MY MOVIE REVIEW: THE FORGE

There are movies that actually create lasting impact in your mind after watching them. They don't easily leave and I must confess that one of them is The forge. Watching the movie after hearing the hype and trust me, checking it out, I discovered it was actually worth watching. The movie was a spiritual alarm clock for me to open my eyes to see the need why everyone needs to be mentored, discipled and be aware of their generational responsibility.

The movie center around the story of a young man who have this great potential to be someone great in life but lack that guidance and direction of life to get there. I must confess that is the situation a lot of us are always into in our society. A lot of us are just like Aspen Kennedy. We have so much potential but we lack that proper mentorship to actually get there. And then we also have another picture in the movie in person of Cameron Arnett who played the role of the mentor.

Even though they didn't meet themselves at the begining of the movie, later on, Thier path cross which for me was not by accident but by divine leading. And after the meeting, there was an evident transformation, mentorship and character development in the life of the younger man. That particular taught me that sometimes, why our life is still stagnant is because we actually lack the necessary development and spiritual mentorship needed. For me, the title fit in perfectly to what the movie stand for.

Let me talk about the key themes in that movie that actually resonate with me greatly. The first in the aspect of Discipleship and Mentorship. In Nigeria my country, we see mentorship as something that is cultural and even spiritual important. We have the likes of elders, parents or even pastors who played a major role in shaping the world of we the younger ones. When watching the movie, I realised why the lives of youth in Nigeria is nothing to write home about, it is because they lack the necessary mentorship and Discipleship in their lives.

Watching the movie, there was this strong statement that was made which really touched me. The statement was "Whoever wants the next generation the most will get them". For me, it is beyond the statement, I see it as a strong warning to the next generations that are coming for them to pay attention to what they listen to. It opened my eyes to see that what this present generation becomes will determine what the next generation will become. Watching that movie, I realised that if this generation gets it right, the next generation will get it right and vice versa also.

Another strong theme that the movie talk about which really touched me was the aspect of redemption and purpose. That makes use of Aspen Kennedy who was later redeem and redirected to a life of purpose juts because he met someone. It talks about Godly inheritance and legacy generally and opened my eyes to see the importance in it. For me personally, the way that young boy was able to rise from his shame, Failure and generally sin opened my eyes to see that there is no life that can not be redeemed if they have the right association.

Talking about the acting and the performance by the actors, for me I will say they really did a great job. Cameron Arnett did a great job acting as the spiritual wise mentor and also Aspen Kennedy acting as the mentee did a great job. Their performance was beyond juts acting movie, they acted the life in the movie which helped to create that emotional connection between the viewers and the movie itself.

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For me, after watching the movie, I discovered that the movie is beyond just the movie, it have strong spiritual impact. It is a movie everyone should watch ranging from pastors, parents, children, youth and many more. Even after watching the movie, I begin to pray seriously that God should send the right person to my life who will guide me right just as Aspen Kennedy was able to be guided right. It also opened my eyes to see that there is no life that is beyond redemption. For me, I personally believe the movie is not just a movie, it is really an eye opener for everyone of us to see why we need mentorship in this our present world.

Rating: 9/10

A lot of things for me stand out in the movie titled the forge and it is a movie that I can watch over and over again without not getting tired. I will give it 9/10 if I am definitely to rate it.