"Who do you go to for help when you are about to quit drinking? Who will you go to if the playboy overcomes this? Would you go to the bachelor who knows nothing about sin? Or go to the pastor who has experienced all the sins of sin but has turned to God. wouldn't you?"
This is one of the lines from the above movie. Of course, empathy is a great line, but that's not necessarily the case. However, in the movie, Jonas Nightingale (Steve Martin) is a fake pastor who deceives many with these captivating lines . This movie, first off, the cast is great, Steve Martin, Debra Winger, Meat Loaf and Philip Seymour Hoffman - they teamed up (two trailers and several trucks to lead a 'revival group' of 50 people through rural American villages). They appear as a religious swindler who practices fraud by planting people on their side here and there, pretending to be nearby villagers, deceiving them as if they are performing miracles such as the gift of healing, and collecting huge amounts of donations through this.
Below is a video of a giant tant set up in Rustwater using a variety of devices for a tented worship service:
The story takes place in a town called Rustwater, where they happened to be staying for a few days. The town's sheriff, Will (Liam Neeson) , identifies them from the start, and fears that the entire drought-stricken town may fall for this man's tricks, but briefly tries to stop them from having a revival there, but they They hold a revival meeting that ends on the basis of religious freedom.
This village has not rained for several years, and the local economy is on the verge of bankruptcy. Using this weakness, they use the message that "the drought will soon be over if you pray with faith" and the words that donations are needed for this. Jonas shakes his heart... and starts earning money as planned. However, the trailer also broke down, and the cost was high, and the entire town was in a panic, so the donations did not come in as expected. From this point on, Pastor Lee Kaka plans something dramatic: One morning, he sneaks up to the crucifix and paints it as if the Jesus statue had opened his eyes. It will be a big hit when it comes. And on the last night, we have a very big revival in front of thousands of people. However, through the persuasion of his partner, Jane (Debra Winger), who is constantly remorseful, and through a simple boy with a disability (Boyd) who lives in the village, he recognizes the anguish rising from somewhere in his heart. But the final night revival of this great event is approaching... This fake pastor's last night meeting on the 3rd day brings an unexpected miracle. It was the miracle of this baby starting to walk.
After seeing the simple faith of the boy who is the protagonist of the miracle, and thinking that he should not live this kind of life any longer, he looked around the people who came to worship with pure faith, and secretly before the meeting that night. He rents a passing truck, leaves his fraudulent behind, and sets out on a new path of life.
On the way... You start to see raindrops starting to fall on the hood of your truck, and then you witness heavy rains starting to fall on the drought-stricken little town of Rustwater. People thought that their long-standing prayers had been answered, so they rushed to the tented revival hall, and there was a scene where everyone was happy, and Jonas kept riding the truck, sticking himself out of the window and getting rained all over his body, saying, "Rain! Rain! Thank you, Jesus!" The movie ends with a shout. This obvious film... A film that reveals some of the dark sides of modern Protestantism, but with a twist? The good triumphs! It gives a great impression in many scenes. The last scene in particular is worthwhile.
As for the famous lines (a lot of them), I would like to highlight the conversation between this fake pastor (Jonas) and the faithful boy (Boyd):
Boyd: Do you really think the pastor is a fake pastor?
Jonas: Honey, I know I'm a scammer.
Boyd: Even if it's fake, shouldn't it be better than a real pastor?
Jonas: Honey, that's never going to happen.
Below is the very last scene of the film, which is very touching:
I remember the church I went to with my mother when I was young and the revival meetings - I remember the pastors and members who were genuinely innocent in the 70s. These are beautiful and sublime forms of faith that we will never see again.
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