Jesus Revolution (2023)

[Olivia]

In the 1970s, Greg Laurie and a sea of young people descend on sunny Southern California to redefine truth through all means of liberation. Inadvertently, Laurie meets a charismatic street preacher and a pastor who open the doors to a church to a stream of wandering youth. What unfolds is a counterculture movement that becomes the greatest spiritual awakening in American history.

Thoughts on this movie?

 

[Webster]

Thoughts on this movie?

Sounds like a pretty decent movie....some background on the subject below.

Jesus movement - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

The Hollywood Free Paper

The Hollywood Free Paper was the twice monthly newspaper of the Jesus Movement from 1969 till roughly 1975. Our website continues to be a gathering place for the Jesus People.

web.archive.org

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Not into religious stuff, but this looks pretty good. Going to see it this weekend.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Just got back, it was an okay movie.

 

[Webster]

Here's additional background info on Calvary Church in Costa Mesa, where if I remember correctly, a good chunk of what eventually would be featured in Jesus Revolution...

Calvary Chapel was started by Chuck Smith and has grown to be a notable group of churches in the United States. What do they believe?

Chapters:
00:00 History
01:51 CCA and CGN Split
05:29 Beliefs
06:20 Ordinances
06:54 Scripture & Creation
08:08 Sin Nature
08:23 Salvation Experience
08:41 Calvinism/Arminianism
10:11 Eternal Security
10:50 Charismatic Movement
11:43 Holy Spirit Baptism
12:42 Initial Evidence Doctrine
13:51 Speaking in Tongues
13:52 Healing & Miracles
16:18 Weaknesses of Charismatic Movement
16:54 Slain in the Spirit/Word of Faith
17:39 Eschatology
18:46 Sexuality
19:20 Divorce & Remarriage
20:00 Abortion
20:22 Worship Style
22:17 Alcohol
23:35 Tithing
24:55 Church Growth
26:43 Church Polity
28:18 Offices & Role of Women
29:03 Colleges, Affiliations, Statistics

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

We have those mega churches mentioned in the movie all over.

 

[Daltonio]

I'm personally not really a religious person but this movie looks really good. I've gotta get out to see it soon.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

I'm personally not really a religious person but this movie looks really good. I've gotta get out to see it soon.

Its probably on TV already, its not in my local theaters any more.

 

[MrDawn]

Just got back, it was an okay movie.

Oh! You mean it sucked, am I right?

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Oh! You mean it sucked, am I right?

Lol. Nah it was watchable.

A movie that really sucked was this one: https://offtopix.com/threads/fear-2023.41470/

 

[Daltonio]

Its probably on TV already, its not in my local theaters any more.

It's still in one of my three local theaters but I think I'll probably end up waiting, think this is the last week.

 

[MrDawn]

Lol. Nah it was watchable.

A movie that really sucked was this one: https://offtopix.com/threads/fear-2023.41470/

Thanks for the heads up on that golden turd. I'll avoid it too.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

It's still in one of my three local theaters but I think I'll probably end up waiting, think this is the last week.

The theater near me only has like 9 screens so movies are competitive. If it aint moving tix then they'll boot it out of there. If one movie is selling a ton of tix then they'll put it on almost every screen in the building. Lol

Thanks for the heads up on that golden turd. I'll avoid it too.

 

[MrDawn]

I feel like you're teasing me.

 

[DrLeftover]

I went and looked up the storyline of the movie in the OP.

The story sounded familiar, and while it is similar, it is different from both Superstar and this one, although this probably had better music:

 

[Daltonio]

The theater near me only has like 9 screens so movies are competitive. If it aint moving tix then they'll boot it out of there. If one movie is selling a ton of tix then they'll put it on almost every screen in the building. Lol

I'm guessing Marvel takes up all the screens every couple months then. I have three theaters around me (one is super fancy) so a movie usually plays at at least one for a bit longer than usual, but we also get lots of limited run movies for a night or two. Perks of living in a college town I guess.