Hey folks! You’re welcome to this Fantalk article where I discuss what I have tagged ‘Higher Grounds’, using the 2020 biopic of Evangelist Mike Bamiloye – The Train – as a case study. This is an article I’ve wanted to do since February last year, which I didn’t get around to. But in the wake of an upcoming biopic, Enoch, I’ve had to get down to working on it and here we are. This is what I mean:
The release of The Train two years ago was such a tremendous blessing in a way that was different from other gospel feature films. It had this X-factor that made it my Number 1 2020 gospel film, and I think this was just because it was the story of a man we have here with us, in real life. We know how much he’s been blessed by God, and how much of a blessing he’s been to the world. To then see how his journey has never really been a smooth ride – a road filled with potential sabotage by the devil, spiritual slip ups, marital choice challenges, and a couple of God-inspired tough decisions – gives us a clearer picture of the journey of faith. It’s a story that inspires, encourages, strengthens, upholds and satisfies with God’s way of taking His children from the miry clay to the rock, from the valley to the mountain, from the prison to the palace, from shepherding flock to ruling His chosen people, and from being fishermen to becoming fishers of men.
With this kind of gigantic impact, I thought to myself then that the drama ministry can draw unparalleled inspiration from this; that is, putting up the stories of great men of God with tested integrity, on the big screen, putting them into film. I believe strongly, that they would really bless the hearts of God’s children, establishing them in God’s ways, and giving them the firmness of faith that all Christians that desire to fulfill destiny must have. Cue: we’re gonna have one soon; it’s a concept that keeps blowing my mind over and over: the soon-to-be-released Enoch, a biopic of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (and my father-in-the-Lord), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye. Yippee!
When the release date is announced, I’ll do a Fantalk preview of it. So, I’m saying that this is one genre, I mean the biopic genre, that can be further delved into. This would be a fabulous blessing to the Body of Christ.
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Till the next article, stay blessed!
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