REVIEW OF “SHACKLES 2: FETTERS OF IRON”

Shackles 2: Fetters of Iron is a sequel to the original Shackles movie produced in 2019. It was a more satisfying experience than the first part. It built on the solid foundation that the first movie had created and ticked all the right boxes in what a sequel should be.

The tune that introduced the opening credits was on point and the graphics used were also appropriate. The visual effects here are more impressive than for Shackles. The pacing was well done; no scene feels too long or too short. Likewise, the balance between the plot and subplots is remarkable.

The story of Shackles 2 displayed really solid screenwriting by Evangelist Mike Bamiloye. The way he combined the familiar with the new in Shackles 2 typified great technicality. We see the regular – a couple (Albert and Kathy) in search of the fruit of the womb meeting with a prophetess whom we the audience already know to be fake. To a large extent, Kathy’s story pans out the way Evelyn’s did, but the novel elements inserted into the story make it more interesting to watch. It turns out Kathy already has a spirit husband, Memuthar, played by Gbenga Ayoola, and four children. So, the conflict is set up nicely among the agents of darkness themselves, and between them, and Albert and Kathy.

The message of this movie is very powerful, and I doubt anyone would watch this movie and not be blessed, saved, delivered or challenged spiritually. It’s worthy of note that while some might think this only fiction, it doesn’t cancel the fact that these things happen, more often than we think they do or we know of. The reality of the weapons of our warfare, particularly the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God, struck me in the first part and it touched me here again.

The characterization of this movie is so good. Nike Owah’s Kathy played the victim when, all the while, she knew the cause of her barrenness and kept that detail away from her husband. Her husband, Albert, played by Wole Adeyi is a self-deceived man. I say so because when he received godly warning, he turned a deaf ear and cajoled his wife into seeing the prophetess. We see quite a bit of Prophetess Nbanise in Shackles 2, wonderfully played once again by Gloria Bamiloye. I observed that she’s ‘gentle’ all through the movie. She’s afraid of what Gashiky and Memuthar would do to her and at the end, she’s sorry for deviating from God. So, it made me wonder where she had got it wrong; I believe that this is something that would be addressed in…another part, maybe?

One interesting thing about this story is the way the writer paints how God deals with His enemies. Though there is a new agent of darkness in the person of Memuthar, no further credence is lent to the power of the devil here. Rather, right from the beginning, the enemy camp is already in disarray. Gashiky wants to kill Nbanise who has served him for years, for just one error of giving him a couple that had the protection of their God. To atone for her error, she gets him married to a woman who already has a spirit husband. Also, since there’s no truth in the devil, Memuthar, his agent, could not also tell Gashiky the truth when he comes to meet Kathy. So, we see that Gashiky is limited in knowledge and does not even know that the woman he’s being married off to in the spirit already has four children with his subordinate. God has pit the enemies against themselves and has made an open show of them in ridicule and mockery.

However, there were a number of errors in the subtitles. Also, the timeline was a bit unclear because Edward’s and Evelyn’s son must have been at least one and a half years. So, my question is whether or not Gashiky had been in recuperation for one and a half years before he came to Mellion to exert vengeance.

This movie taught me one thing – if you say you’re a child of God, you’d better know the God you serve, because there’s so much deception out there, and many situations that will test what stuff you’re made of will come.

All in all, Shackles 2 is a very powerful film and I loved it. May God bless Flaming Sword Ministries International and Mount Zion Film Productions for always feeding us with these wonderful movies. At the end of the day, I pray we’ll all live victorious lives in Christ here on earth and reign with the Father when we get to heaven. Amen.

So, what did you think about Shackles 2? How did it bless you? Do you think there’s going to be a third part? Is this going to be a trilogy? Put your thoughts in the comments section below.

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