‘Jesus Revolution’ Review: Kelsey Grammer & Joel Courtney Find Religion Among The Hippies
deadline.comIt is not often these days that you get a Hollywood studio release born out of the late 60’s and 70’s hippie movement, but in blending a true life faith based story with the uninhibited counter culture of the time you have Jesus Revolution, the latest spiritual exercise from the Erwin Brothers’ Kingdom Story Company virtual factory of inspirational faith-based films that really took hold with their smash hit I Can Only Imagine , and more recently included the Kurt Warner football story, American Underdog.
Unlike many films in the genre, which find their greatest boxoffice success in the South and Midwest, the Erwins don’t dwell on pounding the message into their movies (thank God for that), but there is no question belief in God when you might be at the lowest point of your life, questioning everything, is a key component, and clearly they look to real life for their inspiration.
Jesus Revolution it seems was born again out of the juxtaposition of two Time Magazine covers separated by four years. First there was the infamous “Is God Dead?” in 1966 and then in 1971 a psychedelic graphic of Jesus fronted by the line “The Jesus Revolution” signaling rebirth – at least for Time.
This film, which is directed by Jon Erwin and Brent McCorkle, and scripted by Erwin and Jon Gunn is not just faith based, but also fact based.
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