April 4th was the Ching Ming Festival of the Gengzi Year and was also a national day of mourning. We deeply mourn the sacrifices of martyrs and deceased compatriots in the fight against the new crown pneumonia epidemic.
There is a movie called "I Still Believe", which corresponds to the mood of people nowadays. The disaster caused by the epidemic often results in the death of one's life, and everyone needs spiritual comfort.
I have watched "Bloodblower" and "The Hunt" before, and the other "I Still Believe" which was released in the United States on the same day as them finally has resources.
These three movies were released against the wind when the United States declared a state of emergency. Although they have become cannon fodder from the epidemic, the box office of "I Still Believe" has overwhelmed the investment of "Bloodwarrior" and the more star "Hunting". .
Before it was released, "I Still Believe" was voted by the American media as the " Most Anticipated Romantic Movie of 2020 ".
The film is adapted from the real life of American singer JeremyCamp, and the title "IStillBelieve" is his golden song of the same name.
When Jeremy Camp was still a freshman, he fell in love with Melissa Henning, a girl who believes in God. Knowing that Melissa was suffering from cancer and there was not much time with him, he still insisted on entering the marriage hall with her, but Melissa died soon after marriage. This time, Jeremy questioned the power of faith, but in the end he was saved by composing gospel songs and met the next lover.
Yes, "I Still Believe" is a gospel film, which is what Chinese fans call a "missionary film".
"Benxu", "The Passion of the Lord", "Heaven Really Exists", "The Little Boy", "Heavenly Miracle", "Blood Battle on Hacksaw Ridge" and other popular movies in China are all gospel films.
Some media have also listed "A Beautiful Life", "Forrest Gump", "The Spring of the Cow Herding Class", and "The King's Speech" as recommended gospel movies.
JeremyCamp is not well-known in China. The "IStillBelieve" we are familiar with before is MariahCarey's song.
So when we watch "I Still Believe", we can just look at it as a musical romance film combining "The Birth of a Star" and "The Fault in the Fortune".
The reason why it is not considered as a biopic is because if you check Jeremy Camp's life, it will be a little bit of a drama compared to the movie.
Acting Jeremy Camp is the popular American drama "River Valley Town" actor K·J·Apa, a small meat in 1997.
In 1990, Britt Robertson played Melissa Henning. She has a lot of experience in youth films or pure love films, such as "The First Time", "The Longest Journey", "Back to Mars" and so on.
The two had previously collaborated on the 2017 "A Dog's Mission."
At the beginning of the film, Jeremy left home to study at Calvary Church College. His father bought an expensive guitar for Jeremy with the help of his family, encouraging him to pursue his dreams on the road of music.
As soon as he entered campus, he got into a concert scene and met Jean-Luc, a male singer he admired. The other party told him: music is not about how to succeed, but about what you want to convey to people.
It was here that he met Melissa and fell in love with her at first sight.
The relationship between Melissa and Jean-Luc seemed unusual.
Jeremy and Melissa recognized each other as special people and frequently hangout together, but Melissa refused to admit that they were a couple, and requested that Jean-Luc be kept secret. Melissa kept saying that Jean-Luc was just a friend, she just didn't want to hurt him, but it was very green tea, hanging two boys.
But Jeremy and Melissa were bumped into by Jean-Luc once they were kissing, Jean-Luc was very angry, Melissa was also very angry, and said she didn't want to see Jeremy.
The emotionally injured Jeremy returned to his hometown during the Christmas vacation. During the Christmas holiday, Jean-Luc called Jeremy and told him that Melissa was sick. Jeremy drove a long distance to see Melissa and learned that Melissa had stage 3 cancer. Now Jean-Luc Tell Jeremy that you two are the happy couple, and Melissa also said to Jeremy that I love you.
Jeremy proposed to Melissa, Melissa did not have the struggle of "I am a cancer patient, I don't want to drag you", and immediately agreed.
According to the setting in the film, Jeremy is only 20 years old at this time, and both Jeremy and Melissa are still students, but the parents of both sides have no objection.
Jeremy dropped out of school to take care of Melissa.
After the cancer spread to the ovaries, Melissa removed the uterus.
Later, after her honeymoon, Melissa's condition deteriorated and she died after saying "I am cured by God".
Two years after Melissa's death, Jeremy had his first golden record. He sang the song "IStill Believe" in a large concert.
After the game was over, Jeremy met Adrienne. Adrienne said that the story of Jeremy and Melissa saved her.
The film has always emphasized how inspiring and powerful Melissa’s story is. But in our opinion, doesn’t it mean that a cancer patient always believes in God and always believes that destiny is God’s arrangement, so that he is strong and a beacon?
Many people who fight against diseases have more tenacious experiences. Maybe they lack a husband who can write songs and sing.
"I Still Believe" is a preaching wrapped in a love story, and the theme is faith, not love.
And the song "IStill Believe" is more like Jeremy wrote to God than Melissa.
Istillbelieveinyourfaithfulness
I still believe in your loyalty
Istillbelieveinyourtruth
I still believe in your truth
Istillbelieveinyourholyword
I still believe in your holy words
EvenwhenIdon'tseeIstillbelieve
Even if i can't see, i still believe
In the movie, Jeremy is firm in love at a young age, and goes through fire and water, like a noble love saint, is also a must for Melissa, love in this life, and will never change.
In reality, Melissa Henning died of illness in February 2001, and Jeremy Camp remarried in December 2003, who was married to Adrienne.
At the end of the film JeremyCamp deity appeared.
Jeremy, Adrienne and their three children also appeared on the scene.
And Melissa lived in the legend.
Since the protagonist is a musician, there is no need to worry about the soundtrack in the film. JeremyCamp selected multiple songs, in addition to "IStillBelieve", there are "ThisMan", "MyDesire", "RightHere" and "WalkByFaith".
There are also other people's songs, "FindMeInTheRiver", "YouCallI'llAnswer", "Can'tHelpFallinginLove" and so on.
With standard love movie formulas, beautiful music and beautiful scenery, "I Still Believe" has a popcorn index of 98% on Rotten Tomatoes website, which is very popular with ordinary audiences.
But in the eyes of the media and film critics, the freshness of rotten tomatoes is only 46%, and MTC only gives 41 points.
"Although the male and female protagonists are very attractive and their performances are very conscientious, they are often reduced to conversational preaching."
"Those who believe in religion will be easily touched, but those who don't go to church often will feel as boring as listening to sermons."
"Everything happened so quickly. Once Melissa gets sick, it's difficult to fully participate in the emotional ups and downs of their relationship."
"Although the development of the plot is very dramatic, nothing seems to have any real emotional weight."
As of the National Day of Mourning, the number of deaths due to new coronary pneumonia in the country was 3326.
Globally, there are nearly 1.2 million confirmed cases and more than 60,000 deaths.
In view of the current environment in the fight against the epidemic, inspirational themes can somewhat inspire the public's mentality, and those who want to seek spiritual comfort may also like this movie.
"I still believe" is also a good slogan to express confidence in the fight against the epidemic: no matter how severe the epidemic is, I still believe that it will be overcome!
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