We have a fun tradition every summer at New Hope called At the Movies. It’s when we take a look at some of the year’s new films to see where we can find principles to help us grow in our faith. It’s amazing what we can learn by looking through the lens of another person’s story. So, sit back, grab your popcorn, and let’s take a deep dive into four movies with some important lessons for us all.
Jesus Revolution
August 13, 2023 • Rusty Coram
In the 1970s, Greg Laurie and a sea of young people descend on sunny Southern California, looking for all the right things in all the wrong places. Inadvertently, Laurie meets a charismatic street preacher and a pastor who open the doors to a church to a stream of wandering youth. What unfolds is a counterculture movement; that becomes one of the greatest spiritual awakenings in American history.
The Covenant
August 20, 2023 • Rusty Coram
During the war in Afghanistan, a local interpreter risks his life to save an American soldier. When the soldier learns the interpreter and his family were not given safe passage to America as promised, he chooses to repay his debt by returning to the war zone to retrieve them before the Taliban hunts them down first. It is a true story of selfless courage and great integrity.
A Man Called Otto
August 27, 2023 • Brandon Bennick
Otto Anderson is a grump who no longer sees purpose in his life following the loss of his wife. He is ready to end it all, but his plans are interrupted when a lively young family moves in next door. Otto is challenged to see life differently, leading to an unlikely friendship that turns his world around. This is a profound story of love, loss, and life…and the importance of community.
Elemental
September 3, 2023 • Sam Price
In Element City, fire, water, land, and air residents live together… but very separately. Ember is a spirited and tough young woman from the fire community. She wants to make her father proud but often erupts into anger because of her annoyance with others. Ember’s unlikely friendship with a go-with-the-flow guy from the water community challenges her perceptions. Wade shows her a different way to view people from all walks of life, one that is based on love instead of animosity.
