ABEJOYE is a production from the collaboration between Flaming Sword Ministries International and the Mount Zion Film Productions. This film captivated Christian movie viewers in 2017 with a first story in a while written by veteran drama minister Mike Bamiloye. I remember watching the premiere and thinking, “O my God, this daddy is really, really gifted”. Before then, many then-recent Mount Zion films had been written by Damilola Mike-Bamiloye. I had felt at that time, that the time of the fathers had passed and that we were in the period of dominance by the younger generation.
However, after watching ABEJOYE, I realised that the fathers were by no means out of business. In fact, I saw that each generation was unique in its own way and that there was a depth to films by older drama ministers that the younger generation would get only with more years in walking with God.
ABEJOYE was premiered at the Drama Ministers Power Night and after watching the first part, I felt spellbound. Why, you may wonder. Olaiyotan. Olaiyotan Abejoye. He’s the reason this production is so powerful.
Olaiyotan Abejoye, arguably the main character, is perfectly played by Mike Bamiloye. The character Abejoye is an enigma, a phenomenon. Everything he did in the movie just blew me away. He was funny, witty, loquacious and a man who is not afraid of a fight.
ABEJOYE is the story of a family who is going through afflictions of the enemy. Unfortunately, there are strong pointers to the origin of those afflictions being the presence of Olaiotan Abejoye. We later on discover the root of the problems they encounter.
The way his character was crafted made it easy for every viewer to truly care about him, and when he is sent out of the house at the end of the part one, you really feel for him, that you get confused, wondering whether you ought to care so much for someone who clearly serves idols, and yet, obviously loves his son and his son’s family very much.
The way the misconceptions are crafted was so real that we the audience obviously know more than the characters themselves and we just want to make things right ourselves, but we can’t.
Eventually, he meets with the Lord and rather than being the Custodian of the Sacred Gourd, he becomes a Guardian of the New Covenant of Jesus Christ over his family.
I wouldn’t want to give away too many details for fear of spoiling the movie for you who haven’t watched it, but believe you me, it’s not a movie you shouldn’t watch before the end of this year. Before the end of the year, I’ll be posting an article on the Top Movies you should watch before the end of this decade.
Till then, stay blessed.Click the link below to watch ABEJOYE SEASON 1
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