Wesley-One of the better Christian movies out there
Wesley is a drama based on the real life story of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism.
This movie feels like the type of film that should have been made for hundreds of millions of dollars by mainstream filmmakers-but wasn't.
That being said, Wesley is a GOOD Christian film. It may not have a huge budget, and some of the accents are a bit off, but it is a tighter film than some of the low-budget Christian films that manage to get a wide release. There is actually a strong emotional component to the film. It is simply a better film than any of the Left Behind movies, Fireproof, To Save a Life, etc. Burgess Jenkins does a good job in the titular role. Keith Harris gives rather heartwarming performance as the famous hymnist Charles. The supporting cast is usually strong, and the film actually has a lush quality to it.
And the DVD has some pretty entertaining special features to boot. It really makes me appreciate the work into making this superior...
Very Good Quality Christian Film - excellent for Methodists and Moravians alike
First off - a disclaimer - I saw this movie at a preview screening before the final cut was made. Several aspects of the film's quality leaped out at me. First, it is beautifully filmed. Second, the acting by all of the primaries is wonderful. Finally, as a bit of a Methodist historian myself (see my book "the Fruit of the Vine, a history of Methodism in the Southern Piedmont" on Amazon), I was very impressed with the historical accuracy of the film. Most Methodists and Moravians known little of Wesley's years in Georgia and the fact that they were, with the exception of his organizing a small "Methodist" meeting there, a complete failure.
The movie admirably portrays Wesley's awkwardness with women - a problem that plagued him throughout his life, as his later marriage was an utter disaster with a great deal of bitterness arising between him and his bride. The movie also recreates the very real desire in Wesley's life to seek a right relationship with God and to be...
Wesley, a mover and shaker then and now
I am coming from a different perspective then many of the viewers. In 2003, the 300th anniversary of John Wesley's birth, I went around Central and Northern Texas telling about the man, who influenced the world, then and now. His father was a Vicar in the Anglican church and his mother was noted as a non-conformist which was code for being a Puritan. John who was almost left in a burning when he was a child, had become to be known as a firebrand, (a person who is passionate about a particular cause, typically inciting change and taking radical action). He and his brothers had gone into the family business but it wasn't business as usual as John had a extraordinary event that changed him forever. He adopted many of the views of his mother and merged it with his theological training. Those two elements incited a life that eventually changed England. If it were not for John Wesley, England would have surely gone into civil war (not my views but historical chroniclers).
This amazing...
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