The directors of the new faith-based film I Still Believe say fans of romantic movies will get the enchanting story they crave – yet it is told through a biblical lens that reveals the true definition of love.
I Still Believe (PG) opens this weekend, telling the true story of Christian singer Jeremy Camp’s marriage to his first wife, Melissa, who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer shortly after they met.
The film has received mainstream appeal due to its well-known lead actors, K.J. Apa and Britt Robertson, who play Jeremy and Melissa. Seventeen Magazine called I Still Believe the most-anticipated romantic film of the year.
It was co-directed by Jon and Andrew Erwin, who also co-directed the 2018 hit I Can Only Imagine.
“People are going to go for the romance, and it’s going to fulfill on that level, and yet they’re going to get God’s love, and they’re going to get a new view of what a real love story is – not only between two people, but also with God,” Jon Erwin told Christian Headlines. “There’s a real opportunity with this movie on that front, especially for younger people.”
The love in I Still Believe, he added, is “sacrificial” and “selfless.”
“It’s laying down your life for someone that you love,” he said.
Put another way, Erwin said, it’s the opposite of “today’s narcissistic culture where everything is about me.”
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