Dodie surprised me with two matinee tickets for us to see a surprisingly good movie in Kerrville, Texas Thursday afternoon. I give it 9.2 out of 10 rating.

Last winter we taught a two-part Bible Study class on God’s influence on the founding of America. This was particularly enjoyed when considering the current narrative being presented by media and politics our nation faces.

CinemaScore, a marketing firm that polls movie theatergoers, awarded “A Great Awakening” an A+ rating, only the 135th movie to receive that rating. The polls attempt to gauge how a film’s audiences like the movie.

After a quiet theatrical release, the movie is turning heads with its audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Written and directed by Joshua Enck, the film follows the unlikely friendship between Benjamin Franklin and Reverend George Whitefield, and the latter’s impact during the Great Awakening religious movement, which turned out to be one of the most defining moments in American history.

That time in history was “one of the most formative moments in American history, uniting generations around the belief that true liberty is found only in Jesus Christ. This story is more than history. It’s a reminder that God can change the world through the work of willing hearts—and we believe He will do it again,” the Sight & Sound CEO Joshua Enck said.

“This story really found us,” he revealed. “It’s not that I had aspirations as a young child to do a film on George Whitefield. But when I started diving into the 250th anniversary and the concept of liberty, I found this incredible friendship.”

“They were a team,” the CEO continued. “Franklin was the greatest promoter of the greatest event in American history. There were many preachers leading up to 1776, but there were none like Whitefield, and when you combined the power of his voice with Franklin’s ability to get the word out, it unified the colonies.”

Getting the chance to explain the biblical definition of liberty attracted Enck to the project.

“On the Liberty Bell, it says, ‘Proclaim liberty throughout all the land and to all the inhabitants thereof.’ I want that liberty to ring out over this nation once again in the hearts of men and women,” Enck said.

“The biblical definition of liberty,” he added, “is that blood was already shed for us, freedom from sin so that we can serve the Lord freely. This film doesn’t shy away from the Gospel. We don’t soft-shoe anything.”

The film focuses on Franklin and Whitefield’s need for a savior.

“We show the flaws of Ben Franklin. We show the flaws of George Whitefield,” Enck explained. “God uses imperfect leaders to transform the world. That’s what happened in the Great Awakening.”

“We need something that brings us back together as a nation,” he added. “This film doesn’t have a political agenda. We’re not trying to prove whether every founding father was a Christian. We’re simply telling how this powerful friendship ignited an awakening.”

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