Everyone, today, we review a faith-based film that was based on a true story in American history. Presenting to you all my review of the one, and only, A Great Awakening.
Plot: Benjamin Franklin recounts how minister George Whitfield (Jonathan Blair) was kicked out of the Church Of England, then immigrated to America, and then, after that, Franklin, and Whitfield encountered each other, and how Whitfield helped create revival for America, and that helped incorporated prayer in the 1789 Constitutional Convention.
Wow, yes, what an excellent film. Again, it is a shame that this film hasn’t been performing better. Whether it has to do with this film having the Christian faith that belonged to this film, and the events that this film is centered around, or some other reason, A Great Awakening isn’t as popular as it should be. Well, regardless of it’s amount of popularity, A Great Awakening is a really well done movie. The way that is set up, sure there were quite a few flashbacks throughout the course of the film. However, because of the reason that that is the case, let’s just say that it seems to work very well in this case. I won’t go into details as to why, but let’s just say that there is a reason that it works well that way. Anyway, the acting was really great in this film. Jonathan Blair, and John Paul Seed especially are great as George Whitfield, and Benjamin Franklin respectively. Quite honestly, it is particularly interesting how John Paul Seed basically seems to embody the look of Benjamin Franklin, if Franklin did in fact seem to look like that in real life, or close that. In addition to all of this, you really do get to have a better understanding of what both characters lives were like back then. Is there any way that both of those main characters, and the story overall, could have been well developed as they were in less than 2-2 1/2 hours? Somehow, I wouldn’t be so sure of that. In this case, it might have been for the best that A Great Awakening had a runtime of 2 hours, and 9 minutes. Then, there’s the cinematography. Man, the cinematography, from scenes involving lightning, to shots of the ocean, and even the way some of America looked back in the days of people like Benjamin Franklin, they are all just really beautiful shots. In an age where movies use a lot of CGI in their movies nowadays, it’s really great to see this film use as many real shots as possible. But best of all, this movie wasn’t even afraid to show the faith side of this story, especially since Whitfield did apparently become a minister to the multitudes. This movie did great with portraying how Whitfield did well with standing up for his faith, even if it would cost him, and how he was a strong man of the faith. It was also great to see Benjamin Franklin grow as a character over the course of this film as well. Then, there’s the music as well. Man, the music was really great too. It was specifically great to see some old songs, and hymns incorporated into this film as well. Finally, A Great Awakening also works really well because of all the history behind what took place during this time, the people that helped shaped history, the spiritual awakening that took place during the time of people like George Whitfield, and Benjamin Franklin, and more.
And that’s my review for A Great Awakening. It does well with showing some of the history behind the earlier days of the U.S., the spiritual revival that was led by people like George Whitfield, has great depth, and character development, and so much more. If you still have yet to see A Great Awakening, then know that it is most definitely a must see, especially if you’re a Christian, are into studying history, or all of the above. So, go out, and see this movie, and see what you think!
Final Rating: 10/10
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