Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist (Christian Movie Review)

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Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist (Christian Movie Review)

2023-02-02T11:21:35+01:00

By Church News

Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist is a good film to introduce people to the end times, the rapture and the saving grace of Jesus Christ.Rise of the Antichrist is the extremely anticipated sequel to 2014 Left Behind movie and is loosely based on the Left Behind series of books. But does it live up to the hype?The film is set after the rapture and follows Rayford Steele (now played by Kevin Sorbo in this film, he also directed this film too) who is now taking the warnings his wife gave him seriously about the rapture and in his struggles goes to the Church his wife attended, discovering that the pastor of the Church has been left behind too.Together they realise that the rapture has taken place and Rayford sets out to study the Bible and try to convince his daughter of what has happened.At the same time, we see Buck Williams reporting on the events and trying to discover and uncover motives behind the recent news at the UN.This is the fifth Left Behind movie, the first three stared Kirk Cameron as Buck Williams and though low budget, the story followed the series of books quite well and Kirk was a convincing Buck Williams.In 2014 we had the Left Behind reboot starring Nicolas Cage as Rayford Steele, and now we have a sequel to the 2014 film with a modernised storyline and Kevin Sorbo staring as Rayford.What Kevin Sorbo does is fantastic in his role as Rayford Steele and is quite convincing as Sarah Fisher is as Chloe Steele.The film however doesn’t follow the storyline in the books, it is based on the end of book one, so don’t get confused thinking this is set in book three.The film is very limited by budget and stays away from lots of special effects and CGI, and often feels dated.The opening scenes of Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist displays the fear, panic and unnatural disasters that result from the sudden, mysterious disappearance of millions of people across the globe.Network news anchor Buck Williams not only reports the resulting stories but uses his investigative skills to get to the truth. Is it aliens, some kind of STAR TREK technology, or a hoax?Meanwhile, airline pilot Rayford Steele is at home with his daughter Chloe as they grieve the disappearances of Rayford’s wife and son. Steele turns to the church for answers.The characters will journey to a moment of decision about God’s role in these events and their lives going forward.ALSO READ Christian Movie Review: The Case For Heaven