Invest in David (and maybe win a book)!!!
Y'all, I don't know about you, but I sometimes get frustrated with how "Christian entertain" somehow always means "cheesy entertainment". I get it. Hollywood is unabashedly NOT God-fearing, and definitely not seeking to throw money at Biblically accurate films, and that leaves the private sector, and its more limited funding, so...you get lesser quality. But UGH! God is worth more than that!I know He can work through anything, but still, it's nice to have quality materials, like the Chosen (which was crowdsourced) or the Kendrick Brothers films to have available as outreach to the world, or just quality, safe entertainment for believers of all ages.
Enter this new animated movie about David called, well, David. Produced by Sunrise Productions, it's being crowdsourced, and YOU can (and should) be part of it. And like The Chosen, nothing about it screams, "this is a small budget, cheesy Christian production".
Here's the "blurb":
- Sunrise Animation Studios has embarked on the ambitious journey of making an epic animated movie about David with the humor, music, and adventure of Tangled paired with the biblical authenticity of The Passion of the Christ or The Prince of Egypt. David’s life was defined by his courage, faith and his love for God, while his fallible, relatable humanity has resonated across cultures and generations. DAVID will tell a story that is authentic to scripture, and yet also a wildly adventurous and entertaining epic movie to appeal to every culture! We are creating what we believe will become the most-viewed animated film of all time, by telling the story of David as you’ve never seen it before.
OBM says: It's probably obvious from my intro that I love just the little bit of this movie that I've seen. The artwork is AMAZING. And the idea of having real, legit, studio quality animated movies for my kids and grandkids (someday) that tell the story of heros of the faith and not just fairytale princesses is SO appealing. I showed my son, and he shared my one concern, which is that, obviously, the story is embellished. Even in the short clip we see, we can see extra-Biblical accounts. We have no story in the Bible of David diving off a cliff using his sash in a whip like motion to save a single sheep, having a tree break his multi-story fall. BUT, I'm willing to to suspend my disbelief given that any time you have a person whose life you are trying to "flesh out" you have to build a story of what their day to day existence would have looked like. I just wish they hadn't made him appear to be quite so supernatural in a made-up scenario. He does thank God for surviving, but... Anyways, with that being said, I LOVE the subtle nods to scripture...the sheep KNOW his voice and he leaves the others to go after the one. David is a type for Jesus, and this shows us how a good shepherd behaves.
Here's YOUR chance to help bring David to life! Click here to invest in this project. You only have a few days left. Like any crowdsourced project, there is a timeline, so act within a week!
ANNNDDD...this movie was based off a book, so I have a giveaway, but you need to act even MORE quickly for this! Enter below to win 1 autographed copy of The Viiith (8th) Son by Phil Cunningham.
Many thanks to Sunrise Animation Studios for providing a sample of the product for this review. Opinions are 100% my own.
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