MY MOVIE REVIEW: SUPERNATURAL

I have watched a show on TV and it was called Supernatural which happened many years back and I must say the thing actually moved me. It is not one of those ordinary movies that we watch and do not remember. No. This one, in my case, was hard-hitting, hard-acting and was full of emotions.

The series is of two brothers named Sam and Dean Winchester. Neither are they ordinary people. They are predators. However, not the sort which kills animals. These, hunt evil spirits, demons, ghosts, witches and stuff that is not of this world.

Watching it, I would feel like saying to myself over and over again, so it is true O, some of these things we hear in Nigeria such as spiritual attacks and strange deaths, this show is presenting it in their own style. I can recall that I watched it again recently, and believe me, it can still give me a lot of life lessons.

THE PLOT

It begins with the death of their mother in a rather weird way. She was caught on the ceiling by fire and died. Then their father was serious. He began seeking after the evil spirit which killed her. He raised his two small children, Sam and Dean to do that.

They did not stop the work when they were adults. They were just travelling town to town in their black car seeking to fight evil spirits and assist people. Anywhere they went, there was some form of wahala either there is a demon that is messing up the town or a ghost that is killing people.

Every episode was a sort of a case. One time the story was small, not much bigger than one ghost. On other occasions it was large, as when Satan himself tried to destroy the world itself.

Further on during the program, the entire thing was serious. They came to fight huge spirits such as Lucifer (the devil), bad angels, and even Death itself. I was surprised! There was even the emergence of God in the show. I called out, Ah, this beat passed the movie level. However powerful the enemy might be, Sam and Dean never gave up. They sometimes even die. Nevertheless, they just always returned somehow. They were too much in love with each other as brothers.

MY REVIEW

Well, now I am just going to get onto myself and say what I thought and liked. Kai! Sam and Dean were simply too real. Dean is the elder one. He is a bad rock and he does not like to share his emotions but inside, he loves his brother so much. He will do everything to save Sam including killing himself. The younger brother, Sam, is composure. He is extremely brilliant. He is not fond enough of the life of a hunter, yet he runs with Dean. At times, he wants to lead a normal life but he is haunted back by trouble.

This kind of love of these two reminded me of how we as a people in Nigeria cherish family. They never fail to reunite even after they fight or after they disagree. It reminded me of me and my brother.

There were some episodes that were frightening! I saw some at night and needed to stop and pray a little. One of them will be a ghost which will not have any eyes or a demon whose smoke will be black as it comes out of the mouth. However, despite the fear, I would still enjoy it since the story was adorable. It was a positive move. They never tire of battling with guns, knives, spells and even holy water. The manner in which they applied the verses of the Bible and symbols in combating the demon made me recall how we use prayer in Nigeria to drive away things of evil.

The number of life lessons that I could in fact choose is a whole lot and I would like to discuss them. The former is the fact that family is of utmost importance. Sam and Dean never forget about each other. They even prefer their brother to everything even when the world is coming to its end. Add to that, Sacrifice is a part of life. There were numerous instances where they had to sacrifice their happiness in order to rescue other people. Dean descended to hell because Sam was there. Sam sacrificed his life to end the devil. That was not simple.

Unless there is something that the movie has awakened my eyes to is the fact that the spiritual world does exist. Believer in the spirits and demons? This show will bring the believability in this matter. The manner in which they depicted demons infiltrating individuals or how Angels do this at the same time, it was profound. The book also made me learn that someone ought to Never give up. They fought no matter what. At times, when they lost their friends, or it was too tough, they did not quit. I got it wrong and I learnt. Not everything is easy in life, you just need to keep going.

Besides Sam and Dean, there are certain other characters to win my heart. The first one is Castiel. He is an angel who assisted them. When he initially started, he was only performing angel work, no feelings. However, he grew up to be their sibling. He even died on their behalf. Sometimes he also made me laugh since he was oblivious to human lives. I do and I love Bobby, too. This man was their father. He assisted them on so many occasions. He was smart and humorous. He was a strong character. I also like Crowley in part. A devil, yet he assisted them in numerous ways. He was not the total good or the total bad. Straight in the middle.

CONCLUSION

My folks, I have actually existed without watching Supernatural and you are missing. It is more than a movie. It is an experience. I could not stop watching the series. There was emotion, there was action, there was fear and there was love. As a Nigerian, I saw this show in my heart. We do believe in spiritual matters. Understand family grief. We know self sacrifice. All those things were touched by this show.

It is not child friendly. There are frightening sections. However, in case you are grown up and you like essays, you will like it. Although the show is long I am glad I watched it. My tears broke out, I laughed, I yelled. I even prayed afterwards for some episodes.