REVIEW OF “HIGH CALLING PART 2”

You’re welcome to the review of “High Calling Part 2”.

The timeline is sped up by a year and we see that the relationship between John and his brother has deteriorated because Edward is upset at John for refusing their dad’s offer. Not long after, Edward gets married to Jenny, played by Toyosi Babalola, whose performance was top notch. The accent was mostly believable and Edward realistically mimics her – that was really good acting and role interpretation.

In “High Calling Part 2”, John further paints a picture of a man to whom God is everything, a man sold out to the gospel, and shouldn’t we all? He states clearly that every child of God is called to tell others about the good news. However, in the face of rejection by Edward, he begins to second-guess his obedience to God’s instructions and gets discouraged, but his pastor gives him some perspective by letting him see how much of a blessing God has made him for the brethren. He assures John that God owes no man and that he would be rewarded in due time.

The movie subtly shifts the focus of the narrative to Edward as the results of the path each brother has chosen begin to show. This shift makes me I believe that the Part or Episode format complements the nature of this story, because it enables us to get as much from the movie as we can.

So, the tables start turning gradually when Mr Johnson falls sick and receives his healing through John. Edward, for whom everything seems to be going well, begins to reap a harvest of discord in his home. It is revealed that Edward has got his kind as a wife – a nominal Christian. My favourite line in Edward’s story is spoken by his mother: Did you contact God about Jenny? It was good to see them trying to get to the root of his marital problem and indeed, the truth comes out as Edward admits to having been impatient. He then sees that it is high time he took God seriously. I’m glad that John makes him see that though he is so willing to pray, obedience has its place too. I think the parallel between prayers and obedience is something that has come up frequently in my reviews. Eventually, Edward doesn’t just pray for his situation to change, but allows the prayers to change him, and we hear him ask God to restore him.

I commend the way the movie depicts John’s maturity over time in the film. We see his periods of passion, disappointment, seeking God, surety, persecution, joy, discouragement and continuing God’s work. I like the way the verse of the soundtrack we hadn’t previously heard is introduced in this scene towards the end as Jay-Mikee and his wife, Tolulope Mike-Bamiloye do a beautiful duet. For me, this set up the concluding part very nicely; Jay-Mikee revealed in a tweet that High Calling is a three-part story. This makes me guess what the focus of the third part would be and brings to my mind that like-for-like situation we talked about earlier. Going with that principle, we could confidently say that John too would get his kind – a lover and servant of God. I guess that this will be settled in Part 3. We’ll see.

Alright, we’ve come to the end of the review of “High Calling” Part 2. Have you seen it? What did you think about it? Please let me know in the comments section below.

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Next, we’ll be reviewing the concluding part of “High Calling”. Till then, stay blessed!